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Old 13th Jan 2019, 1:33 pm   #61
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Default Re: Changing the throw away culture, BBC News

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Originally Posted by evingar View Post
I'm actually an anti fashionister. The bean-counter led downgrade of products has been gradual and systematic and I've worked out jeans (etc) from the 80s are made a lot better than the stuff these days. I scour ebay for new old stock. Problem is, occasionally my late 70s early 80s "look" temporarily flickers back into fashion. It causes me immense consternation while it lasts
Oh yes. The lad in Halfords was most taken aback when asked to show me the least fashionable bike in the shop! I wanted to see one with proper mudguards, handlebars and Sturmey gearbox.
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