Portable air con units: All sold out

I’m in the market for an air conditioning unit. With temperatures currently hitting heatwave conditions in the UK and much of Western Europe, I think everyone is in the market for an air conditioning unit. The suppliers of domestic air con are not really plentiful in my neck of the woods. Why would they be? This is England. There is (was) not much of a market here. Looking around for a unit with installation to supply two floors is just plain stupidly expensive. Everything in England is stupidly expensive. What should cost a couple of grand at most is closer to £6,000. So what does everyone do? They go for portable air con units. They are as cheap as chips. Lidl, a discount supermarket chain, was selling units for £149 and they sold out in a few hours. Yes, I would rather queue up too if I could pick one up for £149 instead of £6,000. Naturally, one then ventures online to secure a bargain, except no one has them in stock. Amazon to the rescue! I found one which clearly said “in…