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To: wlcnyc who wrote (35)	1/17/1999 7:38:00 AM
From: wlcnyc	Respond to of 2003

The following link is to another "shopping site" that, after a quick glance, appears to operate in the manner that Brands4Less does, as I understand it - on a commission basis. Their "gimmick" is that 50% of profits go to charity. By gimmick, I only mean this as the benefit of using this site, as opposed to BFL's guarantee and rebate of shipping charges. You might note that some of the same "stores" are linked here as well as to BFL: helptheworld.com

To: wlcnyc who wrote (35)	1/17/1999 11:56:00 AM
From: wlcnyc	Respond to of 2003

A few statistics. Of particular relevance to our discussion are the reasons for internet buying at the bottom of this article (bolding is mine): " Georgia Tech's 1998 Internet survey results have just been released with some interesting results, based on contacts with more than 10,000 Web users: Most Internet users are male (61.3%), unchanged from last year. But over 51% of new users, online less than a year, are female. 80.9% have some college experience, while 50.1% have at least one degree. Average age of respondents was 35.1 years, but respondents with the most online experience fall in the 21-30 age group. 45% of users have been using the Internet for between 1 and 3 years. Average household income is $52,500; but 46% of the households have household income of $50,000 or more. 32.7% of the respondents use the Web 10-20 hours a week, with 26.4% using it more and 40.9% using it less. 76.2% of respondents have placed an order for a product or service over the Internet, up from 68.1% in last year's survey. 32.5% of the users making Web purchases in the last 6 months spent $100-$500, while 29.5% spent more than $500. Reasons for using the Web for personal shopping included convenience (78.4%), no pressure from salespersons (66.4%), saving time (64.2%), and vendor information (60.7%)." ........... doylemarketing.com