Friday, June 28, 2013

Amazon: Spend 100USD and receive 20% off sandals pumps loafers via coupon code

Amazon offers a 20% discount onto sandals, pumps, loafers via coupon code SHOEJUNE

Amazon: Spend 100USD and receive 20% off sandals pumps loafers via coupon code SHOEJUNE

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Terms & Conditions

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Syncfusion offers the Essential Studio WinRT (XAML) for FREE via coupon code

Syncfusion offers the Essential Studio WinRT (XAML) for FREE via coupon code BuildWinRT

Essential Studio WinRT for FREE
Essential Studio WinRT (XAML) is an Enterprise-class toolkit for building Windows Store applications.

No credit card required to get this deal.

Although this allows you to save $399, the WinRT platform was a total failure of Microsoft and is practically dead.

Amazon Global: Shipping from Amazon USA to Russia directly

Amazon USA ships to 65+ countries directly via the Amazon Global Program: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela.

The majority of items in Amazon's product catalog (automotive, baby, clothing, consumer electronics, health and personal care, home and garden, industrial and scientific, jewelry, pet supplies, shoes, software, sporting goods, tools, toys, video games and watches) can be shipped to the countries above.

To find the items that can be shipped internationally via the Amazon Global program:

  • Go to the Amazon Global page.

  • Keep the International Shipping filter selected in your search bar.
    Amazon Global: International shipping filter


Items that qualify for international shipping will feature a note on the product detail page under Shipping that says "This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S."

I wasn't able to ship some houseware appliances and electronics including the Kindle Fire HD tablet.

Some other items were ready to be shipped to Russia:

Amazon USA ships to Russia directly

Unfortunately Amazon uses UPS for shipping to Russia. Although this service is very fast, it is very expensive. Moreover after trying DHL Express I don't really want to test this service on the orders over 200 EUR (including shipping) to avoid any visits to the customs as well as any extra fees.

Phase One offers Capture One Express 6 for FREE via coupon code

Phase One offers Capture One Express 6 for FREE via coupon code DCM2013.

No credit card required to get the software for FREE. Just add the Capture One Express to the shopping cart and apply the coupon code.

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Capture One Express 6 is a great alternative to Adobe Lightroom. It has essential, easy-to-use photo editing tools and allows to import, organize, edit and print images in a fast, flexible and intuitive way.

The software is available for Windows and Mac. The coupon was tested with a Windows version.

Comparing Hawos electric grain mill prices in Russia and Germany


  • Hawos Rotare (Germany) - electric and manual grain mill:Hawos Rotare at hlebomoli.ru: 69 200 RUR.

    hlebomoli.ru: Hawos Rotare electric and manual grain mill

    Hawos Rotare at PerfekteGesundheit.de: 28966.80 RUR.

    perfektegesundheit.de: Hawos Rotare

    Considering today's EUR/RUR rate of 42.9698, 674.12 EUR = 28966.80 RUR.
    The price at hlebomoli.ru is 138% higher than at perfektegesundheit.de.

  • Hawos Oktagon 2 (Germany) - electric grain mill.

    Hawos Oktagon 2 at hlebomoli.ru: 35900 RUR.

    Hawos Oktagon 2 at PerfekteGesundheit.de: 478.57 EUR (including delivery from Germany to Russia)

    Considering today's EUR/RUR rate of 42.9698, 478,57 EUR = 20564.06 RUR.
    The price at hlebomoli.ru is 75% higher than at perfektegesundheit.de.

  • Hawos Oktini (Germany) - electric grain mill.

    Hawos Oktini at hlebomoli.ru: 21950 RUR.

    Hawos Oktini at PerfekteGesundheit.de: 340 EUR (including delivery from Germany to Russia)

    Considering today's EUR/RUR rate of 42.9698, 340 EUR = 14609.73 RUR.
    The price at hlebomoli.ru is 50% higher than at perfektegesundheit.de.

  • Hawos Queen 2 (Germany) - electric grain mill.

    Hawos Queen 2 at hlebomoli.ru: 26800 RUR.

    Hawos Queen 2 at PerfekteGesundheit.de: 384.79 EUR (including delivery from Germany to Russia)

    Considering today's EUR/RUR rate of 42.9698, 384.79 = 16534.35 RUR.
    The price at hlebomoli.ru is 62% higher than at perfektegesundheit.de.

  • Waldner Lady (Austria) - electric grain mill.

    Waldner Lady at hlebomoli.ru: 25280 RUR.

    Waldner Lady at PerfekteGesundheit.de: 356.47 EUR (including delivery from Germany to Russia)

    Considering today's EUR/RUR rate of 42.9698, 356.47R = 15317.45 RUR.
    The price at hlebomoli.ru is 65% higher than at perfektegesundheit.de.


There is another baltic online store mukomolka.ru that offers Russian interface and ships from Germany, but its prices are much higher than at perfektegesundheit.de. Although shipping from hlebomoli.ru is faster and the shop offers warranty in Russia, the price is much higher. So if you don't want to order Hawos, LuBa, Kornkraft, Eschenfelder products from an exclusive distributor in Russia, you may order from Germany. Perfekte Gesundheit Shops ships from Germany to international destinations including Russia. And it excludes VAT for customers outside the E.U.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Get $5 from Fab private shopping club for FREE

Get $5 from Fab private shopping club for FREE via the instructions below:

  1. Log into your Fab account or register at Fab for free via this link

  2. Get $5 credit by clicking onto this link

  3. Add an item or several items onto the shopping cart and proceed to checkout to redeem the credit.


Fab.com: Free 5USD credit

It may take a few hours to see this credit become active in your account.

Fab is Everyday Design. Fab's mission is to help people better their lives with design. Millions of people around the world use Fab to discover everyday design products at great prices, to connect with the world's most exciting designers, and to share their favorite design inspirations.

Fab shipping within the USA starts from $4.95, but you may get FREE shipping if you spend $75 or more. Fab doesn't ship to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico, but it ships to Canada and US freight forwarders like Shipito. Here is one of my Fab packages in the Shipito warehouse:

Shipito: fab.com package

Monday, June 24, 2013

Shipito tips and tricks: Using the "Your note" field effectively

When I get a new package in the Shipito warehouse, I go to the "Packages in Warehouse" and click onto the "Your note" link on the right to the package. Then I enter the name of the shop in all caps as well as detailed about the items in the package:

Shipito_Your note

In the example above I have entered "THE CLYMB" in all caps and the following content of the package
Hurley Men's Franch T-Shirt Black Medium, Hurley Women's Dreaming SS Tee White Medium, Hurley Women's Drop Off Tee Neon Pink Medium

Then after sending my package it is easy to see what was inside of it and from what shops exactly:

Shipito_Sent packages

I enter much more details in the "Your note" field than in the customs declaration. This allows to find an item or shop easily without clicking onto the "details" links, because you can see all the shop names and all the items even in the consolidated package.

Rastenfeld 151, Suite # XXXXXX, Rastenfeld, 3532, Austria: Scam, fraudor legit?

Is the following address used for scams and frauds?


Rastenfeld 151,
Suite # XXXXXX,
Rastenfeld, 3532,
Austria

No, this is one of the warehouses used by Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.).


What is Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.)?


Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.) is a US and European package forwarding company (also known as a parcel forwarder, a freight forwarder, a mail forwarder or a shipping forwarder) allowing to overcome geographical shipping restrictions and ship online purchases to other countries including but not limited to the USA, Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India, Russia, Kuwait, Virgin Islands, Japan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, Bahrain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan,...

Shipito is one of the largest freight forwarders. It has tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Shipito Facebook page has more than 7'000 likes:


Can the " Rastenfeld 151, Suite # XXXXXX, Rastenfeld, 3532, Austria" address be used for scams and frauds?


Yes it can be used for legit as well as illegal activities like ANY other address. BUT I and many of my friends use it for making legit purchases in European and US online shops that don't ship overseas. Also even US individuals and US companies use Shipito package/parcel forwarding service for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or Federated States of Micronesia.

Information for online retailers about Shipito


Shipito and victims of stolen credit cards


If you're a store owner who shipped product to Rastenfeld 151, Suite # XXXXXX, Rastenfeld, 3532, Austria and got a chargeback, contact Shipito immediately if you are a victim of credit card fraud. If they find that a stolen credit card was used, they immediately send packages back to you. Shipito has zero tolerance policy. Fraud accounts are immediately canceled.

Shipito and international sales


Shipito offers a program where they can guarantee all sales to online retailers if they are purchased directly by Shipito. This allows online retailers not to lose international sales, while Shipito takes the risk of accepting international payments.
Visit the Shipito web-site

2220 Meridian Blvd, Suite # XXXXXX, Minden, NV 89423, USA: Scam, fraud or legit

Is the following address used for scams and frauds?


2220 Meridian Blvd,
Suite # XXXXXX,
Minden, NV 89423,
USA

No, this is one of the warehouses used by Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.).

Shipito warehouses


What is Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.)?


Shipito (Eastbiz Corp.) is a US package forwarding company (also known as a freight forwarder, a mail forwarder or a shipping forwarder) allowing to overcome geographical shipping restrictions and ship online purchases to

  • Alaska, Hawaii,

  • U.S. Protectorates and Insular areas (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or Federated States of Micronesia),

  • APO, FPO, and DPO Addresses,

  • DOS Addresses,

  • other countries including but not limited to Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India, Russia, Kuwait, Virgin Islands, Japan, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, Sweden, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Slovakia, Bahrain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil, Cayman Islands, the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan,...

Shipito is one of the largest freight forwarders. It has tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Shipito Facebook page has more than 5'000 likes:



 

Can the "2220 Meridian Blvd, Suite # XXXXXX, Minden, NV 89423, USA" address be used for scams and frauds?


Yes it can be used for legit as well as illegal activities like ANY other address. BUT I and many of my friends use it for making legit purchases in US online shops that don't ship overseas. Also even US individuals and US companies use Shipito package/parcel forwarding service for shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, or Federated States of Micronesia.

 

Information for online retailers about Shipito


Shipito and victims of stolen credit cards


If you're a store owner who shipped product to 2220 Meridian Blvd, Suite # XXXXXX, Minden, NV 89423, USA and got a chargeback, contact Shipito immediately if you are a victim of credit card fraud. If they find that a stolen credit card was used, they immediately send packages back to you. Shipito has zero tolerance policy. Fraud accounts are immediately canceled.

 

Shipito and international sales


Shipito offers a program where they can guarantee all sales to online retailers if they are purchased directly by Shipito. This allows online retailers not to lose international sales, while Shipito takes the risk of accepting international payments.
Visit the Shipito web-site

Get the Adobe Ideas from iTunes Store for FREE today

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Take the "Financial and Valuation Modeling" online course on Udemy for FREE

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This Online Course on “Financial and Valuation Modeling" will take you from novice to expert in MS Excel, Accounting, Valuation and Financial Modeling. Participants learn financial modeling and valuation in excel from scratch using intuitive, step-by-step instruction and model templates the way it is actually performed at investment banks. The program is intuitive and self-paced. Participants should spend approximately 80 hours to complete it. The program uses several excel model templates and teaches students how to build, analyze, and interpret financial models in a step-by-step fashion the way they would on the job. The huge advantage for the students is that this program bridges the gap between academics and the real world to equip students with the practical financial skill set that they will need on the job. There's no substitute for watching a pro go through everything in Excel, so that's exactly what you get here. When you master real-world techniques and case studies, you have a significantly better chance of landing prime jobs and internships with the top investment banks, private equity firms, and hedge funds. “Financial and Valuation Modeling” lets you gain all that real-world knowledge via video-based training created by investment bankers. This is what Investment Bankers do. Everything in this program is on what investment bankers actually do in real life.

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Jay-Z "Magna Carta Holy Grail" - FREE MP3 album for Samsung Galaxy SIII, S4, Note owners

On July 4th the owners of Samsung Galaxy S III, S4, and Note will be able to get the Magna Carta app and receive a FREE download of the Jay-Z "Magna Carta Holy Grail" MP3 Album

Magna Carta Holy Grail: free for Samsung owners

This offer is limited to the first 1,000,000 downloads.

The Magna Carta app will unlock the "Magna Carta Holy Grail" download on July 4th, 2013 (72 hours before on sale release).

Free Microsoft Press eBooks including: Office, Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, System Center, Visual Studio, Web Development, Windows, Windows Azure, and Windows Server

Microsoft offers over 50 ebooks for FREE, including: Office, Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, System Center, Visual Studio, Web Development, Windows, Windows Azure, and Windows Server. eBooks are available in EPUB, PDF, DOC and MOBI formats.

The following ebooks are available for FREE download:

  • Office & Office 365

    • Deployment guide for Office 2013

    • Microsoft Office 365 for professionals and small businesses: Help and How To



  • SharePoint

    • Explore SharePoint 2013

    • Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013

    • Test Lab Guide: eBook for SharePoint Server 2013 Intranet and Team Sites

    • Create a Balanced Scorecard (SharePoint Server 2010)

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  • SQL Server

    • 5 Tips for a Smooth SSIS Upgrade to SQL Server 2012

    • A Hitchiker's Guide to Microsoft StreamInsight Queries

    • Data Mining Extensions (DMX) Reference

    • Data Quality Services

    • High Availability Solutions

    • Master Data Services

    • Monitor and Tune for Performance

    • Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) Reference

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    • Transact-SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference

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    • Extracting and Loading SharePoint Data in SQL Server Integration Services

    • Integration Services: Extending Packages with Scripting

    • Multidimensional Model Programming

    • Optimized Bulk Loading of Data into Oracle

    • Planning Disaster Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode

    • SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Reporting Services

    • SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Writing Transact-SQL Statements

    • SQL Server Community FAQs Manual



  • System Center

    • Cmdlet Reference for App Controller in System Center 2012 SP1

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  • Visual Studio

    • Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes

    • Dependency Injection with Unity

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    • ASP.NET Multi-Tier Windows Azure Application Using Storage Tables, Queues, and Blobs

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    • Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0

    • Administrator's Guide for Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 1.0

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Get a FREE 8x8 hard photo cover photo book at Shutterfly

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Always compare prices when purchasing from private shopping clubs (sample sale sites, flash sale sites)

While I love private shopping clubs and we buy most of our clothing, shoes and accessories there, it is always a good idea to compare prices at least with Amazon. Besides price comparison Amazon has plenty of reviews which help a lot to make an educated purchase.

Zulily private shopping club offers Magformers building sets today. Amazon has very good reviews of these products. We own the Magformers Magnetic Building Construction Set - 62 Piece Designer Set and we do love it. Moreover I wanted to buy a bigger set.

See the video showing how it works and I'm sure you will be amazed:

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJtBUcCO_NM&w=420&h=315]

The good thing about Zulily is that you can get notifications about your favorite brands by hitting the "Add to my favorites" links. I did that for Magformers. But unfortunately I wasn't impressed by the prices on this sale. The prices are identical or even lower on Amazon. The best example is the Magformers 112 Challenger Set.

Price on Amazon - $123.22

Magformers 112 Challenger Set at Amazon

Price on Zulily - $139.99

Magfomers_Challenger 112 Piece Magnetic Set at Zulily

Moreover Amazon will ship much faster and offers free shipping when spending $25 and more (some exceptions apply when buying from Amazon sellers and not Amazon itself).

Despite the fact that I like Zulily, I always compare prices. I skip this when buying clothing and shoes most of the time, but mostly when I see the brands that I know well. In many other cases I compare prices and read reviews, and I highly recommend you to do the same.

Apple Retail Stores offer a FREE workshop where kids become filmmakers

Apple Retail Stores offer a FREE workshop where kids become filmmakers

Apple Retail Stores offer a FREE workshop where kids become filmmakers

At Apple Camp, kids ages 8-12 learn how to shoot their own footage, create an original song in GarageBand on an iPad, and put it all together in iMovie on a Mac. This FREE workshop, held at Apple Retail Stores, spans three days and ends with campers debuting their masterpieces at the Apple Camp Film Festival. Space is limited and workshops fill up quickly, so sign up now for a this creative adventure.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Download 3 FREE e-mail templates in PSD format

99designs added the Email Design category, so contest can be run in it now. To celebrate this launch, 99designs ran a contest asking designers to create 3 irresistible templates in four color options for the customers to download - and send out, of course: a newsletter template, a promotional template and a template for email notifications. Each is available in green, blue, orange and grey.

3 free e-mail templates in PSD format

Download 3 FREE e-mail templates in PSD format (32MB).

The best photo of a package from the Shipito parcel forwarder

This is the most hilarious photo of a package I have ever see. And it a real picture from the Shipito parcel forwarder, not graphics editors like Photoshop used:

Shipito: Photo of the Zulily package in the Package Gallery

Dude, you rock :D

www.perfektegesundheit.de (Germany) - shop selling quality products for your health (juicers and fruit presses, grain mills, dehydrators, waterpurifier,...)

Perfekte Gesundheit Shop (perfektegesundheit.de) - is a German online store selling quality products for your health. The following products are popular among Russians who do care about their health:

  • slow juicers: Angel Juicer, Kuvings,

  • dehydrators: Ezidri Ultra FD 1000, Excalibur, Sedona,

  • manual grain mills: Luba Duo, Kornkraft Mulino, Kornkraft Toscana, Hawos Molere,

  • blenders: Vitamix,

  • grain mills: Hawos Oktagon 1, Hawos Oktagon 2, Hawos Oktini, Komo Fidibus 21, Komo Fidibus XL, Komo Fidibus Classic,

  • attachments for KitchenAid mixers.

Perfekte Gesundheit Shop ships to many countries including Russia. German VAT is excluded automatically for purchases from outside the European Union. The web-site in German and English.

www.perfektegesundheit.de_Germany: grain mills, dehydrators, slow juicers, blenders,...


Unlike USA, German online shops offer electronics and kitchen appliances supporting 220V. It is not a good idea to have any kitchen appliances supporting 110 V only when 220V is used in your country. There are power converters, but it is a good idea to avoid them for something powerful, especially when water leakage is possible. Moreover Angel juicers, Excalibur and Sedona dehydrators are heavy, so shipping the from the USA to Russia costs a lot. So German shops win a lot hear, especially considering prices after excluding German VAT. The only problems are Russian post and the lack of warranty. But it will fit many customers due to the cheaper prices.

I haven't found any reviews of the Perfekte Gesundheit Shop from Russian customers, but decided to try. The shop allows to pay not only by a debit/credit card, but also by Paypal. The latter helps to feel safer about money back in case of any problems.

I have compared prices with mukomolka.ru, hlebomoli.ru, ezidri.ru and decided to order the Kornkraft Mulino manual grain mill and the EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000 dehydrator:

  • Kornkraft Mulino - 96,64 EUR

  • EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000 - 214,29 EUR

  • Delivery of 2 items from Germany to Russia - 42 EUR.

TOTAL: 352,93 EUR
www.perfektegesundheit.de: Kornkraft Mulino, EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000


It doesn't make any sense to order EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000 alone. However Excalibur and Sedona, Angel Juicer slow juicers are much cheaper than in Russia.

The order was delivered from Germany to Russia by Russian Post within 3 weeks.

EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000 doesn't contain any packaging inside the carton box, so be careful shipping items like this if you use Russian post or any other postal service that is not careful at handling packages.

t EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000 packaging


Germany shops don't really deal much with something like Russian post, so I suggest you to contact them and ask for additional packaging materials.

Here is my package:
Packaging as a buffer on top of the box

Content of the box without packaging

EZIDRI Ultra FD 1000 leg made a hole in the box
Enjoy shopping at Perfekte Gesundheit Shop! Can you suggest any other German shops selling grain mills, juicers, dehydrators and shipping internationally?

Sunday, June 16, 2013

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Postal service in Finland opens an office for customers from Russia

Russian customers are so unhappy about the Russian Post that they even go to Finland to pick up their parcels. Finnish postal service even hired Russian speaking employees because of that.

More about it in the news report from the Russian television company NTV (video in Russian)

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