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> cassettes are returnable

Of the fraction that gets returned, how many are actually reused? It's black plastic with a shine to it and it'll show scratches easily. Does the factory even have the facilities to clean them out and refurbish them for next use?



Yes, tfa shows an excerpt from Bob saying they have the facilities to clean and reuse the cartridges.


tfa?


It's any acronym that's often used when someone wants to point out that a question could have been answered by reading the fine article that is being discussed. TFA = The F'ing Article.


The f...ine article

I think the abbreviation was (and probably still is) popular on Slashdot


Or, more kindly, the featured article.


Others have explained, but here is the history:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM




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