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Despite the doom laden comments in the Practical Television magazine the trade did prosper very well all through the 70s, 80s and 90s.
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Indeed it did, there were a huge amount of rental shops, both the large chains and a lot of independents too.
Our first colour set was a 22" Decca Bradford, bought in 1975 on a 'rent to buy'
scheme over five years. All the advantages of rental, but full ownership after the five year period ended.
It appears that 'Television' did make one prophesy that came true...
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"Many repairs will no longer be viable and we shall be a
step nearer the American system of consigning an
article to the dustbin when it goes wrong" he suggested. To us it looks like increased demands for
the efforts of the kitchen table merchants.
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Mark