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Economy

'Survived?' the economic meltdown - try these shirts on

Grace Gagliano - Bradenton

June 03, 2009 03:35 PM

BRADENTON - A Bradenton couple is offering job seekers and those hit by economic hardships a way to share their pain: recession-themed T-shirts.

The shirts, which are being printed and sold locally, come in three different economic-related statements:

Need a Job? Me Too!

Surviving ’09? Me Too!

Survived ’08? Me Too!

“Last year, the economy got so bad everyone was just kind of surviving,” said El Bomber, creator of the shirts with her husband, Bob. “As a joke we did, ‘Survived ’08? Me Too!’ and they were gone just like that.”

Read the complete story at bradenton.com

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