Navigating Economic Downturn Gifts

"Maybe now, we could look at customer care'?"

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

'Oh, no! It's all in euros!'

Paper Profits Break Glass In Case of Emergency.

"Sorry, but there aren't enough life jackets to go around."

'Now let's proceed downstairs and see where our stock shares presently sits,'

"And then, like an idiot, I turned to the boss and said 'Maybe the stock market isn't the only thing that's been overvalued!'"

'How long's he been out there?'

'Yes, I think you better had ask Santa for it. Because there's no way I could afford to buy it.'

'We don't have a mission statement. We have a survival plan.'

You know retail is in a bad way when...

"Okay, the market took a dive. No reason to panic, Mr. Spielman."

"Since they graduated, have any of your children moved back in with you?"

'Of course business is slow. Would we want it any other way?'

'If the market should go down really deep, I'll be well prepared!'

"I am reminded of a morbidly depressing anecdote. . ."

"I asked Bill to accompany this presentation with something in a haunting minor key."

Sign says: 'Please Help. Downshifting'

Vulture waiting outside a failing business.

'I run a small investment firm. Unfortunately, it used to be a large investment firm.'

'Listen... that sound... we're scraping the bottom of the barrel.'

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Bank manager with no business has tumbleweed blowing into office.

'Probably we will meet more often these days. Due to the crisis I am working overtime.'

"Ms. Benton, please phone my wife and schedule a meeting with her for 3:00! I need a hug!"

'I thought it would be appropriate to have a magician as we went down.'

'Business is so bad even the shoplifters have stopped coming.'

'I felt it was my civil duty to come out of retirement.'

"Get used to it...I think we're going to be eating them for a while yet..."

"By God, we'll pull out of this mess or I'm not Otto Von Bismark."

"Now, if you all could make your way downstairs, we'll continue to look at these sales figures."