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+'use client'
+
+import { useEmDashContent } from '@/hooks/useEmDashContent'
+import Image from 'next/image'
+import { Quote } from 'lucide-react'
+
+export default function CustomerStoriesSection() {
+  const { items, loading } = useEmDashContent('posts')
+
+  if (loading) return <div className="flex justify-center py-16"><div className="w-8 h-8 rounded-full border-2 border-current border-t-transparent animate-spin" /></div>
+  if (items.length === 0) return null
+
+  return (
+    <section id="customer-stories" data-vula-section="customerstories" data-vula-cms="posts" className="bg-[#121212] py-20 px-6">
+      <div className="max-w-6xl mx-auto">
+        <h2 className="text-3xl lg:text-4xl font-bold text-[#F5F5F5] mb-4">Real People, Real Fits</h2>
+        <p className="text-[#F5F5F5]/70 mb-12 max-w-2xl">Stories from the streets of Durban and beyond.</p>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-6">
+          {items.map((item) => {
+            const d = item.data as { title?: string; excerpt?: string; body?: string; author?: string; category?: string; image?: string }
+            return (
+              <div key={item.id} className="rounded-xl overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-md hover:shadow-[var(--shadow-lifted)] hover:-translate-y-0.5 transition-all duration-200 ease-out">
+                {d.image && (
+                  <div className="relative h-48 w-full">
+                    <Image src={d.image} alt={d.title ?? ''} fill className="object-cover" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 50vw" />
+                  </div>
+                )}
+                <div className="p-5">
+                  <span className="inline-block bg-[#4A9EFF]/10 text-[#4A9EFF] text-xs font-semibold px-2 py-0.5 rounded-full mb-2">{d.category ?? 'Community'}</span>
+                  <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold text-gray-900 mb-1 line-clamp-2">{d.title}</h3>
+                  {d.excerpt && <p className="text-sm text-gray-600 mb-3 line-clamp-3">{d.excerpt}</p>}
+                  {d.author && (
+                    <p className="text-xs text-gray-400 flex items-center gap-1">
+                      <Quote className="w-3 h-3" /> {d.author}
+                    </p>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  )
+}