One of the main drawbacks with internet shopping is that you can't always tell what you are going to get. All you have to go on is a picture and a brief description. Now I love the internet. To me shopping has never been easier. My Christmas shopping is nearly all done and I haven't had to stand in a queue once! It's great! You don't get soaked when it rains or slip over on icy footpaths. My thimble collection owes its size to the internet. There's no way I could have got anywhere near the 300 plus that I have without the internet but even I know that, sometimes, you don't always get what you expected. Take these little penquins for instance. Cute aren't they? Really sweet. The description read large penguins. I assumed that it meant a thimble with a large picture of penguins so into my checkout basket it went. As always when I get a new thimble through the post, I'm filled with excited glee. When I opened...
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