Wheels within wheels.

You don't realise how interconnected everything is until something upsets the applecart and things start falling apart. The present credit crunch has understandably led to an increase in business for charity shops as people look to get things on the cheap, but now we learn that it has also led to a decrease in items being donated to these shops, as people are not buying new stuff and therefore have less unwanted old stuff to give away. It's all interconnected you see.