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Who Needs Germ-Fighting Vacuum Cleaner Bags?
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Donella H. Meadows |
19 Jul 1999 |
Global Citizen |
| My trusty Electrolux dealer dropped off a box of vacuum cleaner bags the other day. What stopped me from ripping it right open was not the label, I'm sorry to say, but the price. Thirty bucks for 24 bags. A dollar and a quarter each. Electrolux bags have always been pricey, but even with handy home delivery, this was out of sight. I called Joe to ask why the steep rise. They're new, improved bags, he pointed out. ... |
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| Topics: green living, Japan, pollution and waste (all these topics) |
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