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Although many importers are canceling orders or sending goods back to China before they’re unloaded, others are electing to bite the bullet and pay to bring their orders ashore because they don’t want to strain their hard-won relationships with huge national retailers by not giving them the goods they promised or trying to raise their wholesale prices, Reume said.

“But with a strong enough discount, people may bite the bullet and get one.”

He says he had been "putting theatre off for a really long time" but decided to bite the bullet as he wanted to push himself - and push himself he did as it's no easy feat to stand on an almost empty stage for 90 minutes and perform a monologue.

He said he and his wife Carol would have to "bite the bullet" when it came to their finances.

"There was just something about this year where I thought if I didn't apply I would probably just sit and watch it and regret that I didn't. I just thought 'bite the bullet... what's the worst that could happen?'."