Crunch Creep
10:20 UK time, Thursday, 9 October 2008
Strange, tangential and often unlikely events laid at the door of the credit crunch.
Sales of computer games consoles have doubled in the past year from 8.8 million to 17.3 million.
Sales of maternity dresses are up because we are getting more frisky in hard times.
Coffee beans and coffee-making machines are in demand.
The difficult economic times could trigger a rise in cases of mental illness.
Billionaire Roman Abramovich postpones his wedding because "now is not a good time to party".
The British are turning to cake to cheer themselves up in the face of mounting gloom.
Identity fraudsters are switching tactics to beat the credit crunch - targeting existing bank accounts instead of using fake identities to open new ones.
The financial crisis is good for Ryanair.
More middle class shoppers are going to Poundland.
More students are working part-time.
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