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Issues with the Information:
The given information is inadequate to mail the magazine. The issues are listed below:
- The Last name could create a problem as most of the last names are same. If the mails are sent as per the last name the product might also change. The customer would receive a different product.
- Though the street address is right, the house number is not specified for the customer. This way the sent mail would return to the seller because of insufficient data.
- Zip code-The zip code for OH and CO state are same, whereas, in real case it is different. The zip code of city Columbus is 43085 not 87654.
- The area code is not given in the data. The area code is necessary to accurately spot the address.
- Additional information like contact number or neighbor's name would be more helpful.
Potential causes of the information issues:
The information that is given here is inadequate and the main reason is the data about the customers are not clearly acquired...
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