[Jewelry making - Article 01314] - Re: [Orchid] Custom work has fallen off

[Cindy Crounse]

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>     Could it be that the Baby Boomers are refocusing on retirement
>     purchases and investments instead of excess spending which has
>     been the norm? Just a thought. I'm curious what others think of
>     this theory. 

    Funny you should mention that - as I was reading the posts yesterday,
    I was thinking how my husband, friends, and I (all Baby Boomers) in
    the last couple years have rethought what we feel we *need* to buy.
    We've scaled back holiday and birthday gifts, often choosing instead
    to spend time together. Time seems now to be the important commodity
    we seem to have less and less of each passing year, so it's become
    more of a gift than tangible things we don't need. I bet a lot of
    others feel the same way, yes? I wonder how much this is having an
    impact on sales. 

    But I gotta say, I sure am glad most of my customers don't feel this
    way! 

Cindy Crounse
www.refineddesigns.com
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