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1000s OF USES
OK, I can accept Bostick were the first to develop a re-usable adhesive. The Wikipedia page about Blu-Tack suggests that, as with 3M and Post-Its, Blu-Tack was invented by accident: The substance was...
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1000s OF USES: PART 2 – A REPLY FROM BOSTIK
Following on from my earlier post, I sent an email to Bostik regarding their claim that Blu-Tack has “1000s of uses”. Actually, I didn’t email them, as I couldn’t find an email address on their...
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1000s OF USES: PART 3 – A GLIMMER OF HOPE
After receiving a reply to my original complaint, I still wasn’t satisfied. I wrote back: Hallo, Firstly, I would like to thank you for your swift response to my query, although unfortunately, I do not...
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1000s OF USES: PART 4 – A MOMENT OF DOUBT
I sent an email back to Michelle saying I hoped she had a nice holiday and saying I was looking forward to hearing back from her. It was nearly another week before she replied. I assume this must be...
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1000s OF USES: PART 5 – A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT
I went to Camden yesterday. While I was there, I popped into Central Stationers (163-165 Camden High Street, London, NW1 7JY). Nothing could have prepared me for the shocking discovery I would make:...
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1000s OF USES: PART 6 – GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS
The last few days have been something of a roller-coaster of emotions for me, as I continue my struggle to establish whether or not there really are thousands of uses for Blu-Tack. Firstly, having...
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1000s OF USES: PART 8 – MERRY CHRISTMAS
After all of her hard work, I thought it would be nice to send Michelle a Christmas card. I put quite a lot of thought into picking the card. I didn’t want to send something which would make me look...
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1000s OF USES: PART 9 – AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO
I’m pleased to say Michelle loved the Christmas card I sent her. She just sent me an email: Hi James, I just wanted to say thanks very much for the Christmas card – a nice surprise to get one from a...
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