He thought it was time to give people some big-ticket items to buy with them.
Each year Neimans selects a vehicle to accompany such high-ticket items as houseboats and Parisian vacations.
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This has left them more dependent on big-ticket items that fall disproportionately during a slowdown.
Almost all transactions are between businesses for big-ticket items such as tractors and trainloads of raw materials.
But those that sell big-ticket items, such as cars and appliances, have more reason to be nervous.
The prospect of higher interest rates would encourage more people to buy homes, cars, or other big-ticket items.
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"Big ticket items are suffering because people are becoming much more reluctant to take on debt, " Wyss said.
Smaller home goods items were the main winners from early clearance sales, with big ticket items still suffering.
But the economy was still doing very well because people were buying big-ticket items like homes on credit.
Weekend buyers of big-ticket items such as lamps and chairs have been replaced by tourists, many just browsing.
State and Local Taxes: The big ticket items here are state income tax and local property tax deductions.
These are big ticket items that are sensitive to credit conditions and indicative of both business activity and consumption.
But it will not treat the deployment of smart meters in its jurisdiction any different from other big-ticket items.
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The company, which has only been around for about three years, started off not offering many high ticket items.
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In Brazil, sales of big-ticket items like cars have risen 80% since 2005.
Several districts noted that consumers had reduced outlays on discretionary and big-ticket items.
That would put a damper on the easy credit many Americans have accessed to buy homes and other big-ticket items.
We favored no new taxes, lifting the cap on charter schools, cutting spending, as well as dozens of small-ticket items.
Certain transactions, including gasoline, airline tickets, jewelry and other big-ticket items, are more likely to be flagged than restaurant charges.
Sozzi notes that while consumption began in smaller ticket items, it has progressively moved toward fine jewelry and house ware.
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But more important are the really big-ticket items that are likely to face much tougher scrutiny under the new regime.
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Most sales will be big-ticket items like power plants and locomotives, where profit margins rise rapidly after the overhead is covered.
Corporations trying to sell high-ticket items are all over this, looking for industry experts, analysts and other buyers that people respect.
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The film also involved one of the biggest ticket items in moviemaking.
It would stifle demand for homes, cars, and other big ticket items.
Now that the economy is beginning to recover, credit terms have eased and consumers are feeling more confident about buying big-ticket items.
In China, Western companies have advantages in big-ticket items such as automobiles, luxury goods and technology products because of their quality and reputation.
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Abacus gives companies information on shoppers based on their buying history--from big-ticket items to knickknacks--often with details about household income, education and offspring.
These features include big-ticket items like the deductibility of mortgage interest and employer-paid health insurance premiums, plus myriad small but senseless other provisions.
That will hurt folks who really need the accounts to help with big-ticket items like orthodontia, or special education costs deemed medically necessary.
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