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04-03-2025 - I received a checking copy of the Bingo Ad Sheet carrying my site announcement ad. In another mailing was an offer for some "program," but I couldn't quite figure out what it was. The ad contained cryptic MLM lingo like phases, streams, and levels. I'll pass. Another dealer sent a gifting program. It was a simple letter with the four names of four participants. I'm supposed to send $10 to each participant. For my $40, I'll get a copy of the letter with my name on it. I'll pass on that one, too. There were several more gifting programs from other dealers. The Bingo Ad Sheet was the most interesting item!
04-03-2025 - From the U.S. Postal Service - The U.S. Postal Service will unveil the new Goodnight Moon stamps at The Rabbit hOle - 919 E. 14th Ave. North Kansas City, MO 64116 - on May 2, The unveiling will be part of an event heralding Children’s Book Week (May 5-11). I must buy some!
04-03-2025 - The year was 1974. It was lunchtime at the snack bar at a specific Army post in Germany. I had decided to skip the mess hall that day. Surely you can understand that. I loosened the cap on the salt shaker at my table. You know the game. I know, it's not nice. Later that evening, I sat at the same table and dumped the salt on my food. The message? Salt is bad for you.
04-03-2025 - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Economics Daily - In February, the numbers and rates of hires and total separations were unchanged from the prior month. There were 5.4 million hires and 5.3 million separations in February 2025, for a hires rate of 3.4 percent and a separations rate of 3.3 percent.The number of hires was little changed in all industries over the month, while total separations increased in state and local government education (+32,000) and in federal government (+11,000). The quits rate was unchanged at 2.0 percent over the month. The number of quits was little changed at 3.2 million but was down by 273,000 over the year. The layoffs and discharges rate was unchanged at 1.1 percent, the number of layoffs and discharges changed little at 1.8 million. The number of other separations decreased 67,000 to 275,000 in February, for a rate of 0.2 percent. Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm.
04-03-2025 - I've never seen ads offering to scan documents for dealers. Could it be because even the cheap printers can also copy and scan? Also, I've never seen ads offering to send scanned documents by email upon request. Envelope stuffers gotta stuff! The jobs of commercial copy / print centers are secure!
04-03-2025 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, and that means different things to different people. For me, it's garbage collection day in my area. That's about it. The news includes tariffs, inflation, economic downturn, depression, and other bleakness. I hope you have that side gig up and running already. Waiting until it "hits the fan" is never a good strategy. On another note, the drive-up mailboxes at two of my area post offices have been removed. I'm wondering if this is a local or widespread thing. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
04-02-2025 - Years ago, I stopped by a new, locally owned restaurant in my town. I ordered a catfish plate, which arrived with a single fillet. From the start, this guy was trying to maximize profits at the expense of return visits. I never went back. Are you charging the adult price for your products and services but delivering the equivalent of a child's plate?
04-02-2025 - From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Economics Daily - In the first quarter of 2024, 34.0 million people age 25 and older teleworked or worked at home for pay, up by 5.0 million over the year. These individuals accounted for 24.9 percent of people age 25 and older at work in the first quarter of 2024, higher than the rate of 21.5 percent recorded a year earlier. Telework rates for all educational attainment groups increased over the year. In the first quarter of 2024, those who had higher levels of educational attainment had higher telework rates. Among workers age 25 and older, those with advanced degrees teleworked the most. The telework rate for these workers was 43.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024, higher than the rate of 38.8 percent recorded a year earlier. Those whose highest level of education was a bachelor’s degree had a telework rate of 38.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, while workers with some college or an associate degree (18.3 percent) and those whose highest level of education was a high school diploma (8.5 percent) were less likely to telework. People with less than a high school diploma were the least likely to telework, at 3.5 percent. These data are from the Current Population Survey program.
04-02-2025 - About 30 years ago, a friend designed a gadget to open music CD cases. He called it the Cutting Edge. You drag it across the top of the case, and it slices the wrapper. He also made one for VHS cassette tapes. He even got Walmart to carry them. The CD model is shown below. He died before I could ask about wholesale quantities.
04-02-2025 - From the U.S. Federal Trade Commission - Federal Trade Commission staff sent letters to operators of websites that sell Employer Identification Number (EIN) filing and delivery services warning that some of their practices may violate the FTC Act and the Impersonation Rule, which prohibit posing as or misrepresenting affiliation with a government agency. According to the letters, these services charge consumers up to $300 per EIN even though consumers can obtain EINs for free directly from the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) website. “Impersonating the government is unlawful, period,” said Chris Mufarrige, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. “The FTC is warning businesses that sell services the government provides to review their websites and advertisements for symbols and words that mislead consumers.”
04-02-2025 - When we think of products and services promoted by mail, we usually think of advertising, Big Mails, circular mailing, and the other "usual suspects" of Extra Income Mail Order. But what about your website? Could it not be a product in itself? Get a website. Choose a topic you know and understand. Write about it extensively on your website. Promote web hosting on your website, encourage others to get a website, and write about something that interests them. Advertise your website - your product - in popular Mail Order publications.
04-02-2025 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday. I awoke to the sad news of Val Kilmer's passing. I first saw Val in Top Secret. I last saw Val in Top Gun Maverick. Rest in Peace, Iceman. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.