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Monday 23 February 2015
Double-take, # 134
Another from John Holloway, who found this in Sainsbury’s at Swindon:
There’s an explanation — of sorts. John comments: ‘The free-with-a-£37-bottle-of-scotch scarves are available for £10 if bought separately. According to Sainsbury’s, that means the scarves cost £10/litre!’
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