SHOP.COM's Online Game Combines Fantasy, Shopping and the Chance to Win a $5,000 Shopping Spree.Designed Especially for Women, Cart Me Away[TM] is a Hip Fusion of "Sex and the City" Meets "The Price is Right" MONTEREY, Calif. -- SHOP.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. today announced the next edition of its increasingly popular virtual shopping Virtual shopping is a form of e-commerce giving the ability for individuals to shop remotely via a computer network connection, normally on the Internet using the World Wide Web. game, Cart Me Away[TM] (www.cartmeaway.com), which will run from September 2-29th. Designed especially for women, Cart Me Away is a hip fusion of "Sex and the City" meets "The Price is Right" where players can toss aside their daily life and jump into a fantasy shopping experience, if only for a few minutes. With four all-new storylines ranging from college flashbacks to a costume party A costume party (American English) or a fancy dress party (British English), mainly in contemporary Western culture, is a type of party where guests dress up in a costume. faux pas This page has been divided into the following:
This month, players will get to shop for four scenarios: a wild college flashback weekend Flashback Weekend is a horror (and sometimes science fiction) convention held annually in Rosemont, Illinois. It is one of the larger horror conventions in the United States. where they will reminisce rem·i·nisce intr.v. rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing, rem·i·nisc·es To recollect and tell of past experiences or events. [Back-formation from reminiscence. about fraternity parties and cute professors; a weeklong tailgate party In North America, a tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating often involves alcoholic beverages and barbecuing. Tailgate parties usually occur in the parking lots at stadiums and arenas before, and occasionally after or during, ; some serious R&R chock full of much needed "me time;" and rounding it all out with the most sensational costume bash ever. New hints and a new spending limit are added to the story each day. Players choose from amongst 20 products to add up to each day's winning dollar combination and, if they select correctly, they receive instant shopping offers and a chance to win a $5,000 grand prize shopping spree. During the month of September, players who select the daily winning combination of products will receive $20, $50 and free shipping instant shopping coupons. All players - regardless of winning or losing - will be entered into the game's drawings for weekly $1,000 shopping sprees. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win Cart Me Away. "In the offline world, many women view shopping as entertainment - a social event," notes Mondy Beller, senior vice president of marketing for SHOP.COM. "And now we've invented a way for them to enjoy much of that same pleasure online. Cart Me Away lets women escape by exploring exciting locations, fantasizing about extraordinary merchandise and living vicariously vi·car·i·ous adj. 1. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another: read about mountain climbing and experienced vicarious thrills. 2. through the characters in each story. Combine that with the chance to win a $5,000 shopping spree and Cart Me Away is both a relaxing and rewarding way for them to spend a few minutes in their otherwise too-busy, over-stressed days." Once it was only kids playing video games See video game console. but, today, more and more women are playing online games. 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. a Telephia study (March 2007), 66 percent of online gamers are female. To further serve this growing market, which is also the company's core demographic audience, SHOP.COM introduced its Cart Me Away game in May, 2007. To play "Cart Me Away," go to www.cartmeaway.com, click on the "Get Going" button and fill in the short registration form. It's quick, easy and intuitive. This current edition of Cart Me Away runs through September 29, 2007, and SHOP.COM plans to run subsequent editions of Cart Me Away with seasonal themes approximately every other month between now and the end of 2008. Each edition provides exceptional promotional opportunities for current and future merchant partners. For complete details, please see SHOP.COM at www.cartmeaway.com. About SHOP.COM SHOP.COM is the destination online marketplace where consumers can conveniently and efficiently shop online. Designed with the busy woman in mind, SHOP.COM offers an authoritative selection of products from well-known brand name merchants and high quality specialty retailers. At SHOP.COM, consumers can shop across all the merchants - from research and comparison to gifting and purchasing - using OneCart[TM] and one personal password-protected account. OneCart is SHOP.COM's unique, proprietary patented solution that fully integrates all SHOP.COM merchant partners into allow a single online shopping experience. Privately-held, SHOP.COM is a California-based company with offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and London. For more information, visit the company's website at www.SHOP.COM. |
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