The Division of Labour Is Limited by the Extent of the Market

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I am looking for a vendor of jewelry-making supplies. (Shh, don't tell Bob M., but I'm making him a little something special for under his tree!) I'm currently in Milford, PA, and I can't find anything within about a 30-mile radius around my house. I called my wife and asked her if she knew of anything like that in Brooklyn. Of course, there is just such a shop about ten blocks from my house.

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  1. Bob Murphy5:14 PM

    I guess in Milford they don't pander to people's basest motives.

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  2. gcallah6:40 PM

    No, Bob, we do have a whorehouse here. We just don't have jewelry-making supplies.

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  3. senyoreconomista4:27 AM

    The flying cows are attacking his site again...

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  4. senyoreconomista4:28 AM

    The flying cows are attacking his site again...

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