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Pre-toasted bread... Why not cut out the toaster? ![]() By the way, this is a bit of a tangent, but... As some of you know, I've been involved in shipping products to West Africa. (My business partner is still there, running the business... We set up a store there.) People want kitchen items, right? So kitchen items should sell... But we made one huge mistake. We packed a lot of toasters in our shipping container to sell there. At least 50 toasters, I'd say. Good profits, right? But we made a big error... Apparently, West Africans don't toast their bread! They just eat their bread un-toasted... (Toasting it is not part of their culture!) As far as I'm aware, we still have a huge pile of unsold toasters, in the store room of our shop...! (Know any West Africans who want a toaster? ![]() Hmm... A good (and expensive) lesson on why you should know the local culture...! Best wishes, Dien
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