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It’s made from a wire hanger, the sort used by dry cleaners. Advantage number 1; free materials. The wire is folded into a wedge that clips onto the supermarket trolley in the place designed for a baby. Advantage number 2; no baby. A regular laptop clips onto the top of the wire cradle. Advantage number 3; the laptop is securely held and cannot fall off even in a sharp supermarket turn. The laptop is always active as the supermarkets use WiFi systems for their price increase activities. Advantage number 4; you are continuously logged into an online casino. I am a domesticated supermarket assistant. I drive the car to the supermarket. I carry the credit card throughout the full supermarket operation; I supervise the packing of goods purchased. I load the goods into the car and drive them home and I unload the goods and carry them into the house. Now I have added an extra line to my job description: supermarket online gambler. I am still refining the modus operandum, but it goes like this: The supermarket trip begins at the fruit and vegetable counters. Here I choose online blackjack, using a $100 chip because a win here will cover all purchases, even some out-of-season or imported exotic fruits. The next counter is more expensive and I log into online roulette to raise the funds necessary at the meat counter. I play odds or evens and black or red here, always placing a chip on a single number. If it should come up, I move straight to the steaks and spare ribs. That’s the thing about online gambling, it’s so flexible and one can always switch the game to suit the flow of funds. Of course you will not be left with any unused credits at the end of the supermarket visit, but then, look at all the food! The major items still left to buy are at the wine and beer section where the supermarket doesn’t fool around with the prices. I am still undecided about what to play here - craps or baccarat? Posted on: June 18, 2007
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