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Hotel gift shops could do more to float Picky Nicky’s boat

Hotel gift shops are more often than not a big disappointment. You are in a great hotel, somewhere fabulous; it’s the summer; perhaps you packed well, perhaps you did not, but you need a pair of sunglasses, hat, swimsuit or a pair of sandals. Or

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