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GENERAL RESTAURANT RESEARCH WEDDINGS TRAVEL AT HOME

Call a Allen Car in NYC and have them pick me up at home and take me to the airport tomorrow at 7am. We'll need a car seat for an infant provided.
Can you call around and find a place close to zip 10009 that has the new iPad in stock? Need one by the weekend!
Find me a dog walker in SE Portland. I'm looking to have my two dachshunds walked 3 times a week. What are the prices like?
Set up a meeting with my accountant (CCed), if she's paying let's go to Balthazar, otherwise our office.
I'm looking to get some Mirror Pond Beer, but they don't sell it here in NYC. Can you find a place that will ship it to me?

Amazon has this Fujitsu Scan Snap for $418, can you find it for cheaper anywhere? Online or in New York.

Call TD Bank and ask how many checks I can use for free on a standard personal account (I don't want any more fees!)

Schedule a haircut with Julia at Lovemore and Do on Sunday, anytime between 6 and 10pm.

Please call the repair center at Fry's Electronics (in Wilsonville) and find out if my laptop is ready.

I'm helping plan a Bachelor party, can you help price out some entertainment options?

Can you find out where are my friend registered for wedding gifts? Her name is [redacted] and she'll be married in Chicago on the 4th of July.

I'm heading to New York next week, can you find 3 reasonably priced (but nice!) places in East Village to eat.
Call and get a reservation at Momofuku Noodle Bar next Thursday around 8pm. There will be 3 of us.
Call Katz Deli in NYC, find out what they put on a Reuben and where they get their bread.
Call and update my reservation at Momofuku Noodle Bar. There will be 8 of us now!
Can you call and see if I left my credit card at Bar None, Otto's Shrunken Head, or Vazacs Horeshoe Bar? (long story, long night)

Find the last 10 sponsored posts on daringfireball.net, send me the contact information for someone at those companies (ideally whoever would buy the ads)
Email these ten people and ask if they're willing to share their thoughts on how their ads performed on daringfireball.net. Feel free to give them my number.
Can you find a list of 10 twitter users who work at LinkedIn and have more than 200 followers?

I need to reserve a block of rooms in a hotel for our wedding (!). Can you call around the hotels in Beaumont and see what group rates would be for around 30 rooms?
Can you find 10 bands who would be able to play at our wedding (looking for late ninties hits)
Can you arrange for us to hear music from the following five bands
Call these four bands and inform them we won't be needing their services.
Make 3 phone calls to caterer, bakery, and the band confirming their ready for our wedding this week.
I'm in Bermuda for my honeymoon. How much would it cost if I used my At&t iphone to call the USA? (I don't have an international plan).
Make an appointment with our photographer to go over the proofs from our wedding.

Find me 3 hotels in New York for Next week (Monday - Friday) that have good reviews and are less than $250/night.
I need a copy center within 4 blocks of my hotel in St Louis that is open tonight (Sooner the better!)
Call to confirm my hotel reservation at The Ace Hotel in Portland for next week.
Can you call the airlines and tell me how much it would cost to upgrade my flight? (Find out how many miles would it cost too).
Can you find out hotels in Austin that will let me bring my 40 pound dog. Is there an extra fee?

Can you call and reschedule our 9am appointment with Dr Tanner until anytime after 3pm?
I'm a guy and I live alone... my house is kinda filthy. What are my (cheap) options for a housecleaner... say once a week.
I'm moving from Miami to San Diego. Can you obtain quotes for 5 movers? (I've attached a breakdown of the rooms, furniture, etc.)

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