And for the next six months to a year, we just won’t see the same variety of products that we’re used to, according to Patrick Penfield, a supply chain professor at Syracuse University.

Now, experts say consumers should expect higher prices, delays, and opportunistic resellers as Black Friday and Cyber Monday draw closer. While retailers are racing to import the goods and gadgets they think consumers will want during the holiday shopping season, the growing list of shortages has made it difficult for them to find enough stock. Port congestion here in the United States, workforce issues with trucker availability and warehouse workers,” Jon Gold, a vice president for supply chain and customs policy at the National Retail Federation, told Recode. You’ve got issues of lack of availability of empty containers and space on vessels. Combine that with an ongoing shortage of shipping containers and truck drivers, and the end result is a huge slowdown in the delivery of goods. These recent developments are compounding the existing problems with the global supply chain and making logistical bottlenecks worse. Meanwhile, an emerging energy crunch in China has led to power cuts that have closed factories and disrupted daily life there. A supply crunch for petrochemicals, which are used in everything from paint to plastics, has raised the prices on all kinds of products. In fact, it looks like they’re getting worse.

The new Best Buy service is a stark reminder that retailers don’t anticipate that supply chain issues, including the global semiconductor chip shortage, are going away anytime soon. While the new membership also includes 24/7 tech support and free shipping, the idea of guaranteed product availability might be particularly appealing to shoppers worried that their orders won’t arrive in time for the holidays. This week, the company announced a $200-a-year program that promises consumers lower prices and exclusive access to hard-to-find devices. Best Buy has revealed a curious way to cash in on worldwide shortages and shipping delays: subscriptions.

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