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PatSeg

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25. The idea of stocking up

Reply to Canoe52 (Reply #21)

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 02:41 PM

Sep 2018

would be laughable. It was hard enough keeping the most basic necessities in the house. No bonus size packages of toilet paper or bottled water. Most purchases were minimal and often didn't last until payday. I rarely ever bought anything until it ran out.

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