by Caitlin Kenney

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Peter Hauser

Seen in Torino, Italy.

Peter and Jill write from Torino, Italy:

During holiday dinner conversations the crisis of the economy was of course a topic, and while one friend (who works for FIAT) told us about the problems in his sector of the economy, another friend told us the opposite.

The man is working for a famous chocolate maker . . . and he told us that since the crisis started sales are up 5-6%. Apparently it's a well known fact in the chocolate industry, that when times are bad, people tend to comfort their souls with affordable treats.

I know the feeling. I've got a bowl of candy sitting on my desk right now.