Economy down, chocolate up

Although the global economy is struggling, chocolate sales are not. In Great Britain, sales for dark chocolate have double over the past two years. Chocolate sales in America’s chocolate mecca, Seattle, Washington, are extremely strong. Why? People wish to treat themselves with a little something sweet during these turbulent times.

Everyone knows when the cards are down people will either eat, drink, shop or participate in other unmentionable activities. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Candy sales hit the sweet spot, the increased demand for chocolate is “a way to get through malaise induced by high food and gas prices.” Purchasing a chocolate kills two of those vices with one stone: shopping and eating. If you ask me, eating or drinking chocolate is the best way to ride out the roller coast of this unsettling global economy.