What do you give a banker for Christmas?

Published 12:01 am Saturday, December 26, 2009

You shouldn’t have

Executives in the banking industry tell about the worst Christmas presents they ever received — all of which they re-gifted to new customers who opened accounts at their banks.

And the bankers’ best gift ever? That’s easy — bailout money from the government.

Canary in a coal mine: Economists say the RV industry is a trustworthy economic indicator — it crashed and burned before the rest of the economy did. And now there’s good news: RVs are starting to sell again.

Then again, the new RV buyers might be folks who need a place to live after their homes are foreclosed.

Digital age marches on: Travel guru Rick Steves, an Edmonds resident, now offers his popular guidebooks as iPhone apps. They sell for $4.99 apiece.

Sounds very handy, but The Buzz also can see a potential problem: Pickpockets in the Paris subways would never consider stealing your well-thumbed copy of “Europe Through the Back Door,” but they’ll definitely pinch your iPhone.