It’s genius on their part. Inflation, deflation, lockdowns in china where 99% of our shit comes from—-

Boom! There’s nothing in the stores, and no demand for actual non-essential items. And no way to replace inventory for things that do sell… like maybe game consoles… Then comes the unemployment, massive layoffs— this is a recipe for a depression, not a recession—

But we have a backup weapon for clothes AND non-essential items: thrift stores, yard sales, facebook marketplace, craigslist, etc. I’ve been buying my clothes for pennies on the dollar by using charity owned thrift stores—most of the stuff i buy was worn once or twice— a lot of it still has the tags on it, Polo, Old Navy, and even more upscale brands over the years.