My first part-time job gave me the smell of earning money when I worked in a village chemist … - Nicki Chapman

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Nicki Chapman

My first part-time job gave me the smell of earning money when I worked in a village chemist aged 14. I loved helping the pharmacist with prescriptions and on the shop floor, with its glamorous make-up aisle.

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