These Japanese beef croquettes are so popular there's a 30-year waitlist
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/japan-kobe-beef-croquettes-30-year-waitlist/index.html
Most of the companies take it for granted to issue quotes which are valid only within a couple of months or so. The reason why they are doing so is to take fluctuation of price into account.
When we consider it, the meat shop should turn down order which waits longer than 3 months.
