"Stuart Noble" wrote in message
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Not that on-line shopping is that much better, although much less time is
wasted. It's still necessary to ensure that suppliers meet their
commitments, however.

And still necessary to hang around waiting for deliveries or, in the case
of a friend of mine, lining up for an hour at the courier's local depot at
7 in the evening

Should have used Royal Mail (waits for AH rant :-) )