like to run (errands)?

We're running a story on RunMyErrand.com at the Cambridge Chronicle, and after overhearing a runner being interviewed, I did a little research on my own. The service sets up "runners" with people who need help with their everyday tasks-anything from laundry to shopping to wedding preparations. The errands are between $7-$15 and can be completed by anyone who has passed the application process and is in the area, willing to help.

Although at first I thought it was a little weird (and sad...really, we can't even do our own dry cleaning these days?), I've started to warm up to the idea. In today's struggling economy, RunMyErrand provides people with a connection that could give them a little extra cash. And honestly, for the unemployed, even a little helps. Being one of many in need of some extra cash, I applied to be a runner. Fingers crossed!