Can you say RECESSION?

I'll explain what's going on. The world is in an economic landslide, as we have suddenly realised that we've got no money and that we rely far too heavily on the bank.
As soon as these stories became news headlines, things took a turn for the worse, and things other than petrol and food were considered luxuries, and it would be reckless to spend on such fickle things.
And thus, it saddens me to say that dress shopping has been hit badly. Companies that are firing people left, right and centre cannot afford a lavish affair for their corporate event, and so our usual clientele are finding themselves with nowhere to go, and no need for a new dress.
Our prom girls were spawned from people who suddenly don't want to spend £200 on a dress that their daughter will logically wear once, and either spill drinks down it or vomit down it. It's fair enough, really.

So it's been a bit slow, to be honest. Today, a Saturday, we sold one dress. In seven hours. All of the customers seemed to want awkward things; a dress for a funeral; a size 22 cocktail dress with a jacket; a size 20 mother-of-the-bride outfit; shoes; hats.. Mental.

And so my bitterness has grown. I thought the recession would spell the end for the wedding market, but its booming. Every day brings a new group of hopeful guests and mothers, trekking through the throng of people trying to find the perfect outfit. They seem shocked that we don't stock mother-of-the-bride/groom for some reason, and as they stare around the shop as though we're lying to them, I question whether my pay is worth the people I encounter.