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COULD THIS be a parting shot from a disgruntled programmer, or just one of
those unfortunate mistakes? With Christmas fast approaching, reader David
Bradley was perusing the online catalogue of the department store Debenhams at
www.debenhams.com. He decided a decanter or a jug and some glasses would make
the ideal Christmas present for his sister Sue.

But typing the word “jugs” into the keyword slot and hitting the search
button resulted not in a rundown of vessels for pouring, but in a collection of
bras with names like the “Wicked” bra, the “Shame on you” bra and the
“Wonderbra®”…

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