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We scan the inbox so you don't have to. Today, three items of note:.
SUBJECT: Margaritaville Tub-N-Tap Party Cooler
MESSAGE: A combo beer cooler and tap
FROM: Best Bets Daily
SUBJECT: Tips, services and products that'll help you move
MESSAGE: NYcityVAN moving service (917-664-9173); a custom stamp, available at StampWorx 2000, that'll help you alert everyone to your new address; stainless-steel numbers from DWR; tree wallpaper from Romp; a moving kit from The Container Store; murals and screens from Decoradar Murals + Spaces; dog beds from Trixie + Peanut; the Muji multi tool with hammer from the MoMA Design Store; sage smudge-sticks from Aphrodisia; metal wing key ring from Matter; trays and coasters from Sweet Charity; packing material from Proboxes; SpeedyFixit for quick repairs
FROM: MUG
SUBJECT: Green Apple Cleaners
MESSAGE: A dry-cleaning service that doesn't use Perc, a harmful chemical
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SUBJECT: Hill Country (30 W 26th St between Broadway and Sixth Ave, 212-255-4544)
MESSAGE: Soon-to-open BBQ restaurant
DISCARDED: "Balderdash," "Because man cannot lard on meat alone," "as your nouveaux girth brings NYC up to the rest of the nation's beautiful, belt-exploding norm"
FROM: Urban Junkies London
SUBJECT: Human For Sale
MESSAGE: A website that calculates how much you are worth
FROM: UrbanBaby Daily
SUBJECT: Brooklyn Play Spot (399 Atlantic Ave, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, lower level; 917-887-9884)
MESSAGE: A recently-opened indoor playground