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May 15, 2009

Tnr Slideshow: Recessionary Tactics

 

Ah, the eternal question. In the depths of a recession, with consumer confidence hitting all-time lows, how do you still convince people to buy buy buy?

Check out today's TNR slideshow for the ways companies are using the recession to hawk their wares.

-- Elizabeth Sher

Photo courtesy of IKEA/openleft.com

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