We ' re just better at it . <| sep |> Xiaohai is already sponsored though <| sep |> If you believe you can identify where the product is coming from and how it is packagedshipped into the US , the CBP can potentially help you . I suspect it mostly helps with larger businesses , but it certainly would be worth inquiring . U S C u s t omsandBorderProtectionCBP <| sep |> Could depend on your timezone , but IIRC Amazon ' s went up at 4 pm PST . Another Target ? at 9 pm PST . You may have been too late . <| sep |> Bank of England base rate falls below 0 . 5 % for first time also . Despite all the crazy things that have happened to house prices since the 1960 s , mortgage payments as a proportion of average household takehome pay have tended to oscillate around a mean of 30 % and usually only go significantly above that shortly before a crash . I mention household as by now single incomes are not really a relevant benchmark unless you ' re in the top 5 % of earners it ' s unlikely you ' ll buy a house without a partner . Dual incomes were the first cause of large realterms price rises , with low interest rates taking over as the main driver after the 1990 s crash . Graph showing this from 19882014 paymentspercentincomeq 214 . jpg