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Business Insider Starbucks Steel Gift Card Fetches More Than $1000 On eBayHuffington PostIf the release of Starbucks steel gift cards priced at $450 on the luxury flash sale site Gilt.com last week wasn't enough to induce sticker shock, consider this: The limited edition cards have fetched upwards of $1,000 on …

BBC News Royal Mail VAT exemption challengedAol MoneyThe exemption relates to access by other postal companies to Royal Mail's network for the final stage of delivery, covering the last mile or so from a Royal Mail depot to the ultimate recipient. There are currently some 35 companies in the access …

New year could bring more post office changes to regionBluefield Daily TelegraphThe new year could bring more changes to small post offices across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Public meetings are continuing on a proposal unveiled earlier this year by Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe that would significantly … More: …

From 2008 to now, the number of Arizonans relying on food stamps has doubled from 600,549 to 1,137,786, and as the need grows, so does the fear. More: continued here

With a little over two weeks left before Christmas, it's crunch time for shoppers –- and shippers too. More: continued here

Disaster Food Stamp Aid For Hurricane Sandy VictimsSheepshead BitesStarting this Wednesday, December 12, through Tuesday, December 18, the New York City Human Resources Administration, led by Commissioner Robert Doar, will be enacting a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) for people … More: continued here

Swindon South MP Robert Buckland thanks hard-working postiesSwindon AdvertiserThe MP visited Royal Mail's West Swindon delivery office on Friday to thank the postmen and women for all their hard work at the busiest time of year. Mr Buckland was shown round the office by manager Simon Knibb and was introduced …

Visions of the Future at the End of the WorldHuffington Post (blog)What better site to explore the shifting modes of perception and the drastic transformations in our experience of time and space than the largely abandoned administrative facilities of the James A. Farley Post Office and future home of Moynihan …

Starbucks lovers who missed the chance to burn money last week on the company's limited-edition gift cards now can snag them on eBay – provided they're willing to shell out even more. More: continued here

A post office has reopened to the public after an audit. More: continued here