Online shopping is here to stay. Now there are new online portals that give you cashback as well like aisle19usa.com. It is becoming the next big marketing trend.
Marketing Guru
of IL
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Sep 08, 2008 02:31:01 AM
Bleh. Malls.
I'd totally shop at the online mall if it were laid out like a farmer's market, or perhaps the tavern in Star Wars. I have a strong aversion to the mall as we presently know it, but if shopping could be an adventure involving fantastical creatures and unexpected types of storefronts (eg., a treehouse), I'd be game. It shall be called...MallVentures: For Those Who Hate Shopping (TM).
I love how this invention came from the same guy who created the online divorce. He definitely has a certain market in mind when he dreams up his digitization projects. And, as you pointed out, they do make life easier...
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Drea
of CO
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Aug 20, 2008 19:14:46 PM
We find ourselves in financial trouble because of our spending habits. Most people who are in financial trouble are the same ones we see spending recklessly in the mall buying things on impulse rather than using bargains websites like Unodeals.com, Pricegraber to save money on the same stuff. Money which could have gone towards retirement, education or everyday necessities.
DanHustin
of KS
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Aug 19, 2008 23:33:43 PM
Food for thought
As I was reading this story, it occurred to me that although I go to malls fairly often, my wife buys things (Virtually always on sale). I don't buy much of anything. We get a dinner and a movie (it's the closest theater, which is handy) more often than making any purchase that will be delivered by UPS.
I honestly can't remember the last time I actually bought a take-it-home item from a mall. That would mean I'm most definitely not int eh demographic these guys are shooting for. But at the same time, the 'Facebook' crowd goes to the mall a lot as well but I usually don't see a lot of purchases from them, either. Oh, well, like so many things in WebWorld, this virtualshopping.com thing may just be another fast-fading fad.
Fatesrider
of CA
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Aug 19, 2008 17:52:25 PM
With a little luck, malls become too energy-inefficient to run.
Same goods go to the web. Half as many shoppers buy half as much of that (mall) stuff, and a lot of Americans get out of debt they never needed. I've known for 30 years that most everything in a mall is overpriced unless it's on less-than-50% clearance. Why doesn't everyone know that? It's mostly clothing made in other low-wage countries, for heaven's sakes.
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Marketing Guru of IL @ Sep 08, 2008 02:31:01 AM
Drea of CO @ Aug 20, 2008 19:14:46 PM
DanHustin of KS @ Aug 19, 2008 23:33:43 PM
Fatesrider of CA @ Aug 19, 2008 17:52:25 PM
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