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Much of it is pointless, but that only adds to its charm: Fortnum & Mason hampers reviewed

11 April 2020

9:00 AM

11 April 2020

9:00 AM

Stop the clocks: Fortnum & Mason is still delivering hampers. I am not surprised, because this shop — or rather this myth disguised as a shop — sold condiments to the Empire, and it wouldn’t let a global pandemic thwart the consumption of those condiments. It was among the earliest fans of globalisation, which is now something I have to explain to my son.

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