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recover the costs (Manookian); recoup the money ("One day the door of the booth opened up and in walks Buzz... and he was holding in his hands this electric can opener," Circosta recalled, noting one of the station's advertisers had run into money issues and decided to pay their bill with can openers. Circosta was asked to sell the can openers on air so the station could recoup the money it was owed. "We sold 113 electric can openers and that was the beginning of what we all now know as home shopping," he noted.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver); recover the expenses (Manookian) |
