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3:42 PM, Nov 24, 2008 • By VICTORINO MATUS

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Despite fears of a recession, a drop in consumer spending, and a general onset of malaise, the holiday catalogues keep coming to my door. Take Dean & Deluca, where you can order two 12-ounce Wagyu strips for only $190. Or a generous 8.78 ounces of Calvisius caviar that will only cost you $900. But the ultimate indicator of whether or not we are hitting hard times is if I stop receiving catalogues from this God-forsaken place. So far, they keep on coming.

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