Across the street stood a pair of body shops; virtually next door, Friendly Check-Cashing conducted its desultory business.
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In the end, this is what I did, and the friendly TAP Air Portugal check-in clerk merely winked when my suitcase tipped the scales at about 1 kilogram more than the allowance.
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Once the parent arrives, she added, trained staff at the child-friendly spaces checks the number on the child's wristband against the one printed on the parent's band.
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When the friendly young staff check you in to this funky little 14-room hotel, they show you how to operate the espresso machine and pull yourself a San Miguel at the bar - because drinks are included in the already-bargain price.
It's just a friendly suggestion to check out The Ten Bells, an oyster bar on the Lower East Side.
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When we checked in, the friendly clerk at the desk offered us a glass of sparkling water, then took us right up to our room.
