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UK oldies go crazy for e-shopping

29 Jun 2007 09:00

Fave pastime is frittering away the kids' inheritance

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55 isn't old 

By David Harper
Posted Friday 29th June 2007 09:25 GMT

Cheeky young whippersnapper!

I'm a few years short of 55 myself, but I still think it's offensive to label the over-55s as "oldies".

As to the fact that only 10 per cent of over-55s use their computer to watch TV, compared to 50 per cent of 16-24 year olds, that's probably because the over-55s have the sense to realise that you get better picture and sound quality if you watch TV on ... an actual TV.

nation of shoppers? 

By Britt Johnston
Posted Friday 29th June 2007 12:44 GMT

The last time someone suggested that, he ended up in solitary, with arsenic in his food. A propos, how is Microsoft doing in Russia?

shoppers?? 

By John Dougald McCallum
Posted Monday 2nd July 2007 16:31 GMT

I think you will find that Bonny said that we were a nation of Shopkeppers!

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