| Some look back on the economy of 2000 thru | | | | response to the manufacturing which was moved |
| 2002 and say what a disaster 3 million jobs | | | | over the border to cut costs in the downturn |
| lost? Well one could also argue that the 43 | | | | in the economy and the trend of folks coming |
| million Americans who moved into new homes | | | | here to work and sending money back to |
| far outweighs the 3 million citizens who were | | | | Mexico. The furniture salesman found himself |
| looking for work. There are more people who | | | | quite busy with more business than any one |
| are still looking for work who have gone into | | | | person can handle and subsequently within a |
| what they considered substandard vocations | | | | very short time, was able to make friends |
| for instance they may be working as a manager | | | | with all the major car dealership owners of |
| at a Home Depot store when they were formerly | | | | the area in increase his business to four |
| an aerospace engineer with a Ph.D., this is a | | | | units and a detail shop. Still he was |
| little disheartening to say the least but it | | | | strictly working for car dealerships with |
| is a fact of life in America. As people are | | | | only a fraction of the total business maybe |
| tapped out and maxed out with their credit | | | | 15%. Then what happened?The housing boom |
| cards they do not have the buying power | | | | picked up in people or buying furniture |
| necessary to be able to continue with the | | | | again, at the furniture trade shows everyone |
| trend associated with new housing starts in | | | | was preparing for in incredible year as a |
| the average of $6500 been spent after the | | | | matter fact they were preparing for |
| fact for the following period of one year.I | | | | incredible five years, he could not help but |
| remember talking to a furniture sales rep, | | | | moon light in his old profession as sales |
| who in 2001 said he just gone through the | | | | came easy once again. In 2002 the furniture |
| worst sales year in his history as a salesman | | | | business did pick up in response to new |
| in 2000. Mostly due to all those new houses | | | | homeowners moving into new homes. These new |
| sold where the customers had come into buy | | | | homebuyers were expected to spend between |
| furniture on time with companies who had in | | | | 4000 in $6500 each on things such as upgrades |
| house credit which were now burdened with no | | | | to the home, swimming pools and furniture. |
| pays, obviously these companies were not | | | | Drought related issues cut short the number |
| restocking and those competing against such | | | | of people buying new swimming pools. Instead |
| companies had cut back in inventory having | | | | they bought barbecues, new decks, |
| been out sold in the past. He decided on | | | | landscaping, SUVs, boats and FURNITURE. The |
| buying a franchise from us, The Car Wash Guys | | | | cycle had come full circle and it is what |
| in San Antonio, Texas. The next year after he | | | | every career person calls those golden years. |
| started his business mostly cleaning new car | | | | Although the $6500 per new home sale did not |
| dealerships, which were very good due to the | | | | quite pan out with the new ownership society |
| fact many people were buying new cars and | | | | it was substantial due to the number of new |
| Mexican nationals were coming over the border | | | | homes.Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum |
| from Laredo, Texas gate to buy cars in San | | | | board. |
| Antonio since their economy had picked up in | | | | |