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Andy Lynch
Bulli, Australia
CustOMER Since 1993
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How I loved wandering aimlessly through the Remo store! I could spend hours there, and often did. There were so many 'new' treasures to discover and so many 'old' favourites to take me back to my childhood...the fortune-telling fish, bo-peeps, the TV test-pattern, cuisinaire rods, oh-so-tasty Perkins' Paste... The best thing was the old photo booth...it produced a strip of four different b&w photos, so you could change your expression in between each shot. It became a favourite hangout for me and my friends - we'd get a caffeine rush on at the Remo cafe then pile into the booth and waste all our tip money taking silly photos! Much to my dismay, the Remo General Store closed down and worse, I lost most of my photos in a house fire. But oh happy day, Remo is back trading online, so I can make myself a strong coffee and browse through the endless "shelves" of quirky products, just like I did back then. No photo booth though... One of the things I purchased first time around was a Peacock Pocket Warmer, an ingenious little metal case that burns Zippo fluid without an actual flame (what the hell is "catalysis"?). Slip it into a pocket and it will keep you toasty warm for up to 24 hours!! Magic! I had two of these wondrous things when I travelled and they were at times my only comfort when money was tight and I experienced a kind of cold that someone from Australia can never get used to. They vanished somewhere along the way - hopefully someone is still using them out there - and so as the temperature has dropped recently, I purchased two more from the new Remo incarnation. Wow! I'd forgotten how good they were! Now when I stand outside work in the freezing cold winter winds checking IDs, I will be comfy and cozy with my Peacock Pocket Warmers catalysing away!!

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