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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3516427" data-attributes="member: 85835">Yes, good luck Tim with your choice and future mobility improvement.It will be interesting to see what finally gets your approval and why (and maybe even a reveal of your scorned secret bin 8-P).I imagine there will be several bins that get you thinking when the time comes but for some reason or other there will be a winner or possibly several.If it makes you go WOW HOLY ETC :-O  when you take in the view this is a good sign but try and mentally picture how it will look for where or what and when you will be viewing. I only really get to know my bins once I've taken them on some of the routes that I have known for a long time and have previously viewed with quite a few other bins (it's all relative). I don't think a shop viewing can ever really do this but it's better than nothing and if it's nice to handle then that is another important aspect. It's actually amazing how much there actually is to a relatively simple thing like a binocular.Of course keep asking here if you have any more queries. You will be much better prepared when you finally get to the checkout panic, overexcitment stimulation, danger zone :-O</blockquote>