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Dutch Reach – Its Duh

Posted on May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 by DutchReachExecDir
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The Dutch Reach - It's Duh! lists five somewhat humorous but actually true reasons why the far hand method should be used. It works everywhere, always. It's zero tech. It's free & open source. It's 100% green. It's 'guaranteed' safer. It's easy to sell.

Six more reasons to go Dutch.

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