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NNadir

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9. Interesting certainly. I'm kind of lazy in aeeking alternatives but we have cut Amazon

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Tue Mar 3, 2026, 01:51 PM

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We received some gift cards, which we redeemed rather than leaving them with pure profit, but we will buy nothing else from them.

I do rely on Google scholar for many things and I'm not sure I can afford to break the habit.

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