21.   And he assured us, there are such places as discount lab equipment houses where one can buy these things.

22.   And they see the Internet, above all, as a place to buy things.

23.   And, trust him, Wilson also worked to see how many things he could buy in a few days.

24.   As a value investor, Warren Buffett likes to buy things on the cheap.

25.   A streamlined checkout process made it easier to buy things.

26.   After all, gas stations had built those stores on the assumption that customers who came in to pay for gas would buy other things on impulse.

27.   After working in Chicago for a year, I left for California, where I bought a few things for my apartment.

28.   All this made me wonder who was buying things last week, other than those persuasive shoppers whose families had agreed to celebrate Christmas late.

29.   But at least it explains why so many seemingly sensible people are lining up to buy the things.

30.   But if they keep winning like this, the bonuses will be bigger than expected, and they can buy better things to pour while in a better mood.