Salty Porky Facebook!

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Dear Avril,
(the one who does make the HEXPENSIVE plantain and cassava chips dem).
There is a heavy-handed SALTER in yuh factory who salt down mih whole entire bag of plantain chips.
You must find that person and promote them to Quality Control Manager bcuz girl dis de best yuh chips and dem ever taste.


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