imposta The new cafe on abbey street.
 

hello! i would just like to say what a delightful place ive just been to.

Have you seen the new cafe on abbey street called imposta?
Well i totally recommend it. ive just been in with my mum,sister,and sisters boyfriend. and it was really good.
It was a nice cute enviroment with classy touches,comfortable seating and the mostly friendliest staff!
The prices are affordable and the food WOW lets just say i loved it! :) The food was presented ever so nicely, and the wait was not long at all! Even though the cafe was pretty busy and the customers kept rolling in!
The menu isnt the biggest, but its quite simple, but it was nice that way, it suited the elegance of the cafe.

Deffiantly going to go in there again, and i really hope they stay in buisness. not like there going anywhere too soon.

Leave any comments if you have or would like to go to this cafe.

Ohhh by the way i had a tuna,redcabage, and swiss cheese sandwhich and i can honestly say ive never had a tuna sandwhich that tasted SOOO good + a coke :D

Thanksss x x x

Amazing!

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I will give that a whirl. Usually go to Divine in Warner Street thats a nice clean place and good food. They make a really good hot chocolate with marshmallow.:)

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I will call in now it has opened, we did quite a bit of work to the place, and I can tell you that the owners didnt cut corners on anything, everything we installed was quality stuff, nice to hear the service equals the efforts of all who worked hard to get the place opened, not least the owners.

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Yea thats right! you should get alot of the credit aswell :) LOL, Thanks for the delish cafe. You can give the message from me, saying i think it was excellent! and i'll deffiantly be going there again!
and greenwellies church, trust me its worth it!! <3

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Whereabouts on abbey st is it? might give it a whirl next week.:)

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Bottom of Avenue Parade, opposite Abbey Street Shopping shopping centre, on the right facing up towards the Coppice. The girlfriend and I normally go Over Coffee when in Accy but will give it a try, any money going towards an upper-market place in Accy can only improve the town, some good stuff coming about with Grants, Peel Park, Over Coffee and the places on Warner street, it's that side of the town that needs marketing, let Greggs and the Poundshops die.

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It's across from the post office, can't remember what it used to be called but was a cafe before too.

I haven't been in but the lady in the shop next to me says it's really good.

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Beat you :P

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The latter probably do more for the town's economy than the niche shops. The ideal situation is a mix of both.

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Cheers Sam n Dave............. hey they were a good act.:D Whats upmarket in accy? = Tablecloths P.M.S.L.

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While we are on about new shops, an update on 2 others. The one next to us on Peel St will open next week as a card & gift shop. The one at the top of Peel st ( used to be the shoe shop ) will become.............................. a charity shop in September for East Lancs Hospice

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Just to answer myself it was called Sugarsticks

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is it only me that gets the distinct wiff of tinned pork luncheon meat?

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didn't it used to be a solicitors?

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well accy really needs another card shop n charity shop.:rolleyes:

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Thats what I thought when I read the thread when it had just appeared. I was in a good mood though and left it alone :D

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Unless they offer some form of reward scheme for posting on a local forum I would have thought it's genuine. Clearly the OP doesn't work there as she is asking for a job elsewhere.

Besides if somebody new is going to promote their business would they have not put it in the jobs section ;):)

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also after n hairdresser fer school prom, so hardly the owner. but being a devious git, i still aint sure what the score is.:D

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Yes, it used to be one of Forbes' offices - think that was about 10 years ago

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Im sure it used to be a pram and cot shop in the 80's ? ?
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n before that did it used to sell suitcases,luggage etc?

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Popped in this afternoon fer cappuchino n a cake wi paris, both agree best we had in accy fer many a year, will defo go again.:)

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The other shop used to be called sugar sticks i think :) <3

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I'm not the owner? :L haha it was just a review :) <3

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Glad ya did sarah.

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That was good of you.

Judging by the other comments, I'll give Over Coffee a miss next week, and check it out.

Always nice to hear of new independent businesses in the area....especially if they're as good as this sounds.

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I think it's good to see more positive reviews

Apparently there is an excellent shop on Peel St sells all sorts of printed garments and stuff.:D

( Lets see what sort of mood Neil's in for this spam :) )

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Called in to "Imposta" this morning, very impressed and Lynn, who knows about this sort of thing, thought it was great so I'm in good books as well, staff were very pleasant and they've gone to a great deal of trouble fitting it out, let's hope they do well

PS Talking to a friend in town later who says it was a tea shop before

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Glad you enjoyed it like me :) haha <3

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well mate if ya aint impressed i'll pay, thats how good i reckon it is.:)

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Good good :) <3

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Today we visited the Imposta Coffee House Abbey Street on recommendation from an earlier thread by SarahLouise. We certainly agree with her. I got a Latte and a breakfast toastie.my partner had Hot Chocolate with marshmallow and cream + a toasted currant t-cake (the latter served with a knob of butter in a tiny heart shaped bowl). The food and drink was excellent and served up very quickly.The staff were very friendly and polite. We will definitely visit there again.:):)

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Great stuff, I had the breakfast toastie

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We went in there today and it was EXCELLENT. Great service, good food (the Toffee Apple flavoured muffin I had was SCRUMMY) all in all probably the nicest cafe in Accrington

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That sounds good i will try one next time.:)

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Yeeyyy, look what ive started now :L haaha <3

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Ian

Your just too cynical it's a shame when as a new member my 15 year old daughter cant post a positive thread about a new local business without their having to be an ulterrior motive.(which there isn't)

There are plenty of examples of members reporting bad experiences with companies who are named on Accyweb but do we question if they have been posted by a competitor as a means of affecting their trade

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To be fair Hedman, we do get quite a lot of these types of thread of new businesses promoting in a disguised way. It went through my mind originally seeing as it appeared to be an 'over' complimentary report.

I think your daughter dealt with this criticism admirably to be honest and she laughed at Ian's post assuring us that she had no interest, and subsequently led to some of our members enjoying a new eating venue.

I am now going to give her some karma for that..:)

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Thank you I'm sure she will be grateful

Perhaps I come from a less cynical age when we took things at face value rather than having to have a such a cynical "whats in it for me attitude"

Oh to return to the good old days when honesty and integrity were the norm

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Thanks dad LOL, but i can promise you, i do not work for this cafe shop. i just really liked it, and thought i'd spread it all over accy web, because alot of buisnesses in accrington arent very good, so its a change :D <3

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Those 'good old days' were only ever a reality in fairy stories.

;)

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I have to say, that influenced by this thread, Nicola and I took the opportunity to test out this establishment yesterday....by way of a celebratory coffee and cake session(Nicola had just been the 'Speaker' at the town hall, and it frayed her nerves just a little bit).

I have to say it is an oasis of charm(in a modern sort of way) in a town that is lacking in such areas.
I agree with all the very positive comments made. We enjoyed our coffee, and were served by a very handsome young man(always a bonus).
I am pretty sure that we will be visiting again.
Great stuff, and thanks to Sarah Louise for bringing it to our attention.

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No Problem, im glad i could help. i bet imposta are getting alot of customers thanks to me! haha <3

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they said that they had been very busy yesterday, and I'm sure this publicity has helped....but the acid test is the quality and the service...and in my book both were excellent.

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If it is of any interest to anyone, the shop concerned sold leather goods and tack up until the mid seventies. the lady who ran it, Mrs Sergeant, also had a house at the bottom of Avenue Parade where she used to give piano lessons, she also ran the Sunday School at the little chapel on Charter Street. I have very many happy memories of the time I spent under Mrs Sergeant's musical tuition; she was much nicer than that awfully snobby Bridges woman further up Avenue Parade.

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Didn't you leather knickerbockers chafe against the piano stool?

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Remember it well Bob, in fact i mentioned it on the other thread, gawd knows where thats gone,:D bought a great umbrella from it late 60s n had it fer donkeys years, which was a great achievement given the drunken states i used to get in.:D

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what happen to the cafe near the town hall call moring .when they have waiting sevice then you pay when you finshed you meal.ps you now have 2 good cafe in accy now

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meant the eating house in accy not far from market

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Hi
I thought i would come on and have a look at the reviews after hearing from customers that there had been a few comments posted about my new coffee shop on the forum.

Thankyou very much for all your lovely reviews, they are much appriciated, and a real boost, especially thanks to Sarah Louise for starting the thread.

Im made up you're all enjoying it.
Thanks again.
Paul Williams @ impostacoffee

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Keep that standard up paul, n reckon yer on a winner.;) we shall be popping in again this week at some point.

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For the benefit of a couple of our cynical members can you confirm if you sell spam or not :rofl38:

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Hi Paul, I've put some photos in The Gallery, all the best
Wadey and Lynn at Haslingden

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Lol, worthy of reward.

Have a spam fritter karma nibble.

:D

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is it child friendly?

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It would appear that Cafe Wars have broken out in downtown Accy. However, never having visited any of these aforementioned establishments, could anyone advise if one is served by fully trained Baristas? One finds it so difficult to get a decent cup of Kopi Luwak (decaff) these days so I would be tempted to pop in to one of these places if someone could confirm in the affirmative that one's favourite coffee is not only available, but correctly served.

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I think you would be out of luck on that one Tealeaf.......I don't think the population of Accrington are ready for such sophisticated tastes......but you could phone ahead and give them the opportunity to provide you with your favourite brew. but I guess that you might have to tell them exactly how you want it served. I rather fancy there is a shortage of fully trained Baristas

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I shall take your advice and do that next time I'm back in Accy, which should be in about a weeks time.

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I like the place, and I enjoyed my little Saturday break there....and despite what Pigface says I didn't think it was overpriced......it was cheaper than, say Costa Coffee, or Starbucks.....and the personal service was prompt and efficient.

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It must be good, rejuvenating pig swill she's consuming.

The 'nearly retired' person, who has 'pupils', is acting, and posting, like an immature, childish, little oik.

Bless.

Finish your Horlicks.

Time for beddy-byes.

You've got school in the morning.

:dummy2:

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Brew time :coffeecup

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Went in today for the first time, for lunch.

Nice, restful decor. Good mix of bistro tables and chairs, and comfortable leather sofas and coffee tables.

We both had the All Day Breakfast toastie. Lovely wholegrain bread, good quality bacon, eggs, and sauce. Great latte, though large is massive.

As for cost. Cheaper than fish and chips and coffee, for our usual Tuesday lunch in Church St, and cheaper than where we ususually eat on Saturdays, at Over Coffee. Though there we do usually have a heartier meal.

Exceptionally good service.

I went out for a cigarette and Paul came over and introduced himself to my mum, with a friendly handshake. They chatted about business, and Accy Web's rave reviews were mentioned. He said in the six weeks they'd been opened there's the odd quiet day. Mum told him at our family bakery, after sixty six years there's still the odd quiet day, but carrying on as they are they'll do well.

Really enjoyable, and will definitely go back.

(Added bonus for those who like to smoke, whilst having coffee, there are six tables outside.)

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I am glad you and your Mum tried the place Gary, and also very pleased with your review too.
I know you are well travelled and capable of making a good judgement.

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Damn glad ya liked it rindy, said i'd pay if ya didn't.:D;)

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So you did.

Fiddle.

Should have sent you a pm, saying it was dire, and collected the dosh, before saying how good I really thought it was.

:D

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I dropped in today with my friends. and introduced my self. i didnt think such a review would get soo many comments back haha. startled!

My dad told me to go in a introduce my self. considering i was going in anyway for another delish toastie! :P Yummm.. and he was so polite and said thank you so many times. i guess i got alot of customers in haha. (yeyy) He was so kind enough to give me a meal+coke on the house! (didnt exspect that) and again i loved it! whoop! Got chatting with this lady who was also very nice :)

Thanks imposta! :D going there again hehe <3

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We all know you didn't start this thread for any other reason than you like the place.

To have your kindness repaid, is a nice reward.

Good things should be publicised, and I've got another nice place to have lunch now, because of you.

Thank you.

:)

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Yeyy haha. Yea i love it :) <3

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Perhaps you should consider Marketing as a career option Sarah .. ;):D

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Imposta coffee is the best thing to happen to Accy for a while. Divine, Lily Maes etc are setting the trend with food and drink in the town. Other shops... follow the quality PLEASE..

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Yea that would be fun... i could try doing it in my free time haha. i'll consider it thank you :) <3

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Managed to get in there today at long last. Had an all-day breakfast sarnie and a cappucchino - absolutely top-notch. This will now be my regular port of call on match days! :)

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"all-day breakfast sarnie"

My favourite

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Already looking forward to my next one in two weeks' time! :D

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Good on yer mate, paris n i love it.:);)

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I called in this morn, just for a Coffee. Was nice i must say, really clean and welcoming, and all the staff were friendly and made a point of saying hello and asking how things were. I only had a large Cappuccino, but then it looked lonely on its own so just had a small Portugese Custard Tart to go with it! Very nice indeed. Will certainly be using again!


Best Regards - Taggy

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littlepom tried to post on this thread last night - a message came up to say the post had to be checked by a moderator?????????????
I know that she considered it to be the best cafe she has been in in Accrington - far superior to the ones in the Market Hall and adjacent street. Is there something wrong with expressing an opinion?

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there's a job going at this coffee shop if anyone is interested, email your cv and written app to [email protected] or take your cv and written app into the shop

i've sent mine off so fingers crossed

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Good Luck Shaz :D

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it was pointless :( got an email back off Paul earlier, the jobs already gone

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at least ya got n answer shaz, bit of a novelty these days, or so they say, good luck in yer search.

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i know Cashy, thats what i thought, i mailed Paul back and thanked him for letting me know

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When me and my mum were in town on Saturday we were approached by a young lady handing out leaflets to this place and were told that if we take it to the shop we would get a free cup of coffee.

We didnt have the time to go in though, and to be honest we had just had a cold drink at Costa Coffee!

I think that they are losing business with Costa opening.............

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Have tried Imposta a few times lately and as for value for money, friendly service and cleanliness can't be beat IMHO. £2:95 For their scrumptious Granary Toasties (enough for two people to share), compared to £2:00 for one slice of cheese on toast in the downstairs cafes in the market hall!!! No competition in my book, plus the relaxing surroundings wins every time with me. It is a treat to visit:)

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I won't use Costa not least because they are a big concern, think we should where we can back local folks. But have also heard negative reports about Costa not being behind out Troops:(. Whether these reports are true or not I know where I prefer to spend my money and Imposta wins hands down for me:)

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I don't remember exactly when it was but Cashman recommended I tried Imposta. I have just been in again(don't recall reporting back the first few times) and have to say it is a great cafe and I am led to believe locally independently run. This is a cafe unique to accrington.. Costa doesn't come close!

Really enjoyed the breakfast toastie and the coffee is always great. Love it

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It aint bad at all, we still call in, not as often these days since we moved up ossy.:)

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It is always June when I go in, I think it was exactly a year ago when I went in... Always off work for the birthday week :D

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We even let you foreigners use our Tesco Express ;)

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I do the staff are great, shame the choice is crap.:D

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I saw you walking in today as I was reversing out of my space

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Was going to a mates funeral, so just popped in fer a couple of bits they hadn't got.:rolleyes:

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Called in Imposta for the first time yesterday for coffee and bacon butties .

I enjoyed them and found the service excellent .

Before all these eating establishments were open in Accrington I remember going to a cafe on Blackburn Rd opposite the Railway pub , I think between Eagle St and Birch St . It was a well-known place for going for a meal in those days , but I can't for the life in me remember its name .

Was there also a Co-op restaurant ? I seem to recall going there after a funeral .

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I booked my 1st wedding reception at the Coop restaurant in Warner St.(1961)
A methodist wedding - hence booze free venue.

Just 2 months before the big day they advised me that the venue had been double booked, and since the other booking was for a larger party, mine could not now be accommodated. I had booked it many months before so was very 'miffed'.

I managed to book the Swan Inn(now Grants) opposite the police station, and the methodist vicar(invited too) didn't seem to mind the venue. Cidona was available for the religious fanatics in my husband's family.

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So the Co-op restaurant was in Warner St . I thought it was somewhere up that way .

Do you not mean the Hargreaves Arms , which is now Grants ?

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Yes - that was it