Are there portable ac units available immediately anywhere?

[DreadedInn]

Hi, my 93 year old MIL has been struggling with the heat in her flat. I have been looking for a cheap (around £150-200) portable ac unit my husband could take there and set up this week.
Obviously they are mainly out of stock but I am wondering if anyone has found a “secret stash” perhaps in a shop I wouldn’t normally think of?
Thanks

@DefiantRabbit9 - what makes you say that?

@HurdyGurdy19 we have a Toshiba, well respected brand. It's expensive to run and unless you're standing right in front of it it doesn't cool the bedroom down. Take our tower fan which is a Dyson Cool Tower fan that's so old the model has been discontinued. Put that guy at the foot of the bed it takes 10 minutes to cool us off and it's still cheaper to run than the AC. The AC is quieter but who cares about noise when it's too hot to sleep.

BBC News - 'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6g41pzy41

I thought this might be a useful piece for some people to read at the moment - so many scams out there.

The link doesn't work, unfortunately. It seems like it could be an interesting read

Be careful what btu you buy. 7000 is fine under 30C but ime not over 30C

BBC News - 'Cool in 90 seconds' - the fake portable air conditioners sweeping the internet
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj6g41pzy41o

Sorry, I deleted the last letter of the link somehow!

There is a picture of a neck fan, below your post. I have found one of these to be great, and it helps me alot . Finally , will be able to talk to my doctor about the awful sweats l have been having since February. Rang for an appointment in May, told the earliest they could get me in was tomorrow, anyway thats another story. I have two neck fans, one is charging while l use the other. It is permanently round my neck. Is this a possibility? Being an older person could be heavy around the neck, but just a thought..

I've noticed a trick they use is have tons of amazing reviews and social media comments, but when you search for reviews elsewhere they are negative.
I've seen the same recently with a particular perfume

Check buying and selling sites. My husband just bought two air conditioning units from a work buying and selling teams chat because his colleague got split air conditioning installed 😊 Happy days. ☀️