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What sells during a Recession??

02-10-2011 08:37PM

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pebbles21

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Want to ask the brains of the AHs ...i cant think of anything apart from the obvious:o

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#2 02-10-2011 08:38PM

4leto

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Cheap shyte

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#3 02-10-2011 08:38PM

biko

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the obvious.

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#4 02-10-2011 08:38PM

maygitchell

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Bull ****.

By the tonne

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#5 02-10-2011 08:39PM

AnamGlas

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Drink.

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#6 02-10-2011 08:39PM

chucken1

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Ya..I bought a 'the obvious' today! 2nd one in a month

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#7 02-10-2011 08:39PM

4leto

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Cinema attendance rise also chocolate according to someone I know who works in Cadburys

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#8 02-10-2011 08:40PM

maygitchell

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Brickys.

If you dont know what im talking about you've never watched late night teleshopping

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#9 02-10-2011 08:40PM

FetchTheGin

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Personal correspondence.

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#10 02-10-2011 08:40PM

El Guapo!

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Food.
There'll always be money in food

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#11 02-10-2011 08:40PM

DeVore

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Money.

No, i'm not kidding.

DeV.

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#12 02-10-2011 08:40PM

4leto

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Lotto sales

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#13 02-10-2011 08:40PM

orourkeda

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pussy

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#14 02-10-2011 08:40PM

zonEEE

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Drugs

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#15 02-10-2011 08:41PM

moy83

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sex and drugs

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#16 02-10-2011 08:41PM

reap-a-rat

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Coffins!

They sell all the time tho!

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#17 02-10-2011 08:41PM

Cill Dara Abu

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Fast food and birthday cards

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#18 02-10-2011 08:42PM

amacca

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easy...pizza and other junkfoods + inexpensive comfort foods

doom and gloom rags

fake moustaches

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#19 02-10-2011 08:42PM

4leto

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I imagine the anti depressant industry are doing very well.

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#20 02-10-2011 08:43PM

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#21 02-10-2011 08:43PM

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Candles and jumpers

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#22 02-10-2011 08:43PM

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ya momma:D

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#23 02-10-2011 08:43PM

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Red Ink , these accounts dont write themselves in red

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#24 02-10-2011 08:44PM

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Hair cuts.

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#25 02-10-2011 08:44PM

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HP Touchpads

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#26 02-10-2011 08:46PM

4leto

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Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Red Ink , these accounts dont write themselves in red

Actually the debt collection and repo industry is doing very well.

and I suppose they are selling a service to someone.

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#27 02-10-2011 08:48PM

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Stocks in gold.

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#28 02-10-2011 08:49PM

Littlehorny

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Nappies judging by this recession baby boom!

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#29 02-10-2011 08:49PM

westendgirlie

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4leto wrote: »

Lotto sales

Totally agree! I never used to give much thought to doing it but now, it's my only hope !!!!

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#30 02-10-2011 08:49PM

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Apparently the entertainment industry (games, movies etc) does well in recessions.

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#31 02-10-2011 08:50PM

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remould tyres

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