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Tips for handling telemarketers

Here’s what will work, because it’s backed by law.
Unwanted phone calls
What I did to cut down on my telemarketing phone calls was to register with the National Do Not Call Registry (it’s free). I screen all my phone calls as well, through Caller ID and voicemail. I let telemarketers and phone numbers that [...]

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Target not the best place to get prints

I suppose this won’t come as a surprise to the more serious photographers out there, but I thought I’d let you know anyway. You can order prints via Flickr, that’s common knowledge. And when you do that, you can choose to pick them up at your local Target store instead of waiting to get them [...]

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USPS, how slow can you go?

I’ve written about the USPS before, and how slow and unreliable it can be. I wanted to give you an idea of how horrible their service can be with hard, indisputable evidence (see screen shots enclosed below).
A package was mailed to us from a vendor on 11/14/2007. It came from Capitol Heights, Maryland, and shipped [...]

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USPS Priority Mail is anything but that

Recently mailed a package with Priority Mail, and it didn’t arrive at its destination on time. All the USPS website would tell me is that the shipping info was received. Finally called them 7 days later — remember, Priority Mail is supposed to be a 2-3 day delivery — told them I had a shipping/label [...]

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