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Article: Buy.com Raises the Bar -- Free Shipping Site-Wide With No Minimum Purchase Required.
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- June 19, 2002
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002
Buy.com Inc., The Internet Superstore(TM), today announced that it will offer free shipping site-wide with no minimum purchase required, effective immediately.
The announcement raises the bar by beating other free shipping offers, including Amazon.com's announcement yesterday of free shipping on qualifying orders over $49.
"Amazon claims they `lowered the hurdle' with their free shipping offer -- Buy.com just ran that hurdle over with our free shipping truck," said Buy.com founder and CEO, Scott Blum.
"We've offered free shipping and other ...