Browsing the archives for the holiday tag

eBay’s 5¢ Insertion Fee for Media Listings ends after next holiday season (December 31, 2010)

eBay announced a lot of big changes today and I covered most of them here. But they snuck in something else that was easy to miss as it was buried in the FAQ on another page. I wanted to call your attention to this little tidbit.
What will happen with the existing 5¢ Insertion Fee promotion [...]

Holiday etiquette question: Someone shipped you a gift that arrived broken. Should you tell them?

I think this one might be a bit out of Miss Manner’s realm of expertise so I pose it to all of you.
A friend mailed me a small gift, a holiday music CD in a thin cardboard sleeve. Instead of taking it the post office and alerting them that it needed special handling, she [...]

Is blogging in December a total waste of time? Do you have time to read right now?

I mean, seriously, I’m not reading any blogs right now, I’m way too busy with holiday stuff. I’m willing to bet the same applies to you.
Even if I do see a post I want to read, I simply bookmark it for later rather than drop everything and read it now.
And long posts? Don’t even [...]

For the writers in your life, give the gift of editing this holiday season (no, seriously!)

Your friend is a writer. You love your friend and you want to support their interests, but you don’t know what their specific plans are. After all, a gift subscription to Writer’s Market only works if they are planning to look for an agent and maybe your friend wants to self-publish. In the same vein, [...]