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Thanks from the Content Guy

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Just wanted to say thank you to all the folks who showed up at our party last night at GroceryShop.  We had a packed house – lots of longtime MNB readers, some newbies, and even a couple of folks who I think we converted to our little community.  It was great fun!

And one other thing – big thanks to the folks at Webstop, Swiftly, and Shop To Cook, who sponsored the party.  Couldn’t have done it without you!

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