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Old 21-01-2010, 18:32
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Default Re: I found something else free in Switzerland

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Originally Posted by BigD View Post
It is simply them being pragmatic and saving themselves money. The cost of delivering letters to BigD Acres Farm on the mountaintop in Appenzell will be dramatically reduced if we can persuade Farmer BigD to use a PO Box. In fact slap-my-thigh,we'll let him have one gratis and make him think we are doing him a favour and hope he doesnt know about our madate to deliver to all citizens - however inaccessible - for one postage stamp price....dress me up and call me Susan if it ain't so.

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Oh I see.... and the tactic would be to slap a hefty fine on said fine farmer should he fail to empty his PO box at 'reasonable' intervals (in fine print: hourly at least)? There's got to be a catch here somewhere.
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