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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 16 Jan 2013

    #Blockbuster update: UK firm will continue to accept gift cards while administrator Deloitte seeks buyerhttp://bbc.in/10bskS0 

    6:34 AM - 16 Jan 2013
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      1. Scott Jonathon‏ @scottjok 16 Jan 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Exacetly how many #Blockbuster gift cards do you think are in question here?

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      1. Carol Allen‏ @carolofdawes 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking This is an awful lot of jobs disappearing

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      1. Rodney Watson‏ @RodneyMWatson 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Here's my original Blockbuster joke (I made it up). I posted it at 2.44PM. Beat that! https://twitter.com/RodneyMWatson/status/291556620939427841 … #Blockbuster #HMV

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        Rodney Watson @RodneyMWatson
        Blockbuster goes bust. "Can I have a 'P' please Bob?". "Yes you can. P45 !!!" #Blockbuster #HMV #Jessops #Comet #bust #HighSt #austerity
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      1. Karen 'hun' Howard‏ @TopsyKaren 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Wow this is never ending!! 😩

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      1. Social Media Strategy, Management & Training‏ @BlackDogMedia 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking seeks buyer??? Who would buy #Blockbuster and what would they be buying?

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      1. Sven Bo‏ @svenboblair 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking anyone who buys a blockbuster gift card in 2013 truly is mentally disturbed. I'd rather have a ball of string. #moreuseful

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      1. Dreamer‏ @Dreamsgonesour 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking how many more this is so so sad

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      1. Slim© #45 ♈‏ @markibhoy13 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking why allow this with Blockbuster but not HMV..... Same administrator..... What the hell is going on.... #doublestandards

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      1. Dominic Healy‏ @DomHealy 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #blockbuster Surely the least shocking news since H from Steps came out?

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      1.  🎃 𝕸𝖎𝖘𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖊𝖋𝕵𝖆𝖗𝖌𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖑  🧟‍♂️‏ @MentalJargon 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking blockbuster vouchers??? Must be the worst gift in the world!

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      1. Diane Atkinson‏ @DISAXglos 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #Blockbuster are behaving better than #HMV then

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      1. Dan Lowe‏ @troikia 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking thought they went bust years ago to be honest.

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      1. Linda ann Black‏ @afcquine 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking They couldn't do that for HMV when they were still selling them after knowing they were in trouble. #screwthecustomers #HMV 😁

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      1. Androv Paulus Hottua‏ @PondraSijabat 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking good news

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      1. Suzan‏ @suzan72 16 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking well at least Deloitte have plenty of work this week...

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