It is far better to rent a quality outfit with a realistic beard and wig than a cheapo off the rack generic fall apart after one season suit.

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It has more copper in it than the cheapo appliance.

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The cheapo segment is looking mighty attractive to big customers like FedEx, which has invited Choice to bid on a corporate-travel account involving 300 hotels in the Pacific Northwest.

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If you don't have a spare machine lying around to serve duty as a file server, you can either get a cheapo bare bones PC to fill the role, or invest in an external storage solution.

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