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Thursday, August 7, 2008

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Brides protest at a London HSBC

London brides are protesting outside HSBC in London. They're upset because a wedding gift service called Wrapit declared bankruptcy and didn't deliver their gifts. Scott Jagow talks to James Hall with the Daily Telegraph about why they're mad at HSBC.

Brides protest the Wrapit wedding list service at the Canary Wharf branch of HSBC in London. (Cate Gillon/Getty Images)

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