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Ms Campbell said she has to decide what items her children can "do without" until she can afford them.

"I know for a fact that if I went into a normal nine-to-five job I wouldn't be able to afford my  bills ."

In short, Williams-Sonoma and others can hardly afford the incursion of cheaper rivals at a time when inflation-weary consumers are laser focused on value and getting more comfortable with buying even big-ticket home items online.

Juarez works two jobs in order to support her family and she says they still “can’t afford private music lessons.”

Most people work until they can afford to quit.