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Telstra has opened the doors to its largest retail outlet and CNET.com.au was on hand at the grand unveiling.
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Crowning the entrance to the T[Life] store is an enormous 22x2.5-metre LED display giving the corner of Bourke and Swanstone Streets a feeling akin to Broadway in New York City.
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Telstra has thrown the covers off three new stores in Melbourne including the company's largest retail outlet located in the heart of Melbourne's CBD.
The new interactive Telstra "flagship" store will be open from 2 November. Dubbed T.Life, the store is located at 400 George Street, on the corner of George and King on the group floor of the Telstra building.
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scooter
27/06/2008 04:55 PM
Clearly they are so smart they don't need books....the shelves are all empty.
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hrc1079
27/06/2008 05:50 PM
Now Telstra customers can finally see where Telstra spend all the extra money they get from charging ridiculous rates! Give me 3 any day!
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no one you know!
08/07/2008 07:58 PM
i think telstra have done a great job with this new store. I hate buying things before i get to try it out and thier service is great
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whaaa?
15/07/2008 01:09 PM
Three? hahaah what a joke, there lack of service is appaulling, cheap plans for a cheap company with bad service, you ripper hahaha
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