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South Koreans hunt for old LG air-conditioners after logos turn out to be pure gold (www.straitstimes.com)

submitted 2 days ago by abacabadabacaba@infosec.pub to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] vodka@feddit.org 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Apparently it's a semi common thing for jewelry store workers to do.

[–] ClockworkOtter@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing the gloves are to avoid getting oils onto the metal, so there's no particular reason not to also wear jewellery over then.

Is the downvote because I'm wrong?

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

No, some people just do contentious things without any real purpose.