Metro eBay UK's weirdest listings: Someone actually tried to sell Malteser innards …MetroWell, don't worry, one enterprising eBay seller has done all the hard work for you. Clearly a fan of the chocolate but not the crunchy guts, they maximised their return by listing those honeycomb innards on eBay. Yep, …
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A retired schoolteacher from east Galway has gone on hunger strike in an attempt to save his local post office. More: continued here
Read More »Former Head of eBay PR Shares Lessons Learned – EcommerceBytes (blog)
Former Head of eBay PR Shares Lessons LearnedEcommerceBytes (blog)Some readers have been selling online long enough to remember eBay's Kevin Pursglove, the public relations spokesperson who was tasked with putting out warm-and-fuzzy stories about the marketplace and answering questions from the media about …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Ernst would hurt farmers by ending food stamps – DesMoinesRegister.com
DesMoinesRegister.com Ernst would hurt farmers by ending food stampsDesMoinesRegister.comSNAP (food stamps) is the largest farm support program in the federal budget, helping thousands of Iowa's family farmers. It's curious, then, why Joni Ernst would sign a pledge, along with all the other newly elected Republican senators, to eliminate SNAP. More: …
Read More »Mac DeMarco is selling his old shoes on Ebay for charity – Brooklyn Vegan (blog)
Brooklyn Vegan (blog) Mac DeMarco is selling his old shoes on Ebay for charityBrooklyn Vegan (blog)Ebay also has an option where you can ask the seller questions, which people have been doing, and Mac's been answering. Some highlights: Q: Ever stepped on dog shit in these? Can I even say …
Read More »GOP renews push to limit ‘junk food’ purchases with food stamps – The Courier Life News
GOP renews push to limit 'junk food' purchases with food stampsThe Courier Life NewsLimiting the types of food that could be purchased with taxpayer-funded assistance is among several broad proposals to promote “self sufficiency” — including drug testing everyone receiving unemployment assistance and food stamps— that Assembly …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Ordered Stamps Long Delayed – The Ledger
Ordered Stamps Long DelayedThe LedgerThe stamps finally arrived on Dec. 20, more than a month after I ordered them. This should not have taken this long, and no one from the post office where my emails were sent has even contacted me. I will never order stamps by mail from …
Read More »KPMG to arrange City Link rescue deal
Rival delivery companies including Royal Mail were approached about a pre-Christmas rescue of City Link, the parcel services provider which collapsed into administration this week. Sky News has learnt that Royal Mail and DX Group held preliminary talks in recent weeks with KPMG, which was working for City Link’s owner …
Read More »USPS Holidays 2015: Mail Delivery New Year’s Eve, Post Office Open New Year’s Day?
New Year’s Day is a federal holiday, so if you want to mail a package, get to the post office before it closes on New Year’s Eve. Keep in mind, most USPS locations will close early on December 31 so employees can get home in plenty of time to ring …
Read More »Gwendraeth Valley Post Office move confirmed
THE long-awaited relocation of postal services in a Gwendraeth Valley village has been confirmed. Pontyberem Post Office will close in the new year and its services will now move to CK's Supermarket. More: continued here
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