The New Frugality

[Jim Pemberton]

I read this issue of Time Magazine in my doctor's office today.

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641 ... 27,00.html

Read it and reflect on how your customers (and ourselves) have changed and will continue to change even after this financial crisis eases.

Great food for thought.

 

[Bob Foster]

Our economic winter will last another two years followed by two years of a cool spring.

Sell value rather than price
Sell rejuvenate rather than replace

It will never in our lifetimes be the same again.

 

[Brian R]

Is it ever the same again?

 

[Jimbo]

Contrast 'the new frugality' with this:

http://www.europac.net/externalframeset ... ype=schiff

 

[diamond brian]

The lady on page 1 was griping about having to "brown bag" it now.

My customers always drink from brown bags.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Man that would suck for both of them to be out of work and Cobra time line running down on you.

 

[GRHeacock]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or something like that.

The Doom Cryers cry- Boo Hoo!! There is an 8% unemployment going on!! This is bad for the unemployed, all right. However, nobody seems to look at the other part of the faction, which is 92% IS EMPLOYED!!

During the 30's, when unemployment reached the highest ever- it was 33% unemployed. This was bad for the unemployed. However, it also meant 67% WERE EMPLOYED!!

My Dad was unemployed. There was no gummint subsidies. He started his own business, and that kept our family going.

You do what you have to, to keep your head up, without welfare- stand on your own 2 feet, and accept charity from nobody.

I passed a guy holding a sign today that read- "I need help- please donate."

He got nothing from me.

Gary