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I’m a long thin strand of something light
this is a reference to a ‘thread’

I’m where a company likes to meet
this is a reference to an ‘office’. Together, ‘Thread Office’ is the name of the brand that makes this product

I’m a plant used in making fabric
‘cotton’ is a plant which can be used to make fabric, and is also the type of fabric of this product

And I’m a doughy dessert treat
a ‘waffle’ is a dessert made out of dough, and is also the type of pattern this product has

I’m a duet interrupted by a Roman 5
5 is ‘v’ in Roman Numerals, and if you place ‘v’ in the middle of the word ‘duet’ you get ‘duvet’

I’m a copy of a song
if a band plays a song they didn’t make, it’s called a ‘cover’. This product is a duvet cover.

I’m what you do to time or cement
you can ‘set’ the time, or ‘set’ cement. This is a whole duvet set.

and I’m a branch after wrong
to make peace with someone you give them an ‘olive’ branch. Olive is also the colour of this Cotton Waffle Duvet Cover Set by Thread Office.

The power is out, it’s loadshedding again
this is a reference to the fact that it’s a product you can use without electricity

A big problem has a small fix
This is a reference to the fact that the product is small, or in other words, ‘mini’

So if you don’t mind messing with vast egos
If you mess/jumble the letters of ‘vast egos’ up, you get ‘gas stove’

There’s one ‘tape’ that can do the trick
‘Tape’ is a reference to the word ‘cassette’ in the name, because a cassette is a type of tape. 90s kids will know!

Even if you don’t know what C₃H₈ is
This is a reference to the chemical compound of propane, a gas which is used with this product

Light it up with piezo ignition
This product doesn’t require matches, but rather uses an electric spark to light

And soon you’ll be winning on your table top
A reference to the fact that this is a table top stove

Best look to the side for brand recognition
If you put all the first letters of each sentence together, you get the name of the company who makes this Mini Cassette Gas Stove, Tastelab!

If your grandmother listens to Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai is a funk band, so if your grandmother enjoys them, there’s a good chance she’s a funky grandma - the name of the company who makes this product

If she’s always on the move
This is a reference to the fact that you can use this product when you travel as it has been made in a convenient travel pack

If she needs more tins in purse or pantry
this is a reference to the fact that the product comes in tins, small enough for a handbag

And if local is her groove
A reference to the fact that this a local product

Then be sure to gift her our country's finest
Another reference to this being a local product, specifically from South Africa

Ideal for a family barbeque
A reference to what you can use this product for

She’ll never be without her flavours
A type of flavouring is a spice

All three from which to choose
The Funky Ouma Travel Pack of South African Spices comes with three tins of different flavours

Ginger, olives, onions, dates
garlic, radish, Indian papaya Squash,
carrot, habaneros, okra, pumkin, pineapple, eggplant, rutabaga

If you need a good handle on their imminent reduction
‘Good handle’ refers to grip in the product title, and ‘reduction’ refers to making them all smaller

Don’t throw them into a helicopter
a ‘chopper’ is another name for a helicopter

But with a hug and a kiss and another hug
If hugs are Os and kisses are Xs, then this equals OXO - the brand name

Become a great kitchen gadget adopter
This kitchen gadget is the OXO Good Grips Chopper

Barry and Betty wanted their clues in reverse
Barry White and Betty White are both famous Whites - a reference to the product colour. The latter is a clue that this riddle will explore all the product words from back to front... so White will most likely come last in the product name.

So they took a trip to the Nordic lands
This is a clue to Scandinavia, also known as the Nordic countries

They searched high and low for Wee Willie’s apparel
In the famous nursery rhyme, Wee Willie Winkie is looking for his ‘gown’.

They had a largely short task on their hands
‘Maximum’ is another word for ‘large’, but if you shorten it, you get ‘maxi’.

Because they were in business of getting things done
‘Company’ is another word for ‘business’

That’s why they didn’t have a lie in
People most often lie in a ‘bed’.

They liked their torso protected by the 20th letter
The 20th letter is a ‘t’, and if your torso is protected by one, you’re most likely wearing a ‘t-shirt’

And threw in some articles and prepositions
Once you throw ‘the’ - an article, and ‘in’ - a preposition, into all the words uncovered so far, the clues allude to The T Shirt Bed Company The Maxi Gown in Scandinavian White