People tend to think that because they are doing okay, then their neighbors are doing okay... until they're hit with irrefutable prrof that they are not. I lost my job in 2009 and had to cut WAY back on what I could afford to buy or do. I couldn't afford the Internet anymore and could only post online when I went to the library to check online for jobs.

I'm doing better now. Have a steady though not substantial income coming in and can afford to be online  all I want. But I'm still not buying stuff like I used to. I haven't bought anything from DAZ for months. Plus, I'm making a lot of stuff for mayself now, so I don't really need to.

Basically, what I'm saying is that over time, things should bounce back. The question is how many of our favorite vendors can survive until they do?