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Customers came first for Janet

The Gazette photographed Janet and husband Geoff Pursell outside the Lazy Frog Gift Shop when they sold the business after 27 years.

LIPSTICK, a welcoming smile and a friendly greeting for customers were the secrets to the late Janet Pursell’s retail success. […]

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