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The Sales Tax holidays are just around the corner, but you can get a head start on some of your shoe shopping now without penalty.  (Click here if you would rather shoe shop in the store - you can still get the tax break by shopping during your state’s sales tax holiday weekend.) 

The current online SKECHERS promotion discounts all sandal and canvas shoe purchases (no sneakers this time) by:

1.) Applying a 50% discount
2.) Charging NO shipping/handling fees
3.) Charging NO sales tax (except for CA residents)

 After selecting your canvas shoes and sandals, enter the SUMMER50 promotional code.

Plaza Research of San Francisco is looking for the following types of people to do a telephone interview:

CEOs, General Managers, Trainers, Safety Managers, Driver managers, Load Managers, Dispatchers, Operations Managers and Customer Care individuals who work for companies that send drivers out to customer locations to install, repair or deliver for the following markets:
   -HVAC (heating, A/C, Plumbing)
   -Telecommunications service or equipment
   -Cable Services or equipment
   -Utility services or equipment
   -Service equipment such as elevators, office machinery (such as printers)
   -Landscaping services

Telephone interviews will be conducted at various times from Wednesday, July 23rd to Friday, August 20th.   Each phone interview will last 60 minutes, and the incentive is a $100 gift card to one of various retailers that you can choose from.  Anyone interested should send an email to sanfran@plazaresearch.com with answers to all of the following questions:

1.)   Full Name
2.)   Daytime Phone Number
3.)   Evening Phone number
4.)   Email Address
5.)   Gender
6.)   Age
7.)   Job Title
8.)   Company Name
9.)   Industry
10.) Ethnicity
11.)  Is your company independently owned or owned by a larger company or corporation?
12.)  Does your company fleet of vans or trucks contain:
     a)  1-24 vehicles
     b)  25-50 vehicles
     c)  51-100 vehicles
     d)  101-250 vehicles
     e)  251-500 vehicles
     f)  500+ vehicles
13.)   In which city and state is your company located?

This is the first time Restaurant.com has offered a 70% discount in July.  Just click on the picture below, select your gift certificates, and at the checkout, enter PRESENT, then recalculate the total to see your 70% savings.  Good through Tuesday, July 31, 2007.

Receive a free desk lamp from FreeDeskLamp.com.  The free products are given out to increase brand recognition from their advertisers.  If you don’t mind a small advertisement imprinted on the desk lamp, sign up.  In addition, if you provide email addresses for 3 of your friends, they’ll send you a free USB-powered mini-vacuum to keep your keyboard and workspace clean. 

If the advertisement on the lamp really bothers you (much to the dismay of the advertiser) you can always use a primer and metallic paint to coordinate with your office decor…but remember the advertiser’s name when recounting the story of painting to your friends.

This recall was initially implemented last week, but has now expanded to include more products (regardless of expiration dates).  If you have canned CHILI in your pantry, READ this article from WebMD.  (Whew - Ranch Style Beans aren’t on the list!)

WebMD’s advice is to throw away any products from their list, but most stores will take back items that have been recalled, and exchange it for something similar, including food products. 

Assistance in Marketing is looking for teachers for a research event taking place in the evening on Monday, August 13.  If you meet the teaching requirements below, and are interested in earning a little extra spending money before school starts back up, call Susie at 800-308-3575 x123.  The research will take place in AIM’s Long Beach, CA office, and the incentive is $100.

Grades 5-9:
Math teachers

Grades 4-7:
Regular classroom teachers, Math specialists, Title 1 teachers, math coaches, resource room teachers, intervention coordinators, curriculum specialists, teaching aides, math intervention teachers, department heads, special education teachers, and ESL/ELL/Bilingual teachers

All of the Ver-A-Fast telecommuting customer service positions involve a great deal of phone time, so if you like to talk, this is for you!  Ver-A-Fast is a large verification company whose primary business is in gathering information from customer contacts, specifically newspaper and directory customers.  Potential employees must be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week during evenings and weekends.

If interested in applying, visit their website to submit the preliminary information (name, address, hardware specifications, etc.).

Anne Hathaway stars as Jane Austen in the new PG movie, Becoming Jane.  If you’re interested in receiving 2 free tickets to an advance screening from Miramax next week, click below.   (Unfortunately, the Dallas screenings are already full, but there are many locations still open across the country.)

These 18″ X 24″ prints would look lovely in any lodge decor, especially in a kitchen, bar, or gameroom.  Redwood Creek Wines is giving away one copy of each print to anyone interested.  It’s just the print, but they’d look great in handmade frames of old barn wood.  You could also buy very inexpensive frames and dress them down by affixing twigs, pine cones, or small rocks with hot glue.

 Order all 4 prints, or just those you like.

The Pizza taste tests take place on Wednesday and Thursday this week.  Participants must be available both days - see time sessions below.  The incentive is $75 (and free lunch both days), paid in cash at the end of the second session.

I just spoke with Valerie, and she’s trying to finish the recruiting process within the next couple of hours, so if you’re available, call 972-564-9587.

TIME SESSIONS
1:30pm-3:30pm (Wednesday and Thursday) Men Ages 18-34
4:00pm-6:00pm (Wednesday and Thursday) Men and Women Ages 18-34