Donna Carter hoped that her savings from lower gas prices would defray rising health insurance costs. More: continued here
Read More »Mattoon police sell their old cars on eBay (The State Journal-Register)
MATTOON — A central Illinois police force is harnessing the power of eBay. The Mattoon Police Department recently put an out-of-service detective car and two squad cars up for sale on the online auction site. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Named To Best Companies List (The Memphis Daily News)
FedEx Corp. has been named to Fortune magazine’s list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the United States in 2009. FedEx ranked 90th and was reco…. More: continued here
Read More »Number of Pennsylvanians on food stamps grows – PennLive.com
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Read More »Bold marketers aim for coveted college targets (Wisconsin State Journal)
Last semester, a man dressed as a FedEx employee burst into Kristopher Olds’ geography class, announcing he had a package for a student in the 70-person class. It turned out he was no delivery man, but a marketer for the energy drink Red Bull — and the box was full …
Read More »eBay for the Jet Set (NBC Bay Area)
Craigslist and eBay are soooo proletarian–no one will ever bid serious money on one’s Gulfstream jet. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail boss paid full salary to stay at home – for 16 months – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Royal Mail boss paid full salary to stay at home – for 16 monthsNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –4 hours agoBy Nick Spoors A Royal Mail manager from Northamptonshire has been paid his full salary for the past 16 months despite staying at home because bosses did … More: continued here
Read More »eBay buyer refuses to complete purchase of Palin effigy with noose (San Jose Mercury News)
A Sarah Palin supporter has suffered buyer’s remorse after winning an eBay auction for an effigy that was hung by a noose from a West Hollywood window dresser’s home. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office's Ireland shock as it warns savers they don't have UK … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Post Office's Ireland shock as it warns savers they don't have UK …Daily Mail, UK –24 minutes agoBy Richard Dyson The Post Office has written to 500000 account holders telling them their money is no longer covered by the UK savings protection scheme. … More: continued here
Read More »Questions of cash: ‘Why is the Post Office casting savers adrift?’ (Independent)
Q. I invested in a Post Office Bond in October 2008, aware that my money would be invested by the Post Office with the Bank of Ireland. The printed material from the Post Office said I was “saving with the Post Office”. On 15 January, I received a letter using …
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