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Car Buying Tips

Yet another reason to love the Internet: Free, helpful tips from OCD stats geeks. If you’re considering a car purchase, you might want to read this treatise first. If you’re broke like us but still really like performance and leather interiors, consider getting a luxury car that’s 5-6 years old. More luxury owners want newer […]

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BIRD NERD GIFTS | Your One-Stop Birding Gift Shop!

http://www.birdnerdgifts.com/ The baby-snatcher formerly known as BumApples resents those who thumb-up their own sites, but what can I say – I’m shameless. Given that my very StumbleUpon existence was founded upon the intention of promoting my other web store, I think six years’ worth of restraint is cause for some spam-happy celebration. On that note, […]

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College & Spadina Computer Stores: The Real Deal

http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/09/college_spadina_computer_stores_the_real_deal/ Only of interest to those in the 416 area code, I’d expect, but what a boon to them! A good summary and review of many of College Street’s electronics stores, with a link to another website that lists them all with hours and phone numbers so you can minimise your low-cost, computer-related shopping efforts.

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Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more

http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com. One of the giants of the Internet, with offices worldwide and an international sales reach. And a translation department provided by Babelfish, apparently: “Shopping since the Canada?” Oh dear.

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About Food

http://www.bordbia.ie/go/Consumers/About_Food/Vegetables/Availability/ This little fruit/veg seasonal chart is awesome. I’d love to get one for Ontario produce, but with an addendum for all the weird, exotic produce easily found in Toronto’s Asian grocery stores.

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Home | Poundland

http://www.poundland.co.uk/pages/default.aspx Thumbs-up for Poundland, and no, I’m not kidding. In the past week, I’ve bought a USB hub (with extension cord!) and SD memory card reader – both of which work great – for

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UrbanOutfitters.com Official Site of Urban Outfitters Shop Womens, Mens and Apartment

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=9352&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=336&iSubCat=571&iProductID=9352 I’m not a fan of Xmas (my one attempt at a tree was abandoned when the cat insisted on repeatedly pulling it down after each reinstatement) but I do love this “Pathetic Tree”.

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