Do you think your business this will be?.....Answer “Worse”

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· people arent paying out for therapy treatments. Fri, Jul 16, 2010 10:43 PM

· more people loosing jobs, cut backs on hours worked, income going down & woman feel guilty if the do not earn their own money to pay for personal services. Fri, Jul 9, 2010 9:34 PM

· People not willing to spend much on pamper /beauty stuff with the economic situation the same / or tightening further. Fri, Jul 2, 2010 11:37 AM

· Not as much cash around for extras Fri, Jul 2, 2010 10:50 AM

· People being careful with their money Thu, Jul 1, 2010 6:03 PM

· People cutting back on luxury services. Thu, Jul 1, 2010 4:06 PM

· fewer clients with money to spend on "me" time Fri, Jun 25, 2010 4:08 PM

· clients are not spending as much money Tue, Jun 22, 2010 2:03 PM

· already felt the pinch, more cuts to come means more tightening of the belt by clients. Tue, Jun 8, 2010 9:23 AM

· Money is tight and people are cutting back on spending where they can. Salon treatments are a luxury item. Fri, May 28, 2010 10:21 AM

· due to cuts everywhere in the general economy i can see people cutting back on luxury treatments and i will have to offer more incentives eating into to my profit margin also retail will drop off with clients trying to make things lasts longer in between purchases Fri, May 7, 2010 8:33 AM

· Taking an every mans approach to the much publisised cuts that a new Government will have to implement, I feel there will be an ultra cautious attitude towards all but essential spending and indeed hanging onto ones jobs. Wed , Apr 28, 2010 12:36 PM

· Lack of expendable income Apr 26, 2010 8:58 PM

· (people) think more about how they spend their money - and they try to spend less. Sat, Apr 3, 2010 7:40 PM

· Clients still want to feel good when the outlook is down, some cutting back on how frequent they have treatments and shop around for special prices and incentives. Tue, Mar 30, 2010 1:16 PM

· THE RECECION.LESS BUDGET FOR PRODUCTS Mon, Mar 29, 2010 3:12 PM

· People doing their own make up for weddings/nights out due to recession Fri, Mar 26, 2010 6:47 PM

· I am cutting back on clients as now working more in my other job. Mon, Mar 1, 2010 4:10 PM

· Lack of money for luxury treatments so therefore less clients for therapy Wed, Feb 10, 2010 5:30 PM

· Beauty treatments will be one of the first economies to be made if necessary Sun, Feb 7, 2010 11:33 PM

· Having to move premises Fri, Feb 5, 2010 1:23 PM

· Many clients are leaving it longer between appointments. Thu, Feb 4, 2010 5:23 PM

· We rely on funding which is always difficult to sercure Wed, Feb 3, 2010 12:33 PM

· Weather conditions and economic downturn Mon, Feb 1, 2010 12:36 PM

· Clients losing their job or having less to spend on treatments. Fri, Jan 22, 2010 10:15 AM

· The service I provide is considered more of a luxury than a necessity to most clients, therefore when cutbacks are necessary then my services have to "go", or at least wait longer. Wed, Jan 20, 2010 6:04 PM

· shortage of money for people. Tue, Jan 19, 2010 6:12 PM

· lack of disposable income Tue, Jan 19, 2010 5:10 PM

· People just aren't prepared to spend money on beauty treatments that are not essential especially if they or their partner have lost their job or are at risk of losing their job 1:5PM 07 Jan 2010

· AT THE MOMENT THE WEATHER AND ALSO THE CREDIT CRUNCH 1:6AM 04 Jan 2010

· Cients not having income to spend. 12:3PM 21 Dec 2009

· people lost jobs and money being tighter 12:1PM 16 Dec 2009

· People cutting their spending, some beauty is a luxury. 12:4PM 15 Dec 2009

· Credit Crunch 12:3PM 08 Dec 2009

· some of the product is high  and  the Vat  is  also high for me  as a new therapist 12:11AM 01 Dec 2009

· Economic climate 11:4PM 19 Nov 2009

· Clients not having enough money to treat themselves - especially with Xmas looming! 11:10AM 17 Nov 2009

· People are doing home beauty rather than spending out money that they can ill afford at the moment - beauty is often seen as a luxury rather than an essential! 11:1PM 13 Nov 2009

· People classing complementary therapies as nice to have, not need to have and keeping their money for what they class as other essentials. 11:5PM 11 Nov 2009

· Since beginning of October am really starting to see results of the recession with less bookings for treatments and workshops.  People seem more reluctant to spend money on holistic treatments which may be considered 'luxuries'. 11:6PM 04 Nov 2009

· people have nt got money to spend on their selves 10:11AM 20 Oct 2009

· clients are not spending on luxuries at present 10:3PM 19 Oct 2009

· When money is tight beauty treatments are generally not essential. 10:8AM 05 Oct 2009

· Possible patients think twice about booking an appointment 9:8PM 30 Sep 2009

· Less money for luxuries 9:11AM 14 Sep 2009

· people haven't got the money to spend on luxuries 9:8PM 06 Sep 2009

· more people being unemployed and having less disposable income to spend on luxuries. 9:5PM 03 Sep 2009

· Luxury items will not be brought. 9:8PM 02 Sep 2009

· In this area beauty treatments are classed as a luxury rather than a neccessity and people are cutting down on these. 8:10PM 21 Aug 2009

· People worried about being made redundant and not spending money on what some consider 'luxuries'. 8:5AM 12 Aug 2009

· economic climate 8:9PM 11 Aug 2009

· Recession - particularly less weddings and holidays this summer 8:11AM 06 Aug 2009

· People being more carefull of money. 8:2PM 03 Aug 2009

· recession 8:6PM 01 Aug 2009

· credit crunch food up in price and people watching their money 7:8AM 29 Jul 2009

· clients only booking mainly necessary treatments.massages have been rare this year.people being careful with thier money due to the economic climate and losing their jobs. 7:10AM 27 Jul 2009

· A good few clients have had too make cutbacks. 7:9AM 22 Jul 2009

· Lack of money for people 7:8PM 03 Jul 2009

· People have not got a great deal of money in the area that I practice, and I try to give good value for money.  my business has been affected by the economic downturn. 6:2PM 29 Jun 2009

· Reduction in number of patient visits 6:9AM 29 Jun 2009

· Unemployment levels in the local area 6:1PM 23 Jun 2009

· People look for places to cut back and holistic therapies, although needed most at times of stress, are often the first to be given up. 6:8AM 19 Jun 2009

· Economic climate 5:10AM 13 May 2009

· the current economic situation 5:1PM 11 May 2009

· credit crunch i think 5:3PM 07 May 2009

· I have got everything I need and the cotton Booties I received were very very small I could not get them over my heal of the feet so I had to snip them. 4:5PM 22 Apr 2009

· credit crunch 4:5PM 22 Apr 2009

· Credit crunch has definately affected me 4:4PM 22 Apr 2009

· I have had to cut down on hours due to personnal circumstances 4:4PM 22 Apr 2009

· The recession 4:4PM 22 Apr 2009

· people will not have treatments so often due to money worries. 4:4PM 22 Apr 2009

· Everyone is tightening their belts due to job insecurity and rising costs.For many people beauty treatments are still a luxury 4:4PM 22 Apr 2009

· Credit crunch however staff reduction should tide us over 3:9AM 31 Mar 2009

· Current recession 3:9AM 26 Mar 2009

· Obviously there has been a downturn in business over the last few months, I have noticed mainly since December. 3:9AM 26 Mar 2009

· credit crunch .Lack of customer money for such luxuries as waxing legs and facials etc.People maki big cut backs on maintance treatments!! 3:9AM 26 Mar 2009

· Economic climate 3:9AM 26 Mar 2009

· recession 3:6PM 25 Mar 2009

· have seen a slight decrease in sales, due to credit crunch as business was very busy before this happened. 3:6PM 25 Mar 2009

· Credit crunch,people can't afford to pamper themselves as frequently. 3:6PM 25 Mar 2009

· credit crunch 3:6PM 25 Mar 2009