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The more upscale Botanica San Expedito on Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm Beach is also seeing a spike in people with economic problems.

To some they sell the "Better Business Candle" or a concoction called "Money Oil."

"You rub it on your hands when you're going to handle cash or a credit card," says saleswoman Victoria Rubia. "The money you spend will come back to you, but even more of it."

Rubia's boss, who goes by the name Sarah Spiritual, handles consultations.

"They lost all their money in some scandal or they are they are trying to sell their homes," says Spiritual, 47, of her clients. "This is the last stop on the bus, so why not turn to God?"

She says sometimes all she can do is listen "and at the very least they feel better."

But she says some people tell her stories so desperate it is hard to make them feel better.

"I tell them, 'Pray for a miracle,' " she says, "because that's all I can really say."