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...days just before the American invasion, TIME found a list signed by Uday dated March 5, 2003, that showed he had no fewer than 68 personal employees, including dozens of sentries and bodyguards, two butlers, seven cooks, 12 drivers, two pastry chefs, one baker, one fisherman, one personal shopper and two trainers for the lions he kept on the grounds of al-Abit. His staff spent hours collecting and counting Uday's possessions. TIME found careful reports on the whereabouts of even mundane items, such as a walking stick, with every receipt checked, approved and signed by Uday himself...
...POTASHBROS.COM This small Chicago grocer's site impressed us with its convenient, 30-min. windows and same-day delivery for orders placed by 10 a.m. Asparagus and vine-ripened tomatoes arrived "perfect and unblemished," our secret shopper reports. Best of all, she adds, "I didn't have to wait in line and worry about my car being hit in the parking lot by crazy carts." Delivery is from...
...ALBERTSONS.COM Ice cream and frosted cupcakes arrived shipshape, but our Seattle shopper was disappointed to find a slim selection of fresh fish and organic food. "I had to go through six pages of yogurt to find out that they didn't have any organic yogurt," he says. And while the delivery person was prompt and polite (deliveries are scheduled in 90-min. blocks from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.), the fresh flowers the shopper ordered were forgotten. He decided he'd rather avoid the $9.95 delivery fee and do his own shopping...
...PUBLIXDIRECT.COM Our Miami Beach, Fla., shopper says more sophisticated search features would have made it easier to wade through the site of this Florida-based chain. "I want more items but organized in a better way," she says. The quality of the produce was mixed: tomatoes were red and ripe but bean sprouts were wilted, watery and brown. Still, "I would definitely do it again," she says. The minimum order is $50, with a $7.95 delivery fee. Deliveries are from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in 90-min. slots...
...ever made a dime underestimating the staying power of the American shopper. Despite the sluggish economy, personal income has been rising. Low interest rates have enabled consumers to borrow and spend without raising their monthly interest expense. And homeowners who are locking in the lowest fixed mortgage rates in two generations will be well insulated from rising rates as the economy recovers...