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Post by macelee »

I receive a lot of spams every day in my Go4Go email address and learn to ignore them. But this one got my attention. It says:

"Greetings, Well I would like to know whether you sell Ladders......"
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Reply with something like "We only deal with ladders which are favorable to our position."
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...or" "We make them out of stone"

...and: "We sell only unbroken ladders."

But make sure that you include the caveat: "We cannot be responsible if the ladder is broken if used in the wrong position."
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Do you sell nets as well?
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