Scientific American eBay and the Brain: What Psychology Teaches Us about the Economic …Scientific American –3 hours agoLEHRER: What can eBay teach us about human irrationality? UBEL: eBay auctions help reveal the rational and irrational forces driving consumer behavior. … More: continued here
Read More »Christmas mail fears as post box set on fire – Get Surrey
Christmas mail fears as post box set on fireGet Surrey, UK –4 hours agoA spokesman for Royal Mail said its staff had been working with the emergency services following the incident last Thursday at 9.10pm. … More: continued here
Read More »1 in 7 Oregonians now get food stamps – KVAL
1 in 7 Oregonians now get food stampsKVAL, OR –4 minutes ago(AP) – More than a half-million Oregon residents – roughly one of every seven people – received food stamps last month, according the state Department of … More: continued here
Read More »This holiday, post office attempts to stop customers from ‘Going Postal’ (Daily Sparks Tribune)
Sparks resident Jose Ramirez stood in line at the post office on Vista Boulevard Tuesday with more packages than he could hold. He was contributing six packages to the nearly 3 million that are sent out daily from local post offices during the holidays. More: continued here
Read More »Troublesome gas leak finally fixed at Monument post office (KOAA-TV Colorado Springs – Pueblo)
A leaky furnace gasket has been creating problems for the Monument post office. For the second day in a row, the post office had to be evacuated because of a strong smell of gas. Firefighters treated employees for headaches and lightheadedness following Tuesday’s closure. More: continued here
Read More »Peter Mandelson’s Royal Mail privatisation plan leads Government aide to quit (Daily Telegraph)
Lord Mandelson’s plan to partprivatise the Royal Mail has triggered the resignation of a Government aide in protest the latest sign of a Labour rebellion against the plans. More: continued here
Read More »Police Make 2 Arrests in Post Office Robbery (FOX 24 Macon)
On December 5th two men entered this Post Office on Pio Nono Avenue in Macon with guns. The men ordered everyone inside to get down on the floor and demanded money from the register, fleeing the scene on foot. More: continued here
Read More »Post office on wheels – Arizona Daily Star
Post office on wheelsArizona Daily Star, AZ –56 minutes agoStacey Kelly, employee of the US Postal Service, gets a bag ready to pick up the day's mail in the mobile post office van she operates from the Gas City … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Motors Adds Toyota to Used-Car Classifieds ‘Showroom’ (AuctionBytes)
Toyota will allow all Toyota Certified Used Vehicle (TCUV) dealerships to showcase certified used vehicle inventory on the eBay Motors Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Showroom. In February, eBay had inked a deal with GM to allow its 3,900 certified used U.S. dealers to list on eBay Motors with no insertion fees. …
Read More »Striking to nail Royal Mail – Crewe and Nantwich Guardian
Striking to nail Royal MailCrewe and Nantwich Guardian, UK –4 minutes agoUnion chiefs have apologised to the public for the action, but said they were left with no choice by Royal Mail bosses who want to transfer the Crewe jobs … More: continued here
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