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Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Ahead of Voting: NEW YORK TIMES
Mail Delays Fuel Concern Trump Is Undercutting Postal System Ahead of VotingThe president’s long campaign against the Postal Service is intersecting with his assault on mail-in voting amid concerns that he has politicized oversight of the agency. ---...
Is your local postal depot doing anything uniquely different because of Covid 19?
Is your local depot/drop-off point doing anything creative right now because of Covid 19? Are you still signing for packages for pickups? There are reports on dot com of folks having to drop off packages in main concourses in high traffic areas. No s...
Up grade from Sam A5 phone
I have a samsung a5 I want to up grade to something else what do U suggest thanks there is S4 S7 S5 Note 3 Note 4 or 5 thanks
Anniversaries
Idle curiousity. Today I received a conratulations on reaching my 10 year anniversary.Yet when I look at my feedback number, it says "Member since: 28-May-98 in Canada">Now I did mange to squeak by Grade 8 math but ....... that suggests about 22 yrs!...
Canada Post and Signature Confirmation
From an email today from Canada Post. We understand some people are reluctant to sign for an item now, and we have adjusted our processes. Where possible, and to avoid contact, we will not ask customers for their signature, except for the following p...
Looking for wages? Canada Post may be hiring.
A friend posted this to FaceBook.https://ca.justjobs.io/apply/9eff5cf0-6e1f-4881-9734-2ddd3207cdb7?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=%7B%7Bcampaign.name%7D%7D&utm_content=%7B%7Badset.name%7D%7D&utm_term=iseto&mx_t=iseto&mx_c=%7B%7Bcampa...
TURN AN EBAY 6.5 X 9 " BUBBLE MAILER INTO A CELL PHONE AMPLIFIER....Seriously
Are you bored? If so try this. Stop listing. 1. Put your cell phone on your desk speaker side up. 2. Turn on any podcast, YouTube video, or song like "Let's List Again, Like We did Last Summer". Let it play just through the speaker on the cell phone....
Signature Required
My voice on Signature Required, Safe Drop, Oversize, Customs/C.O.D. by Canada Post Canada Post delivers to more addresses all over this Great Country of Ours than any other carrier company, NOTE : All Over. Maybe everyone should check out the statist...
Pandemic - What have you learned or observed? Shared Experiences!
I enjoyed the peacefulness of less human noise. The cars with the too-loud music or noisy mufflers. The lack of plane and train traffic along with their noise. The fact that many people did not have several weeks of food and household supplies! The f...
Canada Post refusing shipments from Europe and other international disruptions due to Covid-19
Some info that doesn't seem to be getting much publicity, but could have a lot to do with happy or unhappy buyers and sellers! https://www.canadapost.ca/cpc/en/our-company/news-and-media/service-alerts.page https://www.canadapost.ca/assets/pdf/aboutu...
"Christmas Level Parcel Volumes" at CPC
From the Canada Post website: Canada Post is advising customers across the country to expect delays with their parcel deliveries. The heavy incoming parcel volumes, combined with the important safety measures we’ve implemented in our processing facil...
Figuring out address for housing co-op (sending letter for a friend)
So here is my situation. There is an older gentleman that I used to visit now and then, and I wanted to send him a letter explaining my absence (not that he needs explanation, but you know, manners) I don't have his phone number, all I know is his un...
Anyone else sewing face masks for friends & relatives?
In between packing and mailing my eBay sold items I am sewing face masks like crazy for my kids, their friends and assorted relatives. Seem to have a constant backache now from cutting out fabric and being hunched over the sewing machine. At least it...
Basic Incomes
Basic Incomes because we need society before the economy. https://youtu.be/SvpsoEOJ0_E https://youtu.be/HQ54XYbN1NY https://youtu.be/QzGjaoy7Idg https://youtu.be/O8B4U7o9kvg https://youtu.be/Dx4929e7r0A
The CERB wage program seems to be working...
Two friends - a freelance editor in BC and a writer/artist in ON have applied and been accepted for the program.Both report it being very easy to access.Another friend, marginally employable due to being "on the spectrum" (If you hire him he is a goo...
Seller Taking Advantage of COVID-19 CRISIS
- Sold me a defective product,- won't refund my money,- purchase no longer traceable in My eBay Purchases, therefore, I can't give a Negative review- seller asked me to contact him/her using a different private email address,- doesn't care that the p...
PRICE GOUGING FOR HYGIENE PRODUCTS ON EBAY CANADA
WHAT IS EBAY.CA DOING TO TAKE DOWN THE AUCTIONS FOR HYGIENE PRODUCTS WHERE THE SELLERS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC BY OVERPRICING. THIS IS SCANDALOUS AND IMMORAL!
'Low risk' to catching coronavirus from international packages, says WHO and Canada Post
'Low risk' to catching coronavirus from international packages, says WHO and Canada PostEDMONTON -- Canadians are being reassured the risk of contracting COVID-19 from mail that has travelled for days or weeks is very low."Coronaviruses generally do ...
Coronavirus scams
Beware any email you get about the coronavirus. There has been a large increase worldwide in scam/malware emails that use the virus as the hook to get people to open them. https://www.pymnts.com/news/security-and-risk/2020/online-retailers-scramble-f...
PayPal spends some of it's higher fees on Honey
Went to PayPal earlier this week and found PayPal advertising Honey as a new way to shop. So I did some searching and found that Honey was bought by PayPal for $4 billion in 2019https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/20/paypal-to-acquire-shopping-and-rewards...
Went To The Grocery Store etc This Morning
We went out this morning to get some groceries and go to the pharmacy Was not sure what to expect with the reports of folk panic buying and crowding stores etc. Not sure what it will be like later on in the day but was surprised to see a slow but ste...
C-19
Pleasestay safe, see you on the other side.now"go wash your hands"repeat oftencheers.
The COVID-19 situation changes very quickly.
We must pay attention to what is happening ...... (1) The Canada-US Border --- not closed ... yet...... Access allowed to a limited number of people travel to or from Canada... Trudeau and Trump agree, so far (2) The USPS postal service --- The Mayor...
COVID-19 All Publically Funded Schools in Ontario Will be Closed March 14 til April 5 2020
The Ontario Govt has just announced that all Publicly Funded Schools in Ontario will be closed March 14 2020 until April 5 2020 due to COVID -19 Starting tomorrow many boards are closed for the March Break but closures will continue afterwards
Purchasing counterfeits online
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-counterfeits-fakes-online-shopping-1.5470639 ter Marketplace was easily able to order a number of suspected and confirmed counterfeit products online, we set out to discover what Canada's border agency was...
Marketplace - Counterfeit Crackdown
Interesting episode on CBC Marketplace this evening. Feb21, 2020 (Season 47, Episode 14) on what agencies are doing to stop counterfeit products between customs and the various selling platforms.including eBay, Amazon, Walmart. AliExpress and Wish. G...
Finding Items In Unexpected Places
Being a Antique/Nostalgia Dealer for close to 36 years I often find items to purchase and sell in the most unexpected places. Places one would never expect to see them in. Have walked into stores that sell new items not related to Antiques etc and wa...
Bait packages for porch thieves
Instead of bait cars, police are using bait packages....https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46552611 Inside jobs:https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46521886
Online shopper questions Hudson’s Bay policy shipping to PO Boxes
On Global National this evening: Rural Alberta online shopper questions Hudson’s Bay policy to not ship to post office boxes https://globalnews.ca/news/4932109/rural-alberta-online-shopper-hudsons-bay-po-boxes/
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