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Telling the truth about ready-to-assemble furniture

Posted by Jan Freeman July 1, 2007 10:13 PM

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[Updated 7/03: Staples, whose catalog is the source of this ad, has changed the wording on its website: The refractory table ("stubborn, uncooperative") is now a refectory table (one meant for meals or refreshments -- though traditional refectory tables are large, heavy-legged dining-hall furniture, not modest tea table like this.)]

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