Batten Down the Hatches With Respond.com; Leading Online Shopping Service has Everything Necessary for Emergency Preparation and Protection.Business Editors PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2000 Summer is the season for hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions and with Respond.com(TM) (www.respond.com) customers can "shop by request" for every item needed to be prepared to deal with any storm, earthquake, heat wave, or other natural disaster that may occur. Using Respond.com, customers can create an "emergency readiness" kit to have on hand should a disaster strike. Such a kit could include extra tanks of gas, blankets and/or sleeping bags, non-perishable food, flashlights and batteries, first aid supplies and a portable battery-operated radio. In addition to this, shoppers can find cell phones, smoke detectors smoke detector n. An alarm device that automatically detects the presence of smoke. Also called smoke alarm. , and storm shutters to ensure that there are no stray Stray (1) Not a member of the participating party in the trade at hand; (2) not a meaningful indication of a customer's desire to take a sizable position or be involved in a stock. limbs in the yard with the potential to injure To interfere with the legally protected interest of another or to inflict harm on someone, for which an action may be brought. To damage or impair. The term injure is comprehensive and can apply to an injury to a person or property. Cross-references Tort Law. someone in a storm or other disaster. Other Respond.com customers have used the service to: -- Purchase fasteners fasteners In construction, connectors between structural members. Bolted connections are used when it is necessary to fasten two elements tightly together, especially to resist shear and bending, as in column and beam connections. to secure wall-mounted shelves -- Purchase disaster preparation books -- Receive advice on disaster insurance -- Purchase an auto emergency kit -- Locate air conditioners Conditioners used on leather take many shapes and forms. They are used mostly to keep leather from drying out and deteriorating. A very old and widely used conditioner is dubbin. and fans designed for extreme heat -- Purchase tarps to protect roofs and hillsides against flooding and mudslides -- Put together an emergency kit for elderly relatives living alone Respond.com, founded in 1998, changes the way people shop. The free online shopping service provides a way to shop for thousands of products and services with minimal time and effort. A customer types in a request, and Respond.com goes to work finding sellers that have exactly what they want. Customers remain anonymous until they are ready to buy, and can use Respond.com to comparison shop, to search for a product they can describe in generic terms and even track down hard-to-find or complex goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . Respond.com is based in Palo Alto, Calif. |
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