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The Insights section deals with whether a business idea holds up. This one is narrower and more practical. It is about the products themselves.

What separates two panels that both say 200W. Why a rechargeable fan’s stated runtime is measured on its lowest speed. Which engine size crossed the green tax threshold on 1 July and which missed it by two cubic centimetres. What a bale actually costs you once you count what you cannot sell. Fifty pieces so far, each one written around a product we supply and a question buyers keep asking us about it.

None of it is written to sell you something. Several of these pieces will talk you out of a purchase, which is usually cheaper for everyone than the alternative.

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