That's an interesting email, but I would say it's a difficult business model when you are a "small business" and have to shut down production for the better part of a year because of supply chain issues. Are their employees all doing this part time, deferring salary, or getting a salary advance from the generous Pouchomarx? I am curious as to what Ilex's lifeline is?

@CTBarrister posted:

That's an interesting email, but I would say it's a difficult business model when you are a "small business" and have to shut down production for the better part of a year because of supply chain issues. Are their employees all doing this part time, deferring salary, or getting a salary advance from the generous Pouchomarx? I am curious as to what Ilex's lifeline is?

I really hope they dont go under. This is the only product that i like, there are no others that compare unfortunately..

@Pouchomarx posted:

I really hope they dont go under. This is the only product that i like, there are no others that compare unfortunately..

I am wondering if it might make some sense for Ilex to sell to a bigger company that does not have the same prioritization issues with their suppliers. The email you posted kind of begs that question. I suspect someone at a bigger company who read that seemingly widely circulated email might be thinking the same thing, and formulating an offer to purchase Ilex while knowing that they can cure those supply chain issues in a way that Ilex cannot.

It seems like that possibility is more likely than going out of business if what you and many others have said about the Ilex product is true, and I have no doubt that it is.

However unreliability of supply is not really a sustainable business model as most consumers eventually find substitutes that are more reliably available and less prone to supply chain disruptions. This is kind of Economics 101 for any small business.

I have been searching for something comparable as its very expensive too, but i have found nothing even close to it..