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Christmas isn’t like it used to be: It’s a common gripe from older relatives as they peer into elegant gift bags and lavish lump-free gravy over al dente sprouts. But in the last decade or so, they’ve been right – and it’s not gravy strainers that are the issue, but technology.
In some ways, tech has changed Christmas for the better – being able to check the defrost time for a 3 kg turkey online has saved many a trip to an emergency room with food poisoning. LEDs on the tree are better for the planet and twinkle just as easily as the flickering, faulty Christmas lights of yesteryear.
Losing touch
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Used car SCAMS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
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