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		<title>Post Offices Are Closing From Poor Queue Management</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/12/19/post-offices-are-closing-from-poor-queue-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Postal Service, December 19 and 20 will be the busiest mailing days this year for holiday cards and packaging. Many people will be sending their packages in hopes of reaching their destinations prior to Christmas Day. But with big demand comes big, frustrating lines. This article from the Washington Post describes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=671&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers Suffer From Customers Waiting In Line During Holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/12/14/retailers-suffer-from-customers-waiting-in-line-during-holidays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Friday has a lot of appeal to millions of people around the U.S. not just because of the great deals, but also because it gets them in the holiday spirit. For some families, it kicks off their holiday festivities to get started on the first official day of Christmas shopping. However, that giddy feeling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=668&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Fly By: Skip the Long Line to See Santa This Year!</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/12/13/santa-fly-by-skip-the-long-line-to-see-santa-this-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this very well-done video explaining how QLess is saving families at Washington Square Mall this year from having to stand in line to see Santa. &#160; &#8211;Tim<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=665&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teach DMV workers to be polite – now that’s the answer</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/12/02/teach-dmv-workers-to-be-polite-now-thats-the-answer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[750,000 residents use the Providence, RI DMV system annually and most note long lines as the reason for the negative public image it has.  So what do you do to solve the biggest problem they have?  You bring in an insurance company to teach sensitivity training to the workforce of course.  It all makes perfect [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=663&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Skip the Fracking Lines</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/11/29/skip-the-fracking-lines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes time to be heard on an issue that is sensitive to public policy and personal convictions, the governing body has an obligation to listen to its constituents and gather information and insights before rendering decisions.  Municipalities small and large face issue ranging from smoking bans to permitting to budget.  This week in Manhattan, the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=661&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>At the top of my holiday list: pictures with Santa without the wait</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/11/28/at-the-top-of-my-holiday-list-pictures-with-santa-without-the-wait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For any parent, seeing your young child meet Santa, sit on his lap and share her Christmas wish list is a time-honored tradition.  Extending the holiday shopping season means there are more opportunities for the kids to see Santa, and more locations to do so as well.  At the same time, the outfits have gotten more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=655&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>30 hours in line – oh my!</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/11/27/30-hours-in-line-oh-my/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Thanksgiving holiday means retail deals like no other and lines like no other.  While not all result in pepper spray to get ahead, most involve spending far more time waiting line than most can or care to stomach.  A father and son team in Flagstaff, AZ spent over 30 hours waiting for color coded [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=648&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday 2011 is coming – are you ready?</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/11/13/black-friday-2011-is-coming-are-you-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year it is starting earlier than ever, but so far, the results have been largely the same.  Long lines and big headaches.  Every year we hear the stories of people camping out, going sleep deprived &#8211; and even getting downright nasty (taking cues from the honey badger).  Luckily, Walmart and other retailers have started early so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=643&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Isn’t dental work painful enough?</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/11/11/isnt-dental-work-painful-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people fear the dentist more than any other common human experience (even more than marriage).  They agonize over the drill, the smoke, the sounds, latex &#8211; you name it.  But for some it comes with an additional price.  On this Veteran&#8217;s day it has been brought to light that many of those who have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=640&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting for new iPhone in Hong Kong – chaos ensues</title>
		<link>http://blog.qless.com/2011/11/10/waiting-for-new-iphone-in-hong-kong-chaos-ensues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;d think that a brand as innovative as Apple would leverage its own technological and process design assets to take the pain of out its product release. And professional queuers? Check out this article and video to see the chaos in action. There&#8217;s certainly a much more affordable and customer-friendly way to solve this challenge [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.qless.com&amp;blog=12890718&amp;post=608&amp;subd=virtualheadlines&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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