Nationwide furniture shortage hits Sarasota
Every appliance in Debbie Mason s new house is a KitchenAid - except her refrigerator.
Mason moved into her home May 7, with appliances by KitchenAid outfitting her new house in Sarasota s Palmer Ranch neighborhood through her builder. But after she was told she was on her own to get a refrigerator, she visited an appliance store on Bee Ridge Road, where she was told that if she wanted a KitchenAid, she would have to wait. The salesperson said, to tell you the truth, I can get you the same brand, but I have people who ordered it in October and November and they still haven t gotten it. This was January or February, Mason said.