Crunch Creep
16:21 UK time, Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Strange, tangential and often unlikely events laid at the door of the credit crunch.
People are suffering in the bedroom just as much as the boardroom. Sales of sex potions, like herbal Viagra, have risen by 400% in London in recent weeks and 250% nationally.
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Lunchbox sales have leapt 68% as the credit crunch sees workers forgo ready-made sandwiches to munch on homemade food instead.
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Many companies may be struggling but, for the chimney sweep, business is booming. Waiting times for sweeps are stretching into months and many are hiring extra staff to cope with the demand from customers trying to save cash on energy bills.
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Cost-cutting telly bosses have scrapped the traditional Christmas party for the stars of Coronation Street.
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Travel agents have started charging holidaymakers for taking their expensive glossy brochures home because of the credit crunch and to deter "time wasters".
(Daily Mirror)
Grieving families are turning to wooden headstones.
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Supermodel Elle Macpherson reckons the credit crunch has sent sales of her own-brand undies soaring.
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Mamma Mia is the highest grossing British film ever, largely due to the credit crunch.
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Two British explorers hoping to reach the North Pole by hovercraft have cancelled the expedition, blaming the credit crunch.
(Daily Star)
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