Here's a thought about May 1st:
anyone planning purchases large or small, might want to delay that until May 1st. I'm waiting until that day to spend my hard earned dollars for groceries and gas. In fact, I think there is some gift shopping for the future that could be done that day.

If as many of us as possible could delay any spending until May 1st, maybe we could even give a little surge to the numbers for that day.