<![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - shopping]]> 10 <![CDATA[You buy yourself many books!]]> The moment always comes when someone I know tells me, “You buy so many books!” Then the interrogation begins: if I read them all, how many do I have in the pile of unread books (‘the pile’ is an understatement, I have a shelf of unread books), what do I do when there’s no time for anything, why don’t I get them from the library, where do I put them, etc., etc., etc. Sometimes I’m in the mood and give explanations. Afterwards, I regret having justified myself. And it’s not about the books. It’s because they are my things, they don’t hurt anyone, and I like doing them.

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Mallorca has joined a phenomenon that has already swept through various European cities: the purchase of lost packages without knowing their content until after paying for them. The company King Colis opened a temporary store this Monday at the Porto Pi shopping center, where it is selling packages from online commerce that have not reached their recipients. The pop-up will only be on the island for five days, from May 5 to 9.

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