Sales of safes — and premium chocolate — soar in Britain
As the global economy implodes, two items have been selling well in Britain: iStockPhoto.com 1. Safes. Stocks are crashing; banks are failing. “Home may increasingly be where the cash is,” CNN reports. One British safe salesman says sales of safes have been up as much as 45 percent in the past two to three months. ...
As the global economy implodes, two items have been selling well in Britain:
As the global economy implodes, two items have been selling well in Britain:
1. Safes. Stocks are crashing; banks are failing. “Home may increasingly be where the cash is,” CNN reports. One British safe salesman says sales of safes have been up as much as 45 percent in the past two to three months.
2. Luxury chocolate. Selfridges, a British department-store chain, says its sales of premium chocolate are “breaking all records.” Sales of the ultimate comfort food have increased 20 percent in the past four weeks. This week Selfridges launched “Credit Crunch,” a treat of Valrhona chocolate coated over honeycomb.
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