To: John Chen who wrote (113073 ) 12/20/2000 11:16:06 AM From: Glenn D. Rudolph Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 164684 Here is a press release that really matters LOL: "Tuesday December 19, 7:02 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Ashford.com Ashford Accepting Christmas Day Orders Until 3 pm ET, December 24 TO: All media reporting on e-commerce delivery stories. WHAT: Ashford.com will be accepting holiday gift orders for Christmas day delivery until 3:00 pm ET, December 24, 2000. Ashford guarantees free overnight delivery of all qualifying orders, or will send 25 roses from the CEO. The company has greater than a 99.5% overnight delivery success rate. All in-stock items ship within 24 hours. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Kristie Kidder at kkidder@ashford.com or 713.369.2310, or Lisa Labrado at lisa@labradopr.com or 212.207.3327. ABOUT ASHFORD: Ashford.com (Nasdaq: ASFD - news) is the leading Internet retailer of luxury and premium products. The company's e-commerce site, located at ashford.com , offers a vast selection of more than 4,500 diamonds and more than 15,000 styles of new and vintage watches, jewelry, fragrances, leather accessories, ties, scarves, sunglasses, writing instruments, home and lifestyle products, and corporate gifts from more than 400 leading brands. Dedicated to creating an exceptional luxury shopping experience, Ashford.com provides complimentary overnight shipping and gift packaging, a 60-day money-back guarantee on all new watches and a 30-day money-back guarantee on all other merchandise. The company also offers the Ashford.com Protection Plus(SM) policy, which provides outstanding product warranties, customer privacy, and site security. Ashford.com is headquartered in Houston, Texas. CONTACT: Kristie Kidder of Ashford.com, 713-369-2310, or kkidder@ashford.com; or Lisa Labrado of Labrado Public Relations & Events, 212-207-3327, or lisa@labradopr.com, for Ashford.com. SOURCE: Ashford.com "