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  • Wired plastic bags

    Wired plastic bags

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    The plastic bag of the supermarket store Mercadona is a rare symbol. It looks like a “stop” symbol with the letters SPB inside. It took my attention and I searched internet about it. I found some references to the Mercadona page, in different languages: Ventajas: SPB. Siempre precios bajos. Nuestros productos están Siempre a Precios Bajos. Ahorro en…

  • The amazing KL at the grocery

    The amazing KL at the grocery

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    As you can imagine, I’m looking for the rignt use of IS walking around.    That’s the reason why is was really surbprise by this fruti market in barceloan:  the price was calculate for €/KL. Efective in soud, but… totally wrong.   🙁 Report details Place: Barcelona Unit: Mass Subject: Company Date: 2014/03/30 Resolved: Yes

  • mins and secs… so horrible also on line!

    mins and secs… so horrible also on line!

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    “mins” instead of minutes, ugly but less deep of “secs”, instead of s.   Report details Unit: time Subject: Company Date: 2014/12/30 Resolved: Yes

  • Flying errors in the ticket

    Flying errors in the ticket

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    From ticket of Ryanair. What are “cms”?!?!? Report details Place: web Unit: length Subject: Company Date: 2014/02/16 Resolved: Yes

  • mt also beneath the ground

    mt also beneath the ground

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    From this publication on heat pumps. http://www.fiorinigroup.it/cgi-bin/downloads/45e8d0bf-f729-4491-9cac-890547edce6f_03%20pompecalore.pdf Report details Place: web Unit: length Subject: Company Date: 2014/03/06 Resolved: Yes

  • If eats a lot, also the letter k gets bigger

    If eats a lot, also the letter k gets bigger

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    k is the prefix that indicates the 10 ³, ie the kilo-. However, the brochure of a major pharmaceutical company would seem to suggest , “warning that if k eats a lot, also the letter k becomes larger: k goes to K). I’m not sure the font used is uppercase, but I think so. But…

  • Battery of 2.600 MAh

    Battery of 2.600 MAh

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    In the photographed battery, the unit of measurement is correct: 2600 mAh (perhaps even clearer would be 2600 mAh). Then, the title became “Battery 2.600 MAh for Samsung Galaxy S4 [Imported from Germany] Samsung” http://www.amazon.it/Samsung-Batteria-Galaxy-Importato-Germania/dp/B00BTCPPYE Report details Place: web Unit: corrente elettrica Subject: Privato Date: 2014/03/30 Resolved: No