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How our JB Hi-Fi obsession is changing the world – NEWS.com.au
How our JB Hi-Fi obsession is changing the world
A couple of weeks ago I bought a new microwave, and told my mate how good it was. A few days later my phone pings with a picture on WhatsApp. He has bought the exact same new microwave. I was still looking at the picture when my phone pinged again – a picture of the huge new TV he just bought.
He’s gone appliance-crazy, and he’s not alone. It’s a spending frenzy in Australia right now. We are buying homewares and electronics at a level never before seen in human history. And the repercussions are…
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