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A recent report has come up with some surprising findings. It shows that many people still prefer to do their shopping in  51 shops. They say they particularly like the personal  52 they get from local salespeople, who take the trouble to get to know their customers  53 are always cheerful when they serve them. Many particularly like to buy electric appliances from a local shop  54 they feel that if the products develop any unpleasant faults, they can  55them back to a shopkeeper who they know and who they feel will be  56 .

Another reason people give for preferring their local shops  57 the larger stores is that they distrust the persuasive salespeople  58 meet in the big stores. So it seems that people are more selective  59 . we have been led to believe. The report will make comforting reading to all of us  60  would hate to lose our local shops. It would indeed be depressing if they were to disappear.

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