Yes I have to agree that the economy certainly isn't doing well right now. Traditional indicators that signal a recession haven't been hit yet (2 consecutive quarters of real GDP decline) but we are darn close. The reason high end products are still in high demand is because many folks made a TON of money in the past 5-8 years while the economy was in much better shape. These folks went almost all cash in the last year and still have buying power. Don't let that fool you into thinking the economy is ok. It isn't.