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You Bought HOW Much Stuff?

Soon we will be visiting my son, Adam Smith Palmer, who lives in the US. In anticipation of that visit, we have ordered a number of things that are less expensive there.

To prepare us, he wrote that we should bring at least one empty suitcase, and he sent this photo of himself, standing next to the pile of boxes.

The incremental shipping costs, added onto our trip costs, are essentially zero, so stocking up while we're there provides a net benefit for us.
Category: Economics, Photographs Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 at 1:16am
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Pooh:
Scanning at light speed through your blog, I initially took this to mean you were loading yourself up with gifts for your son. What a generous dad, I thought. He certainly doesn't look like a benevolent bloke, but I guess he must be. Then I glanced at the pic again and realised that the arms attached to the body belong to a man who is definitely not 79. You have no idea how disappointed I am that my initial impression has been confirmed.

Are some of those boxes from Amazon? It certainly pays to shop around at that organisation:

Amazon.co.uk: Artur Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection


Amazon.com: Artur Rubinstein: The Chopin Collection
2.18.2008 6:14am
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