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A message for sales algorithms

Dear Makers of Algorithms, Yes, indeed-y, I was www-shopping for warm slippers. It was an unusual action for me; I rarely buy anything on line and never do I buy footwear on line. Because, you know, trying footwear on in … Continue reading

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The weirdest, wonderfulest unaffordable thing ever

From Hammacher Schlemmer, of course. It’s on the front of the current catalogue. Just in case you have $139,000 to spend on whimsy. Yes, those of you who are paying attention, I did get caught in a Hammacher April Fool’s … Continue reading

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The best store in the world: Hammacher Schlemmer

A very quick post. For many years I had twelve feet of LPs. After my ears got accustomed to listening to CDs, I decided to convert the records I actually listen to, to CDs. I bought a converter device. It … Continue reading

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