Culling is going on everywhere and it's not just for pigs.
'20% off everything' posters have replaced alien dummies with no front bottoms and Christmas window displays.
People have culled their spending and are thinking twice about that cashmere sweater. Before, they thought nothing of giving cashmere, even to facebook friends - now, they're thinking twice.
So, if it's a cotton and polyester mix you receive this Christmas, it could be their way of saying, 'I want out'.
Culling is going on in the estates too. Houses with festive outdoor displays which previously threatened the National Grid, have put on the dimmer switch.
But isn't it great? - that doll's house in Smyths which was €80 is now down to €15; that shitty house that needed 100k worth of work done to it, is down from 400k to 250k; that brand new car you were looking at 6 months ago is now 3k cheaper (not to mention the cashmere sweater).
Yes, by culling our spending, things are getting cheaper. If we continue to cull, prices will stay low. And if things do improve economically, learn from the downturn and continue to cull spending.
That way, maybe all of us will be able to afford a house with affordable mortgage repayments anytime soon.
2 comments:
This has been the best value Christmas ever, I'm thoroughly enjoying the recession thus far. That's an ace point though, if we could just keep it going...
HA cashmere indeed. There are those of us who are shopping as normal in Pennys where cashmere isn't the order of the day.
I'd say this recession is mad for you big spenders, for the rest of us its business as normal ;)
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