{"id":3343,"date":"2013-04-02T07:12:32","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T07:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=3343"},"modified":"2013-04-02T07:12:32","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T07:12:32","slug":"raspberrypi-sells-out-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3343","title":{"rendered":"#RaspberryPi sells out in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Allied Electronics, the US distributor of the Raspberry Pi has sold out of Model As within hours of them going on sale. There is now a message <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alliedelec.com\/lp\/130124rasomodela\/\">on their site<\/a> which reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Due to limited supply of the Raspberry Pi Model A, we are not offering preorders or backorders on the product at this time. The Raspberry Pi Model A will only be available for purchase when we have inventory on hand to fill the order. We regret this inconvenience and sincerely thank you for your patience.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For those of us in the UK, this doesn&#8217;t come as much of a surprise after previous experiences with stock shortages. What is surprising is that Allied are not allowing people to order the Model A in advance, leaving consumers with the unenviable task of checking the site daily for news of further stock.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure (and I hope!) it&#8217;ll settle down eventually and that Allied will come up with a better solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allied Electronics, the US distributor of the Raspberry Pi has sold out of Model As within hours of them going on sale. 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