Article: Buy.com Raises the Bar -- Free Shipping Site-Wide With No Minimum Purchase Required.

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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 ...

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