No plastic bags in LA stores beginning July 2010 - Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles shoppers soon won't hear the question, "Paper or plastic?" at the checkout line. The City Council voted Tuesday to ban plastic shopping bags from stores, beginning July 1, 2010. Shoppers can either bring their own bags or ...
J.D. Power: Salespeople steer buyers toward LCD TVs over plasma ... - Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (AP) _ LCD or plasma? If you've been shopping for a flat-panel TV, that's the big question. According to a mystery-shopper survey, electronics salespeople don't know much about the differences, but still have a ready answer: LCD. More than ...
L.A. City Council votes for ban on plastic shopping bags - Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to ban plastic carryout bags in the city's supermarkets and stores by July 2010 -- but only if the state fails to impose a 25-cent fee on every shopper who requests them. Council members said they hope an ...
Ambulances used to go shopping - News.com.au
PARAMEDICS responding to emergency Triple-0 calls in Sydney's west are instead being used as de facto taxi drivers to local shops. Older residents are the main offenders - using their pensioner entitlements to secure a free ride in an ambulance ...
Buying power in nine L.A. neighborhoods is underestimated, study says - Los Angeles Times
Sydney Bradford doesn't own a car, so when she needs to shop, she jumps on a bus. Then she gets on another one, and another. "To get to the nearest pharmacy, I take three buses," she said. Bradford's odyssey reflects the scarcity of shopping choices ...
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