The context of the following conversation is Remy bought a new guitar after saving for months when the one he wanted became available.:
Remy says I finally bought a new guitar..
The friend responds Is it the same one you told me about months ago?.
Remy responds Yes, it took me a long time to save enough money..
The friend responds Guitars can be expensive these days..
Remy responds I also had to wait for it to become available, it was out of stock for a long time..
The friend responds I guess a lot of people are buying guitars these days..