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Monthly Archives: January 2012
are groupon’s contracts misleading and deceptive or just hit and miss?
In my single experience it was a miss leaving me fifty three bucks poorer and a trillion life units worse off so buyer, beware. Who said it – I think Socrates or Margaret Mead – if a deal looks too … Continue reading
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My body doesn’t need a month off booze, I never thought it did
All we agreed was that, as we’d never given up drinking for more than a day or two, maybe it was time for a detox but I was never that convinced. Not on behalf of my liver. And this turns … Continue reading
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What to do if you stick to your furniture owing to a build up of polish
Of all the household chores, dusting and polishing are among the more rewarding which is why we tackle it with gusto. Dusting, spraying, wiping, sniffing the cleanliness and admiring the sheen. Then one day there is no sheen. You lean … Continue reading
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any complaints about what online brought you for Christmas?
Speaking for myself, yes. Less about what turned up than what didn’t. I didn’t getthe nanoLite MP3 player ordered via Groupon, the hair straighteners from John Lewis or the cook book from Amazon. My son-in-law didn’t get the wine I … Continue reading
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