async function checkForNewDrop () {
    var newItemCheckCounter = 0;
    var isUpdated = false;
    var itemToSearch=[];

    for(var i=0; i<clothesObj.length; i++){
        itemToSearch[i] = {
            name: clothesObj[i].name,
            category: clothesObj[i].category,
            nameRegexString: makeRegex(clothesObj[i].name),
            nameRegexObj: new RegExp(this.nameRegexString)
        };
    }
    var i=0;
    while(!isUpdated) {
        console.log("while loop, counter: " + newItemCheckCounter);
        newItemCheckCounter++;
        isUpdated = await getNewDropItem(itemToSearch[i]); // Error
        i++;
        i=i%clothesObj.length;
    }
    
    isNewDrop = true;
    newDropRef.set(isNewDrop);
}

function getNewDropItem(itemToSearch) {
    console.log("function getNewDropItem()");
    console.log("Name of item we're looking for: "+itemToSearch.name);
    console.log("nameRegexString: "+itemToSearch.nameRegexString);

    return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
        console.log("promise");
        const url = 'http://www.supremenewyork.com/shop/all/'+itemToSearch.category;
        console.log("Name of category page: "+ url);
        request(url, {timeout: 2000}, function (error, response, html) {
            console.log("request");
            console.log(error);
            if (error){
                console.log('is timeout error: ', error.code === 'ETIMEDOUT');
                console.log('is timeout connection error: ', error.connect === 'true');
            }
            if (!error && response.statusCode == 200) {
                console.log("OK");
                const $ = cheerio.load(html);
                var isItemFound = itemToSearch.nameRegexObj.test($);
                console.log("isItemFound: "+isItemFound);
                resolve(isItemFound);
            }
            resolve(false);
        });
    });

}