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Service: Vague. Possibly something to do with the "Enya plays pan pipes" Muzak.
Reasons to go: You have two hours before your plane leaves and this is a distinct improvement on Dorothy Perkins and the Sock Shop. You think you can bribe the children to keep quiet if you buy them a pack of luminous bugs (pounds 8.50 for 36) or a bubble-blowing kit, pounds 17.75 (no one said this place is cheap).
Reasons not to go: You hate animals and if you hear another Enya tape you will scream. "Last call" has just been announced for your plane.
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