Not that long ago, thirty off was an acceptable discount, now it’s an acceptable month.  Not that long ago, order cancellations were infrequent and guarded, now they’re commonplace and unapologetic.

How did we get to this point?  Is this just a bad recession?  Or is it more?  Are we near the bottom?  How will we know?  What comes after the bottom?

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