Tech-age butlers aren’t just for superheroes anymore
Clip: 6/4/2015 | 6m 46s
Tech-age butlers aren’t just for superheroes anymore
If you're too busy and you want to outsource your chores, there are apps galore these days. Now there’s Alfred, a new online service that aims to scale up the business of butlering by offering relatively low-cost help with shopping, cleaning and errands in certain neighborhoods. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
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Tech-age butlers aren’t just for superheroes anymore
Clip: 6/4/2015 | 6m 46s
If you're too busy and you want to outsource your chores, there are apps galore these days. Now there’s Alfred, a new online service that aims to scale up the business of butlering by offering relatively low-cost help with shopping, cleaning and errands in certain neighborhoods. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.
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