in terms of the appropriate sympathetic nervous system response, an e-mail subject line like “big favor” is kinda the modern cubicle-dweller’s equivalent of “saber-tooth tiger outside cave!”

(note: this e-mail, our seattle-area submitter says, is from the very same person who brought us this.)

related: perhaps it’s time for a little group therapy?

if you’ve ever tut-tutted over the consequences of big-box stores and online retailers overtaking small businesses, you’ll be heartened to hear that some folks have figured out how to bring those old-fashioned mom-n-pop ideas about customer service into the digital age…with the help of a big ol’ corporation called ebay!

while browsing the auction site for some new shades, my pal josh stumbled across one such example — a listing from a florida-based ebayer who goes by the name of whiteblizzard70.

this goes on for several more paragraphs (see for yourself), but i’ll skip to my favorite part — the postscript.

(josh decided not to bid.)

related: top five musical crimes perpetrated by record store customers
extra credit: how do you get out of an ebay auction? [consumerist.com]

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geetha in sydney says this note appeared in the shared dining room the day after the city’s gay mardi gras. the best part? “a few people admitted the condom might be theirs, but nobody would take credit for the note.”

related: dearest roommate

when sheena in austin spotted this note on her neighbor’s front door, she couldn’t help but wonder: “if your doormat has sentimental value, maybe it should be hanging on your wall instead of sitting on the ground?”

related: wrath mat
extra credit: sentimental value: clothing stories from ebay

writes our anonymous submitter from canada: “i got back to my desk after lunch on a friday and found this heartfelt note on my keyboard. i was touched.”

adds our submitter: “i worked my ass off on that damn report!”

related: oh sweetie, i love it when you talk dirty!
extra credit: TPS report cover sheet