I had an old lifting suit of my coach's that I had taken in to fit me. The mail order suit had not arrived by Wednesday either. I was in a panicked mad rush on Thursday to find a singlet. These are not the easiest things to find on a whim. Powerlifting, and other weight lifting, equipment is not found at the standard sporting goods store.
Most equipment is purchased by mail order or over the Internet.
Canada Post and my brothers and sisters of Iron came through for me. Through an email 911, about half a dozen suits and singlets would be brought for me at the contest. And, the lifting suit arrived in the mail Thursday. Took me about 10 minutes to wrestle into Friday night. Know the federation rules and regulations and what equipment you need far in advance.