Every item came stamped, "with the chancellor's approval".
As we stood there, two kids in buzz cuts and hoodies came stamping through behind us.
"Unfortunately, children don't come stamped with a sign saying 'I have got a speech and language problem'.
It's the band's first album on ATO, the label founded partly by Dave Matthews, and its 10 tracks come stamped with pop concision.
But DVDs, books and CDs — the often-numerous items that are major offenders in cluttered households — usually come stamped with a code.
(Avid readers will be reassured to know that "Northern Lights" comes stamped with the official Nora Roberts seal, guaranteeing it's brand new).
Everything comes stamped by a limited-edition number, the silver is made by the Grand Prix trophy makers and the crystals are set by De Beers.
But I still found plenty to enjoy in the duo's brusque humour, which couldn't be more Glaswegian if "Clyde-built" came stamped on every punchline.
The first today, bundled in six layers, I stood shivering in the dawn light reading the new Aeneid translation, which I hid when the others came, stamping boots and rubbing gloveless hands, joking about sacrificing sleep for ungrateful sons.
Besides suggesting more audits and better systems for reviewing and approving some of this spending, the GAO points out that Medicare cards still come stamped with the Social Security numbers of their beneficiaries, which makes them easy targets for fraud.
