I am an american traveling to europe
Mar 13th 2003, 9:23 am
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Re: I am an american traveling to europe
On Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:51:34 -0500, S Viemeister
wrote:
>peggytex wrote:
>>
>> "PDaVis" wrote
>> > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
>> > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
>> > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
>> > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
>> > 'ol US of A.
>>
>> HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
>> this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
>> kinda policy :-)
>That's the policy at Stop-and-Shop in New Jersey.
They also do it at my local Sainsbury's in the UK
Brian
wrote:
>peggytex wrote:
>>
>> "PDaVis" wrote
>> > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
>> > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
>> > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
>> > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
>> > 'ol US of A.
>>
>> HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
>> this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
>> kinda policy :-)
>That's the policy at Stop-and-Shop in New Jersey.
They also do it at my local Sainsbury's in the UK
Brian
Mar 13th 2003, 1:59 pm
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Re: I am an american traveling to europe
peggytex wrote:
>
> "PDaVis" wrote
> > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
> > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
> > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
> > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
> > 'ol US of A.
>
> HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> kinda policy :-)
Both SuperFresh and ShopRite in my corner of New Jersey have such
policy. It's not unusual in the US of A, I've seen it in other
supermarkets.
The joke is on you.
-Margaret
>
> "PDaVis" wrote
> > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
> > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
> > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
> > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
> > 'ol US of A.
>
> HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> kinda policy :-)
Both SuperFresh and ShopRite in my corner of New Jersey have such
policy. It's not unusual in the US of A, I've seen it in other
supermarkets.
The joke is on you.
-Margaret
Mar 13th 2003, 2:13 pm
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Wolfgang Schwanke wrote:
>
> "John Stolz" wrote :
> > In someone elses country I
> > always feel that a little humility is more becoming than pride.
>
> Yes, perhaps respect is even more important.
I'd say not so much "humility" as respect for the other country/ies.
Patriotism exists everywhere (although it's expressed less conspicuously
in European countries than in the US), and I would advise the OP to keep
this in mind. Even if the current situation were completely different,
"reminding" everybody in Europe that "America is #1" would not be a good
idea. For a great number of people in the world, *their* country is
"#1".
-Margaret
> --
> Muss ich eigentlich jedesmal, wenn ich sauge oder saugblase,
> vorher den Schlauchstecker in die Schlauchnut schieben?
ROTLF!
>
> "John Stolz" wrote :
> > In someone elses country I
> > always feel that a little humility is more becoming than pride.
>
> Yes, perhaps respect is even more important.
I'd say not so much "humility" as respect for the other country/ies.
Patriotism exists everywhere (although it's expressed less conspicuously
in European countries than in the US), and I would advise the OP to keep
this in mind. Even if the current situation were completely different,
"reminding" everybody in Europe that "America is #1" would not be a good
idea. For a great number of people in the world, *their* country is
"#1".
-Margaret
> --
> Muss ich eigentlich jedesmal, wenn ich sauge oder saugblase,
> vorher den Schlauchstecker in die Schlauchnut schieben?
ROTLF!
Mar 13th 2003, 6:34 pm
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grey wrote:
>
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:30:20 +0800, "PDaVis"
> wrote:
>
> >She them stormed off out of the store without completing her purchase. A
> >great ambassador for her country.
> >If you want to be a good American tourist, just a hint, don't expect
> >everything to be like it is at home.
>
> Why treat her as an "ambassador for her country"?? Why not just as
> another person responsible for her own actions, and act accordingly?
Because, like it or not, when one goes to a "foreign" country, one DOES
represent one's own (by default) and should behave accordingly.
>
> ---------------------------
> A truly cool book:
> The World Is Already Yours
> Conscious living in the real world
> www.alreadyyours.com (sample chapter, etc...)
>
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:30:20 +0800, "PDaVis"
> wrote:
>
> >She them stormed off out of the store without completing her purchase. A
> >great ambassador for her country.
> >If you want to be a good American tourist, just a hint, don't expect
> >everything to be like it is at home.
>
> Why treat her as an "ambassador for her country"?? Why not just as
> another person responsible for her own actions, and act accordingly?
Because, like it or not, when one goes to a "foreign" country, one DOES
represent one's own (by default) and should behave accordingly.
>
> ---------------------------
> A truly cool book:
> The World Is Already Yours
> Conscious living in the real world
> www.alreadyyours.com (sample chapter, etc...)
Mar 13th 2003, 6:48 pm
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peggytex wrote:
>
> "PDaVis" wrote
> > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
> > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
> > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
> > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
> > 'ol US of A.
>
> HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> kinda policy :-)
Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
(But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
hardly a matter of regular policy).
>
> "PDaVis" wrote
> > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
> > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
> > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
> > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
> > 'ol US of A.
>
> HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> kinda policy :-)
Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
(But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
hardly a matter of regular policy).
Mar 13th 2003, 7:57 pm
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>
> peggytex wrote:
>
>>"PDaVis" wrote
>>>This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
>>>noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
>>>shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
>>>the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
>>>'ol US of A.
>>HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
>>this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
>>kinda policy :-)
> Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
> advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
> then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
> only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
> (But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
> store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
> price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
> hardly a matter of regular policy).
You are wrong on this. It is a common policy. Primarily, it is an
attempt to generate confidence in the accuracy of checkout prices.
Usually I find errors at the weekly price shift point. Locally that
occurs on Tuesday/Wednesday midnight. Late Tuesday & early Wednesday
you occasionally find the computer price update gone awry. I know the
local version of Safeway has such a policy & I think the Kroger does also.
Frank Matthews
>
> peggytex wrote:
>
>>"PDaVis" wrote
>>>This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned. She
>>>noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
>>>shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to get
>>>the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the good
>>>'ol US of A.
>>HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
>>this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
>>kinda policy :-)
> Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
> advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
> then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
> only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
> (But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
> store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
> price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
> hardly a matter of regular policy).
You are wrong on this. It is a common policy. Primarily, it is an
attempt to generate confidence in the accuracy of checkout prices.
Usually I find errors at the weekly price shift point. Locally that
occurs on Tuesday/Wednesday midnight. Late Tuesday & early Wednesday
you occasionally find the computer price update gone awry. I know the
local version of Safeway has such a policy & I think the Kroger does also.
Frank Matthews
Mar 13th 2003, 11:13 pm
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Re: I am an american traveling to europe
In article ,
Frank Matthews wrote:
> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
> >
> > peggytex wrote:
> >
> >>"PDaVis" wrote
> >>
> >>>This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned.
> >>>She
> >>>noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
> >>>shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to
> >>>get
> >>>the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the
> >>>good
> >>>'ol US of A.
>
> >>HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> >>this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> >>kinda policy :-)
>
> > Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
> > advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
> > then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
> > only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
> > (But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
> > store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
> > price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
> > hardly a matter of regular policy).
>
> You are wrong on this. It is a common policy. Primarily, it is an
> attempt to generate confidence in the accuracy of checkout prices.
> Usually I find errors at the weekly price shift point. Locally that
> occurs on Tuesday/Wednesday midnight. Late Tuesday & early Wednesday
> you occasionally find the computer price update gone awry. I know the
> local version of Safeway has such a policy & I think the Kroger does also.
>
> Frank Matthews
>
I don't think there is a major supermarket in the U.S. that doesn't have
this policy, It must have grow out of the TV news segments showing
differences in the prices on the shelves and then the price scanned at
checkout.... Shockingly always in the store's favor. In my state, they
are fined if found in violation.
jay
Fri, Mar 14, 2003
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Frank Matthews wrote:
> EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
> >
> > peggytex wrote:
> >
> >>"PDaVis" wrote
> >>
> >>>This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned.
> >>>She
> >>>noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on the
> >>>shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to
> >>>get
> >>>the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the
> >>>good
> >>>'ol US of A.
>
> >>HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> >>this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> >>kinda policy :-)
>
> > Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
> > advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
> > then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
> > only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
> > (But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
> > store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
> > price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
> > hardly a matter of regular policy).
>
> You are wrong on this. It is a common policy. Primarily, it is an
> attempt to generate confidence in the accuracy of checkout prices.
> Usually I find errors at the weekly price shift point. Locally that
> occurs on Tuesday/Wednesday midnight. Late Tuesday & early Wednesday
> you occasionally find the computer price update gone awry. I know the
> local version of Safeway has such a policy & I think the Kroger does also.
>
> Frank Matthews
>
I don't think there is a major supermarket in the U.S. that doesn't have
this policy, It must have grow out of the TV news segments showing
differences in the prices on the shelves and then the price scanned at
checkout.... Shockingly always in the store's favor. In my state, they
are fined if found in violation.
jay
Fri, Mar 14, 2003
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Legend insists that as he finished his abject...
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Mar 14th 2003, 7:49 am
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Re: I am an american traveling to europe
In article ,
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
> peggytex wrote:
> >
> > "PDaVis" wrote
> > > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned.
> > > She
> > > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on
> > > the
> > > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to
> > > get
> > > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the
> > > good
> > > 'ol US of A.
> >
> > HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> > this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> > kinda policy :-)
>
> Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
> advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
> then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
> only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
> (But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
> store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
> price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
> hardly a matter of regular policy).
I have seen this policy in many stores -- it is designed to assure
customers that overpricing is a mistake and not a policy by giving them
the item free if they attempt to charge more than they list. many
stores 'accidentally' overcharge -- they rarely undercharge -- a store
'wins' if it only has to charge the fair price to customers who 'catch
them' having different prices in the computer than on the shelves.
I certainly agree that you can't expect some store in Leon or Florence
to follow the policies of some stores in Keokuk no matter how
enlightened the particular policy may be.
"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
> peggytex wrote:
> >
> > "PDaVis" wrote
> > > This "Lady" arrived at the check out and was having her items scanned.
> > > She
> > > noticed that the price scanned was different to what it was labeled on
> > > the
> > > shelf. She then demonstrated with the lady at the checkout for her to
> > > get
> > > the item for free as was the practice at her "local" supermarket in the
> > > good
> > > 'ol US of A.
> >
> > HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> > this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
> > kinda policy :-)
>
> Some places that sell "high ticket" items - furniture, TV's etc. -
> advertise that they "will not be beat" - if you buy a product from them,
> then find another store advertising it for less, they claim you need
> only bring in the competitor's ad and they will refund the difference.
> (But of course, you have to BUY the item, first!) I've never heard of a
> store giving you something free, just because they charged you the wrong
> price and you caught it (might be an occasional advertising gimmick, but
> hardly a matter of regular policy).
I have seen this policy in many stores -- it is designed to assure
customers that overpricing is a mistake and not a policy by giving them
the item free if they attempt to charge more than they list. many
stores 'accidentally' overcharge -- they rarely undercharge -- a store
'wins' if it only has to charge the fair price to customers who 'catch
them' having different prices in the computer than on the shelves.
I certainly agree that you can't expect some store in Leon or Florence
to follow the policies of some stores in Keokuk no matter how
enlightened the particular policy may be.
Mar 14th 2003, 9:05 am
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"Jenn" wrote
| "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
| > > HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
| > > this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
| > > kinda policy :-)
| I have seen this policy in many stores -- it is designed to assure
| customers that overpricing is a mistake and not a policy by giving them
| the item free if they attempt to charge more than they list.
Tesco in the UK have a policy that if their scanning tills [1] have the
wrong price you get your money back and the item free.
In the UK in shops, it is a criminal offence (enforced by trading standards
office) to display a false or misleading price indication: Sale of Goods Act
(Price Marking Order 1999). The Consumer Protection Act 1987 makes it a
criminal offence to give consumers a misleading price indication about
goods, services, accommodation (including the sale of new homes) or
facilities. Failure to comply could result in prosecution and the Courts may
impose a fine up to GBP 5000. In some cases, the fine may be an unlimited
amount.
Owain
[1] Are there any supermarkets that don't have scanning tills now?
| "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
| > > HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
| > > this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with that
| > > kinda policy :-)
| I have seen this policy in many stores -- it is designed to assure
| customers that overpricing is a mistake and not a policy by giving them
| the item free if they attempt to charge more than they list.
Tesco in the UK have a policy that if their scanning tills [1] have the
wrong price you get your money back and the item free.
In the UK in shops, it is a criminal offence (enforced by trading standards
office) to display a false or misleading price indication: Sale of Goods Act
(Price Marking Order 1999). The Consumer Protection Act 1987 makes it a
criminal offence to give consumers a misleading price indication about
goods, services, accommodation (including the sale of new homes) or
facilities. Failure to comply could result in prosecution and the Courts may
impose a fine up to GBP 5000. In some cases, the fine may be an unlimited
amount.
Owain
[1] Are there any supermarkets that don't have scanning tills now?
Mar 14th 2003, 9:05 am
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On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:49:59 -0600, Jenn wrote:
>I certainly agree that you can't expect some store in Leon or Florence
>to follow the policies of some stores in Keokuk no matter how
>enlightened the particular policy may be.
Lowe's Supermarkets in the US and possibly, Belgium owned Hannaford
and Food Lion have this policy - Lowe's will refunds the price of the
item(s) that fail to scan properly, and give the customer products x2.
>I certainly agree that you can't expect some store in Leon or Florence
>to follow the policies of some stores in Keokuk no matter how
>enlightened the particular policy may be.
Lowe's Supermarkets in the US and possibly, Belgium owned Hannaford
and Food Lion have this policy - Lowe's will refunds the price of the
item(s) that fail to scan properly, and give the customer products x2.
Mar 14th 2003, 10:16 am
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> "Jenn" wrote
> | "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
> | > > HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> | > > this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with
that
> | > > kinda policy :-)
> | I have seen this policy in many stores -- it is designed to assure
> | customers that overpricing is a mistake and not a policy by giving them
> | the item free if they attempt to charge more than they list.
> Tesco in the UK have a policy that if their scanning tills [1] have the
> wrong price you get your money back and the item free.
> In the UK in shops, it is a criminal offence (enforced by trading
standards
> office) to display a false or misleading price indication: Sale of Goods
Act
> (Price Marking Order 1999). The Consumer Protection Act 1987 makes it a
> criminal offence to give consumers a misleading price indication about
> goods, services, accommodation (including the sale of new homes) or
> facilities. Failure to comply could result in prosecution and the Courts
may
> impose a fine up to GBP 5000. In some cases, the fine may be an unlimited
> amount.
> Owain
> [1] Are there any supermarkets that don't have scanning tills now?
Aldi in the UK (at least certainly in my area).
JohnT
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> "Jenn" wrote
> | "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote:
> | > > HAhahahahahaha! I just wanna know where in the US of A can I find
> | > > this 'lady's' "local supermarket" -- or any supermarket here with
that
> | > > kinda policy :-)
> | I have seen this policy in many stores -- it is designed to assure
> | customers that overpricing is a mistake and not a policy by giving them
> | the item free if they attempt to charge more than they list.
> Tesco in the UK have a policy that if their scanning tills [1] have the
> wrong price you get your money back and the item free.
> In the UK in shops, it is a criminal offence (enforced by trading
standards
> office) to display a false or misleading price indication: Sale of Goods
Act
> (Price Marking Order 1999). The Consumer Protection Act 1987 makes it a
> criminal offence to give consumers a misleading price indication about
> goods, services, accommodation (including the sale of new homes) or
> facilities. Failure to comply could result in prosecution and the Courts
may
> impose a fine up to GBP 5000. In some cases, the fine may be an unlimited
> amount.
> Owain
> [1] Are there any supermarkets that don't have scanning tills now?
Aldi in the UK (at least certainly in my area).
JohnT
Mar 14th 2003, 5:28 pm
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U S of AMERICA wrote:
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> STUPED
You really shouldn't post such a pithy bit of repartee when you don't
even know how to SPELL it!
>
> STUPED
You really shouldn't post such a pithy bit of repartee when you don't
even know how to SPELL it!
Mar 14th 2003, 5:53 pm
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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> U S of AMERICA wrote:
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> > STUPED
> You really shouldn't post such a pithy bit of repartee when you don't
> even know how to SPELL it!
*LOL*
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> U S of AMERICA wrote:
> >
> > STUPED
> You really shouldn't post such a pithy bit of repartee when you don't
> even know how to SPELL it!
*LOL*
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