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Long life

Long life

6 October 2016

2:00 PM

6 October 2016

2:00 PM

In olden days, before the internet arrived, shopping was quite simple. You’d go into a shop and buy something, and that was it. If you liked the shop, if it sold things you wanted to buy at a fair price, and if the shopkeeper was efficient and agreeable, you might return.

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Long life

Long life

6 October 2016

2:00 PM

6 October 2016

2:00 PM

In olden days, before the internet arrived, shopping was quite simple. You’d go into a shop and buy something, and that was it. If you liked the shop, if it sold things you wanted to buy at a fair price, and if the shopkeeper was efficient and agreeable, you might return.

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