We're decidedly of two minds, since given a bit of haggling, most retailers will chuck in a branded lead, but we'd hate to get our shiny new gear home to find it's missing a key component the one time they don't.

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That's tsatske from the Yiddish, meaning roughly pretty, shiny stuff that might make you unhappy, but you'd never buy for yourself.

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Anyway, our congratulations go out to Virgin on that shiny new trophy for the mantel, but honestly, we'd gladly trade it for a Lobster any day of the week.

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If you tend to be a bit rough on your controllers, we'd recommend laying off a bit, lest you jostle your shiny Apple product out of its perch.

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It's all well and good "fancying the shiny new lawnmower someone else has got" said one MP but he'd never thought it a good strategy.

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Aesthetically, the single speaker system looks like exactly what you'd expect from Creative, all black, with the vast majority of the rectangle monopolize by mesh and shiny plastic ends on either side.

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