Unwanted spare parts

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When my engineering company moved premises, we had to move our spare part stores. The store manager called me and said that he had found an old box of spares labelled with a customer's name and should he keep it. I said "No. We haven't heard from that customer for at least 8 years". I put down the phone. Seconds later my secretary called me. She said that while I was on the phone the customer had called asking if I still had his spare parts.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:48:01 +0000Coincidence ID:4009