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Thanks to fixed book price law, no handcuffs gift at fifty shades of grey

A few months ago, the Council for Culture advised Minister Bussemaker to maintain the law on fixed book prices. And that while the functioning of the law has not been proven at all. For enterprising booksellers, this law is a liability.

This law earned erotic department store Christine le Duc a €15,000 fine. They devised a playful action: gift a pair of handcuffs with the purchase of the "50 shades of grey" trilogy. "Not allowed!" ruled the commissariat for the...

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A few months ago, the Council for Culture advised Minister Bussemaker to maintain the law on fixed book prices. And that while the functioning of the law has not been proven at all. For enterprising booksellers, this law is a liability.

This law earned erotic department store Christine le Duc a €15,000 fine. They devised a playful action: gift a pair of handcuffs with the purchase of the "50 shades of grey" trilogy. "Not allowed!" ruled the commissariat for the...

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