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Letter: Letters : . . .

Published 7 June 1997

From John Jenkins

Birmingham

Recently the Office of Fair Trading issued a booklet entitled Shopping
Sussed: Know your Rights! This is described as “a handy little guide” and
has been designed in a convenient size and shape—just right to fit in a
wallet next to credit cards. And someone had the bright idea of incorporating a
magnet to enable the covers of the booklet to close neatly.

Thoughtfully, there is a statement in very small print inside which reads:
“This booklet may affect the magnetic strips on bank cards and travel cards.
Please keep separately.”

Issue no. 2085 published 7 June 1997

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