Yeah - I'm really unhappy because I just sent a ton of stuff to TRR, literally 3 weeks ago. I have a lot of warmer weather items so I waited until late Feb to send everything. TRR processed it all, so I know what they are taking but all the stuff I expected back is locked up for a month.
That's not good. As early as three days ago I got an email from my client account representative urging me to gather together items and send them along. Email notice came in as well about the promotion they were having, again urging sales. So I suspect they were blindsided by the president's new rules and by CA deciding on implementing what is effectively martial law in the Bay Area, but what are you going to do?
Yeah and the employees of any retailer in the area, which includes TRR's new retail location in SF as well as their Brisbane warehouse. The Bay Area tech workers are pretty much still working remotely, but anybody in retail was. sent home- most without pay.
True, but it really depends on which type of business the tech folks work in. If no merchandise is coming in, then they can update their systems with data .. but how long with that take??? I'm seeing a lot of companies decide not to proceed with IT projects because they are uncertain about the future, even in the Entertainment business. The only ones that I see that seem (subject to change like anything else) to be continuing with IT plans are the Global Financial Services companies and obviously Insurance companies.
If this extends into the summer months, our economy will have taken the kinds of hits it will take decades to recover from, if ever. I think the American people will give the government these two weeks to prove that this is, indeed, a crisis. After that, I suspect we'll have little tolerance for continued draconian measures. People simply cannot live this way long term. Something will have to give.
What our healthcare companies (regardless of US, UK, Europe, etc.) need to do ASAP is come up with a vaccine such that this no longer is an issue. Apparently, there are some medicines that have been tested (preliminary basis), but the results were good. What frustrates me about the US Drug market in particular are: 1) it takes them FOREVER to get something to market 2) they way overcharge for the drugs (Canada is about 75% cheaper)!!!
Yes, it's looking like a vaccine is the only hope now, because two weeks ain't gonna cut it if this is indeed as serious as the so-called experts say. And we the people are not mentally prepared to accept any loss of life as the trade-off to preserve our economic health and way of life, regardless of the fact that lives are lost every day, in ways that are both natural and tragic. I don't believe, however, that the government/drug companies will charge for the first round of the vaccine. The optics would just be bad for everyone involved.
I’d be surprised to find Canada 75% cheaper on a lot of prescription meds. We have govt. coverage to an extent and I’m fortunate to have extended coverage but It doesn’t cover all drugs and I’ve found many of them to be really expensive.
