I just looked at my sales for the last 3-4 years and August Sept have always been the worst - maybe everyone is saving up for the big spend over Christmas.

And regardless of what the politicians and media tell us, the economy is not (NOT), chortling along. There are still a lot of folks loosing work at the moment including my husband after 22 years with the one firm, no thank you, no nothing, just "see you later mate".