Dating of Commercial Meaning of "Bundle"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 01:46:23PM -0400, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
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> I would be interested in finding out how far back anyone can date the
> sense of the verb _bundle_ meaning "To sell related products or
> services in one transaction at an all-inclusive price." Jesse, does
> the OED have citations for this sense, and, if so, what is the
> earliest one they have?

We have many random citations in our files, but have not yet researched
this or drafted an entry, so there won't be anything particularly early.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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