Typical feature of the so called real socialism in communist Czechoslovakia was occasional shortage of various goods. So sometimes there were no menstruation pads or toilet paper, in summer there were shortage of swimming suits and in winter shortage of Christmas trees. People were used to wait often even several hours to get short supply goods. All was fault of poor "supplierreceiver relations".

This is a compilation of rare instances when the state television reported about shortages. Most of it is from late 60s and 80s, when journalists enjoyed relative freedom, but shortages were common during the whole period of the communist ruled Czechoslovakia.