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Eckerd-Sponsored Senior Expo Offers Doses of Freebies in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

By Diane C. Lade, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 25--Sure, there were lots of polished pamphlets with tips on getting wealthy and staying healthy. There were blood pressure tests, big band swing music, guest speakers.

But the real draw at the Eckerd Senior Expo in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday were the freebies. Lots of freebies.

It was Halloween for grandparents.

"When I go home, I'm going to dump it all out on my bed and sort through it," said Renee Simon, 69, who spends the winters in Delray Bea

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