America Online and Its Merchant Partners Ready to Service Last Minute Holiday Cybershoppers.DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999-- Shop@AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Launches Annual "Last Minute Gifts" Catalog Featuring Dozens of Gift Ideas from AOL Certified Merchants In One Easy-to-Shop Location As last minute shoppers turn to the Internet this holiday season for the convenience and time savings it offers, America Online See AOL. , Inc., the world's leading interactive services company, today launched "Last Minute Gifts" -- an annual catalog on Shop@AOL featuring dozens of popular and unique gift selections from almost thirty of AOL's premier merchants in one convenient, easy-to-shop location. Throughout the final week of the holiday shopping season, the Last Minute Gifts catalog will provide a "Last Day To Order" countdown, highlighting a great selection of gifts designed to appeal to everyone in the family, even the dog! For each day (December 19-23), the catalog features a selection of unique gifts that, if ordered by the listed date, are guaranteed by AOL's merchants for delivery in time for Christmas. Among the wide variety of daily specials offered in the catalog are some of this year's hottest gifts: ** Order by December 19 - Stainless steel stainless steel: see steel. stainless steel Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat. easel clock from living.com -- perfect for mom's office... or the family den. ** Order by December 20 - Hawaiian-inspired suitcase from MXGonline -- teenage girls will love this groovy groov·y adj. groov·i·er, groov·i·est Slang Very pleasing; wonderful. groov  i·ness n. choice.
** Order by December 21 - A delectable tower of treats from 1-800-FLOWERS -- great for the family's annual holiday celebration. ** Order by December 22 - Odyssey dual force silver putters from Chipshot.com -- sure to please dads everywhere. ** Order by December 23 - A 14K gold knot necklace from alle' Fine Jewelry (wrapped and ready) -- the ideal lifesaver for forgetful boyfriends. Last Minute Gifts even offers solutions for shoppers who have seemingly run out of time on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Demonstrating that it's never too late to do your shopping online, electronic gift certificates can be delivered via email or printed the same day! Shop@AOL features gift certificates from cooking.com, CDNOW, eToys, GiftCertificates.com and other popular e-tailers. And with so many people giving and receiving home computing systems as holiday gifts, another convenient option is the gift of an AOL membership -- a great stocking stuffer! AOL membership gift certificates are available in increments of $10, $20 or $50. "With Christmas less than 10 days away, AOL and its merchant partners have been aggressively preparing for the flood of last minute holiday shoppers," said Patrick Gates, AOL's Vice President of E-Commerce. "Thanks to AOL's Last Minute Gifts Catalog, online shoppers can now order gifts online up until the very last moment and still have them in time to enjoy on Christmas morning. This is a lifesaver in terms of helping shoppers' peace of mind, giving them the confidence to forgo the last minute holiday crush at the malls." In addition, many of Shop@AOL's best-of-breed merchants, including RedEnvelope Gifts Online, eHobbies.com, Red Rocket Red Rocket may refer to:
At jcrew.com on Shop@AOL, consumers have until 11:00 AM on Christmas Eve to make select holiday gift purchases. Online customers can even order a honey ham from Hickory Hickory, city, United States Hickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, Farms as late as December 24, and still serve it for Christmas dinner Christmas dinner is the primary meal traditionally eaten on Christmas Day. It is often seen as the main event of the day for which the family all gathers and eats together. . Shop@AOL and the Last Minute Gifts catalog are available to all Internet users through www.aol.com/shopping. AOL members can easily locate these offerings at AOL Keyword: Shopping. Additional Services for Last Minute, New Online Shoppers In addition to the Last Minute Gifts catalog, Shop@AOL offers unique tools, search functions and special features that can also help last minute shoppers easily find great gifts. One of Shop@AOL's newest features, the "At Your Service" concierge shopping area, gives consumers the unprecedented opportunity to investigate stores that offer special shopping services, such as complimentary shipping, gift wrapping and bonus gifts, on holiday gift purchases. For online shoppers who are stumped on what to give that special someone, "At Your Service" also provides links to AOL merchants offering personal shopping services, gift buying advice, wish lists and other innovative ways to find the perfect holiday gift. For last minute shoppers who are new to e-commerce, Shop@AOL offers a "First Time Buyer" area. Introduced in 1998, this area guides users through their first online shopping experience, providing valuable information and tips. It also offers a quick tutorial that introduces users to online shopping, a selection of specially priced merchandise and details on AOL's 100% Guarantee of satisfaction and security. Setting the standard in customer service, Shop@AOL also offers live shopping assistance to answer online shoppers' questions and provide personal help this holiday season. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, AOL's experts are accessible via Instant Messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , telephone and e-mail. About Shop@AOL Shop@AOL is America Online, Inc.'s online shopping destination that extends across the Company's multiple brands. Using the Shop@ identifier, the destinations are called Shop@AOL, Shop@AOL.COM, Shop@CompuServe, Shop@Netscape, Shop@Digital City and Shop@Spinner. Called "the Internet's Miracle Mile Miracle Mile can refer to the following places:
AOL's cutting-edge new shopping experience brings together millions of products from more than 275 brand-name merchants, a 100% Guarantee of satisfaction and security, a graphically superior and user-friendly interface, and convenient shopping tools and features, all in one easy to use, best-of-breed shopping destination. More than 40% of AOL members shopped the site in November 1999, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Media Metrix research, in addition to millions more Shop@ users across AOL's family of brands. About America Online, Inc. Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. , is the world's leader in interactive services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 19 million members, and CompuServe, with more than 2.2 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , Digital City Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. and Communicator browsers; AOL MovieFone; Spinner.com, Winamp and SHOUTcast. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , the company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy. |
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