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In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Bounty

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In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Bounty

By: Alison Espach
Narrated by: Carol Monda, Neil Hellegers, Mark Sanderlin
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In this at-once hilarious and heartbreaking series, In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People, Alison Espach explores our collective idiosyncrasies, neuroses, and desires through the consumer choices, big and small, that we face every day.

Was there any particular reason that, near the end of your lives, you suddenly stopped buying Bounty paper towels? So begins the first question from Bounty’s market research representative to Paul and Maggie. In this unique short story, a couple who died suddenly in their 50s recounts their use of Bounty paper towels and their sudden switch to a bargain brand near the end of their lives. What appears to be a run-of-the-mill spat between spouses at the Stop & Shop is revealed to be a defining moment of a marriage years in decline and a chance for two people to make sense of their complicated past.

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Listening made me feel a bit tearful as I remembered the breakdown of my own marriage.

Clever and imaginative

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This short story takes an interesting approach to uncovering the issues in a marriage with a survey into the couples paper towel use. It’s very well written and definitely enjoyable.

Entertaining

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The story is well-rounded and the end completes it well. You cannot fail to "get it". I enjoyed it.

Really Excelent

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I loved it! it was so interesting to hear all the life stories and character developments around a product they used when they were alive!

Very different and interesting!

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it's easy to follow the characters through this story and really see them as people. it's short but full of ups and downs. it was wonderful .

another great book

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Quirky, funny and deeply empathic. When the narration began I was not prepared for the author to take the story in this direction, so glad they did!

Fantastic narration. Amazing writing.

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