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Amazon to weaponize Christmas shopping

can drop it on your lawn if you're outFans of online shopping will soon see unmanned drones dropping a range of seasonal products upon their heads; with Syria already registering an interest in the express of delivery of 800 tonnes of ‘fake snow’. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has promised, within five years, we can expect to see ‘Octocopters’ depositing 2.3kg packages on unsuspecting schools, wedding parties and terrorists in search of cut price DVDs.

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Posted: Dec 2nd, 2013
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Lost tribe found in Amazon warehouse

no-one knew they were there or how primitive were their living conditionsSecret night filming has revealed for the first time a tribe untouched by civilization living deep within previously unexplored areas of Amazon’s Swansea warehouse.

Nicknamed ‘the pickers’ by anthropologists, they communicate only with grunts and beeps, and appear to live a very basic hunter-gatherer existence – hunting out cardboard boxes and gathering them into piles.

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Posted: Nov 26th, 2013
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Princess Anne’s ‘Horses for Courses’ cookbook tipped for Christmas top spot

most revolutionary culinary tome since reintroduction of scotch eggsRetailers have announced their Christmas sales predictions today, revealing that Princess Anne has a ‘strong chance’ of reaching the festive top spot for December book sales with the launch of her debut cookbook, ‘Horses for Courses’. Said to be the first of its kind, readers will be treated to wide array of equine offerings, from ‘honey-glazed hoof’ to ‘quick and easy tongue sandwiches, straight from the horse’s mouth’.

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Posted: Nov 20th, 2013
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Starbucks outperformed by lay-by sandwich van

four customers a month can't be wrongPete’s Baps, in a lay-by just off the M4, has once again reported greater profits than Starbucks.

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Posted: Nov 18th, 2013
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Amazon alienates customers as ‘…recommends’ function becomes honest

and you're done.Customers were left confused and upset this week after Amazon.com’s famous ‘Amazon recommends…’ function was adjusted by the site’s designers to be more frank with their consumers.

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Posted: Oct 13th, 2013
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