Be A Fool-Proof Shopper When You Shop Online

Many sites "fool" us by many false innovative claims for promotion of not so good products, nowadays. We are easily attracted to such products gorgeously displayed. We are glibly tempted to get one soon. Then, actually seeing the real worth of the product, we end up in frustration, because of not only the loss of money, but also the tiresome hassles we run through in delivery etc. Finally, we develop an indifference, if not bitterness, towards on-line shopping as a whole. Sometimes, at the mention of on-line shopping, we become haunted with unforgettable experiences of a few such sites we had dealt with. Are you visiting online sites confidently? 

                             

Yet, I do not fail to see that many people are lazy to do sufficient research before trying online retailers. It is hard to find any good independent traders online especially. What is the way out for online shoppers, then?

Here comes a credible solution to online shoppers: 'E-Malls'! What is an E-mall? It is the online equivalent of a standard shopping mall physically. E-malls give customers only reputed agents / retailers and their service is rated by the consuming public on a module of various performance parameters. These ratings from online shopping customer feed-backs are dynamic and they assess and evaluate the product and the retailers on an ongoing basis. These ratings have also the passive power even to penalize the retailers and the products, if not up to the e-mall's standards. This I experienced earlier in Tripleclicks when I was a seller of old books. Many other e-malls like Amazon, eBay, Best-Buy, Gap are following best business practices.

A conglomeration of retailers from all around the world giving various products, of all categories, best price offers at a single place is remarkable. It is an amazing virtual market of global dimensions. Thanks to internet and e-malls, our shopping style today is changed far from the age-old customary way our grandma's and great grandma's followed.

This E-mall way, I am shopping for the past 5 years with confidence gained from my personal experiences and from other resources in internet. You can shop next time boldly, gaining from my personal experiences.

Details Of Site's Existence / History:

A site that is online for at least 3 years is a good site. Some sites get closed down after 1 or 2 years in business. Swoopo is one such sites. They initially offered fantastic deals but what use if they closed business all on a sudden! Search for good sites is a tedious process, done and redone without good results. Why unnecessarily waste your energy and time?

Out of my long and laborious probes online and hard experiences, I find that Tripleclicks' parent company, SFI, has been in business for 14 years online. They launched Tripleclicks in 2009. It is growing rapidly with 1.7 million members and is a well established e-mall.

Details Of Site's Navigation:

How easy the system is to use and find your products is most crucial. When you find difficulty in downloads or error messages or find it messy with irrelevant information, again you waste time. Any site which is easy to use, quick to load, and simple in presentation of information is a green signal for you.

Though Tripleclicks loading time is quite slow, its  logo is a tell-tale to show how facile it is.

                                        

Details Of Site's Contact Information:

Are they available for support and queries? Do they resolve our tickets immediately? Do they have active support features to quickly address our problems?

Tripleclicks always value its customers great. I have my own support tickets resolved on time mostly or within 48 hrs. They can be contacted via phone, fax or postal mail. Their 24 hrs support center and frequently asked questions  (FAQ) are extraordinary sources we can avail of.

Details Of Site's Refund Policy:

Have you ever physically touched and senses any online products just you do in a physical store? No, is n't? So, it is essential that  you study the refund policy before buying anything online. Refund within 30 days or more is great.

Tripleclicks has merchants all around the globe. They all do not have a uniform policy. If we purchase any product, the product details, shipping and refund policy are displayed in their respective tabs along with graphics and ratings. Each merchant's policy varies accordingly. Most come with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Once I was not happy with a travel mug I purchased from an ECA of tripleclicks.  As per the return policy, I got my money back minus 15% re-stocking fee. Truly stated policies and no rules bending, here. You can contact the respective seller from the link provided in the product page itself. 

Details Of Your E-mail Address:

Safe sites always ensure your privacy and confidentiality. Tripleclick sites show us privacy statement saying "your mail address or your personal details won't be sold to any third parties. We respect/value your privacy."

Shopping by mobile turns out to be a risky proposition nowadays. Shortened URLs tricks us into visiting harmful sites. I find public Wi-Fi access convenient initially. Avoid using public networks as they allow casual hackers and identity thieves to collect your information (password and credit card number). Social networking sites too pose a risk by getting malicious messages from fraudsters.

Tripleclicks is a gem of marketers. So far I didn't receive any junk or bulk mails or any kind of nuisances.

Details Of Site's Delivery Mechanism:

Are you able to choose your own date and time to receive your product? Do the retailers have this option before check-out? Do they deliver at weekends? How do you receive your product? Either on hands or simply you open the door to see your new product crying for attention? 

In Tripleclicks, almost all merchants want excellent ratings and feedback from customers. So, they give particular attention from sourcing to delivery of their products to the customers, after-sale complaints, returns, attending customer calls etc. Apart from Amazon, this is the only other site I am much pleased and happy to shop with. For this reason alone, I will not go to any other site in future. I recommend this to my family, friends, relatives and word-of-mouth to my colleagues. I am writing here to make other worldwide shoppers aware so as to take a correct decision while choosing a site for happy shopping.

Details Of The Order Placed Via Confirmation E-mail:

Repute companies usually send an e-mail, confirming the product we ordered or a thank you letter, or alleviate our anxieties by messaging the exact date and time the ordered product will be shipped to us.

In Tripleclicks, whenever I order a physical product, I get 2-3 series of mails confirming the arrival, say, if shipped, "you will be receiving within 3 days". They do exactly what they say. For any mishap, there comes an apology letter for inconvenience and a strong assurance that this won't happen again. A thank you message followed whenever I received safely. I have to give my feed-back about the product as well as the seller. If unsatisfied, again there are excellent follow-up mails. All these vouchsafe greater customer satisfaction. Try for once: you will be amazed by their customer service.

Details Of Gift Packages:

 A Gift Item Of Tripleclicks

If you order gift items, see the seller's packaging details. If not, contact the seller immediately before your purchase and know exactly the packing material, type, instructions if any etc.

For instance, if you buy flowers, look if they are selling in vase, wrapped or in box. Got any flower care instructions? Is it fresh or wilted?

In Tripleclicks, I have seen products come with packaging details mostly. Personally I haven't bought any vase or bouquet for gifts. So, I am not so sure about this.

Details Of Your Payments:

You need to buy from a secure site. See the complaints at other sites, you will be amazed with the nature of complaints. Mostly payment insecurity and shipping. These two are the major setbacks that force the companies to lose its loyal customers. Once a customer is frustrated after a second incident with the same company, once for all the company loses a prospective buyer.

I see these 3 things. Shipment, customer handling / support, payment options. Only secure sites address the above 3 problems. At eBay, I am amused at the way they handle customers when returning a customer call. Though customer care feature is there, they don't respond to us gently and politely.

                         

When you order a product or get into site's homepage, you can see a lock with https:// This means your details are encrypted so that no hacker can steal your information. Most merchants display shields from security companies like Verisign, GeoTrust, Comodo, and Entrust.

Tripleclicks is safe for you. In addition they are an A+ rated member of Better Business Bureau (BBB). Hence all of their business practices are ethical and safe. Otherwise they would not have been in business for 14 years and more than 1,768,500 members, 98210 products and services. Agree? They have customer-friendly payment options. More than 50! Plus you can pay directly to any of the sellers there via Direct Local Pay option. So sweet when I sampled.

Details Of Your Credit Card:
                             

Reputed and responsible companies show concern for our safety and thereby set up a great security system.

Tripleclicks use high-security Verisign encryption and verified by GeoTrust and other security measures too, to ensure your transactions are safe, secure and private. Therefore shoppers can buy with confidence in Tripleclicks. Verified shields are displayed at homepage of the site.

You can visit tripleclicks without revealing any personal data. While your IP addresses are logged (to track a user's session), you remain anonymous. This tracking is to find your area, browsing time, type of computer and the operating system you use, but not to get personal information. They ask email addresses only from members who purchase products and those who sign up for their mailing lists. Your SESSION is tracked but you are ANONYMOUS. 

They use my e-mail only to send me information which I requested or to confirm my orders. When I order a product / service from a seller, they are provided with my email address, phone number and shipping details in order to contact me about the order placed.

If you like to unsubscribe from their mailing lists which you previously subscribed to, you can do it simply with the directions given in bottom of your email.

The credit card information is retained for a period  to allow for the possibility of credit being posted to your credit card for a product being returned.

They ask for phone numbers on order forms to contact us about our order. Tripleclick's privacy policy is "We NEVER sell, rent or loan our list of customer phone numbers, nor any other information about customers". Tripleclicks holds the privacy and security of their site customers in the highest regard. 

Details Of Negative Reviews:
                                

Every company, even reputed ones, are subjected to criticism at one or other. Take a look at forums and complaint / review sites. Some companies which we rate 'good' by our own experience are marked 'poor' by others. We are puzzled after reading all. We aren't in a position to make a right choice. Are you?

I personally consider reviews as 'bad' only when:

• Users citing not received their products
• Money not refunded
• non-returned phone calls / support

To know about a company review, try Alexa.com. Type in the address/URL of a site to check. You will be given an in-depth details about the site.

We don't expect them to be perfect; but we expect them to fix things when they go wrong. Being on par in terms of price and quality gets a business into the game; service wins the game. Good service in my opinion is good business. Moreover, Tripleclicks donates a portion of their revenue to International Charity, CARE. There is a spiritual aspect to our lives - When we give we receive - When a business does something good for somebody, that somebody feels good about them.

What BBB Advises For Cyber Monday Safe Shopping Tips

I always prefer a unique password to minimize my chance of identity theft. Try avoiding your initials, birthdays, addresses, phone numbers or even pet names.

If you prefer credit card for your payment, check your credit card liability. Many card providers give you zero-liability, to mean, when your card information is stolen and misused, you won't pay anything. Paypal also gives you refund for any unauthorized purchases. But charges are time-driven. So check out your financial statements often and not monthly.

                              

In case you like to hide your identity from site users who use cookies, try anonymizer.com or Guerrillamail.com which allows you to create a temporary email address lasting for just 1 hour.

Previously, I got a few fake invoices and delivery notices from cyber criminals which appear exactly like real merchants. Either they request my billing information or ask me to open an invoice attachment. Be alert. Trust your instinct. Don't become a victim! BBB also warned customers that no legitimate sites will ask you for follow-up financial information.

                                 

Sites like eBay, Amazon and Tripleclicks allow you to rate the sellers, based on their quality and service provided. You can easily identify which sellers are best by seeing the ratings below their details. Also, every product has reviews from buyers. Check it so that you have before-hand product performance. By this way you have both seller and product credentials before you buy.

                               
                          An Eca Rating Of Tripleclicks            
                 

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                                                                                              ECA Rating

Don't give your social security number during checkout process as it is a scam site, warns, Adam Levin, the founder of credit.com and identity theft 911.

                                

In the arena of business, we, consumers, are Kings. We have our rights protected. If we face delayed deliveries, shipments, defectives, misrepresented information from merchandisers, Better Business Bureau recommends us to cancel any order or get refunds. You have 7 days legal right to return even a faultless product for a full refund (including outward delivery costs) under Distance Selling Regulations.

By the way I like to listen to music while shopping. Do you?

Believe me the music which I hear in Tripleclicks is awesome. I have never heard before from any other site or anywhere. If you too are fond of music, I request you to listen to new upcoming artists in Tripleclicks.

          Music Lovers,You are just a click away!

           Don't miss my additional savings tips, read here.

Life is nothing but change alone. We cannot simply follow a monotonous one. Either we should change or nature will make us change. Try until you succeed in your life. Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The greatest failure in life I consider is the failure to try. You may be disappointed if you fail. But you are doomed if you don't try.

         My best wishes for your shopping goals.   

Confessions Of A Penny Auctionholic

As a shopaholic, I like to indulge in penny auctions. We all know bids are the best part in any auction. We purchase bids hoping to win the item we desire. So, companies sell these bids in bundles. If you want the price of per bid to be less, buy always more, that is, in bundles. At the same time, companies get profit from the number of bids placed in an auction.

                                               AUCTION

Here I want to emphasize the Bids we place. This is where I see many of them wasting your bids and finally not saving a penny at least.

You may think that you haven't purchased any bids to lose, instead claimed all for FREE. Remember one thing, each bid costs you money even though it seems free. How? for every bid you or others place, it simultaneously increases the price of the item by a cent or a penny. Right? agree?

My suggestion is not to waste your bids unnecessarily, else, you may end up paying more than the actual value of the item.

I'll still be precise by citing my incident:
As a newbie to online shopping in 2002, I once bid for an Apple IPAD of retail price $400. I wanted to bargain it for $25. My bid costed me 30 cents on an average. At the most, I saw not more than 2 people were bidding for the same. Initially, the thought of gaining $400 product  for a mere $25 gave much excitement within me.

Later, when I calculated for the bids I used up plus my own winning bid, it surprised me and I thought I was outwitted.
Bids started at 1 cent and goes on until $25. I actually used up 1250 bid credits. Upon calculating for 1250 bids, 1250 * .30 = $375 plus $25, winning bid. Thus I spent $400 exactly it's retail price. 

I didn't save any cent/penny here. A futile bargain. After a series of experiments in penny auctions I finally zeroed in.

If you got 50-100 bids only, I insist you to use Autobid strategy from the start of the game. Tripleclicks site and other reliable sites have this feature. But be prepare for loss, when auction continues even after your final bid.

I'll usually consider auto-bidding option only when I bid for multiple items and want to concentrate on one, and at times when I cannot do it manually watching the screen for hours. You cannot cancel once you have setup your budget and bids.


We all know one thing most crucial. Ending time of auctions will always vary. Some even takes longer hours. Be wise and do not use your bids in the beginning itself. Don't go for autobid in middle of auction too, as, you will definitely loose your bids very quickly. In site like Tripleclicks, they will display winner names. Watch how many are competing. If there are only few you probably have more chances to win. See if they are aggressive in their bidding. If their interests seems to fade, jump in with confidence.

                                       Aggressive Bidders                                        

Give a forethought to your bidding time. Do not bid at times when there are lot of competitors or when traffic is huge. Know about the possible buyers of the product and select your time accordingly. For instance, kitchen appliances auction are at peak in mid-day as it is solely bought by stay-at-home moms.

Auction sniping is a fun game for me personally and I win mostly. If you are a newbie, please don't use this strategy. I will enter the game only at later stage, when I see only a handful are competing. Remember each bid will extend the timer settings. First I will watch, wait and study the auction pattern. I will understand the auction momentum and analyze best time in order to bid aggressively. I will ensure I have got hefty bids at stock. Everyone has their own winning strategy of course. Choose the strategy which works out for you ultimately. 

I like Tripleclicks for their unique types of auctions. If you have not won any auction before there is a Junior auction and you will be winning for sure after a 2-3 attempts only.

No limit auctions are for as the name suggests, even if you have reached your winning limit for the week/month, and if you still want to bid, this auction is another goldmine.

Winning in penny auction is a hard game but if you know techniques to outwit your opponents, auction becomes a fun game. I, at first, failed successively in various sites. After nearly a year I became a winner in many auctions and I had huge success from Tripleclicks, say, around 10 auctions and mostly electronics. 

I attempted reviews, tips, strategies, forums, social media's, and word of mouth details in order to empower myself as a winner in auction. Learned few in each. E-book is the best tool I found at last to make me win strategically. I bought a few books and the top books which I recommend are:

             Win Online Auctions With Less Bids

                     How To Win Penny Auctions

                       Win Online Auctions

                    Auction Income Guide+ Bonus

Sometimes I see penny auction not as fun. People sometimes don't behave appropriately. I see they are in the game to lose money deliberately. The reason is very simple. They do not want to be a "loser". At times, to revenge their opponents. Even if the product isn't worth the bidding amount (sometimes exceeds the real value) or if they already have a pile of stocks at their home, they won't consider the spending. Instead their focus is on their pride and showing their winning "power".

When you sense such behaviors you better opt out of the show. 


Avoid "buy it now". Sites like QuiBids and E-Bay have this option where bidders can buy it at retail price. You will be shelling out a few bucks but to be a disgruntled bidder, for, they sunk too deep to pull out and so they have to see it through. Specially, do not go in for high-competitive or non-competitive sites. You will never win in such sites.

Analyze the psychological factor of other bidders while bidding.

Some manual bidders aren't bidding on every single one of the outbids. We can be sure that there are many other bidders in between. Perhaps they are multi-tasking at the moment and hence they miss their chance which in turn is advantageous for you.

Some others place bids when price hits a mark,usually when just one second is left. We can infer that they automate bidding process.

I have seen few others bid just to test if they can win or not. These passers-by don't stand up to the last, and they'll leave the game as soon as they find more competitors.

Note down all bidders type. Save on your bidding fees by simply not doing any actions initially. Is it possible? Yes. Passers-by and multi-taskers will soon bankrupt these automated bidders. Don't bid on an item that cost more than retail price as few auto bidders have more funds than anticipated.

Allow yourself bidding moderately. The way you bid should show other manual bidders that you are keen on winning the product and you are on display highest bidder title once in a while. This will have a psychological effect upon them that they think somebody is more serious than them. Similarly, passers-by too will quit soon after if they find prices are further moving up and auction isn't dying.

Some bidders actively bid on several items and soon end up draining their cash quickly, and start playing one or two in hands. You can thus eliminate the incapable bidders in the process and focus only on bidders who are aiming your item and see their bidding pattern.

When you see manual bidders switch to automated bidding it is a good sign that they're not interested. Now you have real advantage to know the real players competing.

Low value items, say, Flip Camcorder normally have less number of bidders and so a better winning chance. Hence if you win several of these low price items, which normally have 80-90 % off the retail price, you can resell it locally for a profit. I am doing this personally and I use this profit to gain more bids to target high value products, like a MacBook Air. By this strategy you can lower your risks of insufficient funds though it seems to be tedious.

It is better to leave an auction after a few bids placed instead of overpaying for the item in the end.

I bid at 3 A.M, in wee hours so that there is less competition. I will aim for only the item which I should win and do not go in for multiple items. Do not switch multiple sites. Pay your attention to only best, BBB accredited, established, safe site. I chose Tripleclicks for this reason. Never rush immediately after your stuff. Normally, I find "most sought-after" items will be auctioned for a number of times repeatedly. Observe site and its bidders style. Learn the average price for items you want. Thus you can use it for auto bid to set maximum price for the item.

Tripleclicks has various styles of auctions. It's own PriceBender penny auction as well as auctions from other retailers. 

• Junior auction for those with 9 wins or less
• U - no limit on wins
• NAB - No auto-bidder auction
• DP - Double member reward points
• LAST - last chance and no additional auctions
• NEW - new items recently added
• WBF - Winner receives all their bids after completion
• 1WA - those who have never won auction before

                         
              

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The above techniques can increase your chance of winning auctions next time. Please Stick to a site and with my techniques tell me your story of success here.

                                

          
               My advance Happy Bidding next time

Why You Don't End Up In A Good Hot Deal?

We all love bargains. We browse various websites for the cheapest of the cheapest deals. Savvy shoppers try their search for websites which offers them hot deals. I assure hot deals offers are a true win for most of us. But, here is my question: Whether hot deals are really a money saver for online shoppers? or, do you get the full benefit of hot deals?

As a savvy shopper, we find many opportunities to get all updates of deals that are being offered. Some websites offer only feature deals. While some others offer both feature and daily deals. I am the type who find deals that may not be found elsewhere. Even I found sites that allow me to post my own deals if I have got any.

From my personal shopping experience, I found TIME is a crucial factor any best, new, current hot-deals. I've heard that many of my friends missed out very nice deals in the past. So, I insist all online shoppers first to become aware of any new deal when listed by your frequent shopping sites. Most sites have an alert system via e-mail. Else you set-up with Google calendar. But my advice is you rather make a personal visit to your site everyday to make use of all deals and have your favourite products.

Another strategy I do is, I pre-plan my purchase whenever my site posts any up-coming deals and sales. This I consider my best chance to grab best deals. We all know that discounted stuffs will soon be out-of-stock. Right?

Previously, I missed out many hot deals in site Dell. I didn't have the habit of checking their site in morning. Once, I visited BestBuy for deals. I picked up an item, but to my surprise item cannot be added to shopping cart. Here, I found a deal, visited timely, then what is the limitation?
The site is a heavily competitive one. So, whenever a deal is posted shoppers are crowded and fiercely competing. Hence my operation failed!!

Some retailers offer in-store stock options. Therefore, pre-check your vendor's order phone number or see other available contact options.

I was cheated sometimes with imaginative deals on useless sites. Just to attract our attention, they are doing it. When I checked with my friends, deal was not found. 

Once I end up not getting my "deal" as they have reported wrongly its price. So, they cancelled my order. Likewise, hot deals become troublesome to me.

I am writing this because, if ever you met a case like me, please change your site. I didn't want just to make a commission alone. As I am a thrifty shopper with expensive tastes and with past experiences I like to share everything with you. Thus, you can avoid all ill-experiences. This is my ultimate goal of my blog.

I brag about Tripleclicks because I am a shopper first, and later I found home business offer is as enticing as shopping. A profiteering business via my shopping. With my shopping  I gain more credits and points and I redeem it for my other products. I am speaking my mind to you. Either you are with Tripleclicks or not? but Tripleclicks is growing amazingly. Proof? Check how many products, categories, retailers, members. But do not neglect my experiences. 


               
                    

             

In Tripleclicks, everything from current or forth-coming auctions, hot deals, daily and feature deals, close-outs, to newly added products hourly are disclosed in home page. I recommend their e-mail newsletter is a great source to find current hot deals from TC's 4,330 retailers of 203 countries.

                  

                

                    
As there are more retailers in Tripleclicks, wait for best deals to grab. I usually grab latest item and I never wait for sale or discount. In 2 years of my experience in Tripleclicks, I watched many items discounted more than once during a 2-3 month period.

Never do price comparison as I already told you. Prices are subject to inaccuracy, hidden costs, out-of-date and more unforeseen conditions.

I found electronic gadgets like digital cameras, cell phones, computers are far less than retail price. They are under refurbished/used items category. They are of huge demand and growing popular. Initially, I thought they're not worth but proven otherwise when I grabbed a deal of Apple ipad mini once. Really a great, and an awesome deal I would have missed my lifetime.

Regarding refurbished items, be cautious when you buy early version products. Ignoring gives a real headache for you. First, check for warranty; sometimes I got confused about price. There is only a marginal difference between refurbished and new versions. Hence, when you go in for older versions, then you may not end up a good deal!

Older cameras, music CD's always can't be found in new condition. So, for a savvy shopper like me, even marginal difference is a huge savings plus a great deal.

To find out any used deal is a good deal:

• look for any defect
• price comparison with latest/new versions
• warranty/ return policy.

All these amounts to greater savings of your money and time.

Don't forget to read   Tips and Tricks to save you more

Until now, customer support in Tripleclicks is extraordinary than any other site I visited. The ease of site navigation and advanced search query option is a wonder tool that makes me happy. Whenever I want a product for mentioned price, or by product description, by retailers, by member reward points, by shipping or by product condition simply the click of the button does all we want.

Every time I buy a product, instantly I receive a mail about all information and I have to give confirmation that the product I bought was received in good condition and I am satisfied. Whenever I have doubts they are ready to clarify pleasingly and in good manner always. I really love the way they handle customers. Totally a different approach and an experience I never had with any other site. 

I cannot able to express much for "I am a lady of few words". If any other person who is so talkative feel the difference it makes after my suggestion to her, then, you would have better known from the first word of him/her.


Tripleclicks has daily versions of hot deals, close-outs apart from deal-of-the-day. You can sample deals ending today, ending tomorrow, most popular, newest or all of them.

  A sample of Tripleclick's hot deal where you save great!

                                  ROSRA Quartz Watch Unisex

Item No. 246899
Reg. Price: $89.99

Our Price: $14.24 | You Save: $75.75 (84%)
                                     
                                    
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                              HOT DEAL! Sale ends September 4th! 

• Buy this item with 2,548 MRP or                        81 TCredits.

• TC Members earn 5 MRP with this purchase.

• SFI Affiliates also earn 104.00 VP with             this purchase.

Shipping is free worldwide. Don't miss it!

                          Returns/Refund policy

Every retailers are subjected to rating and how many members they connect with to give special offers and deals, members can report abusing/erroring ECA's. A very transparent member-seller connect program. 

Are you the person indulging in "FREE" bargains? Wait! Just it is free, don't take a step into that otherwise, you will be trapped into debt, while companies rejoice in your profits. I have seen many of my friends have done the same mistakes in the past. Since I specialize in marketing management, I very well know the companies tricks and tactics to woo innocent customers. But a mere common sense of free offers can tell us a lot. Companies are far better than customers to use all their learned tricks and tactics to offer anything free.

Rather, hunt for wise deals; that is, in an affordable and a needed/useful products.This will save your money. A strict "no" to impulsive buying habits. 

Ask a question to yourself? Is there anything in this world you can possess for free? If so, what about the offer and offerer? He is doing Business. He is not here for charity or likes. His goal is to attain profit. If he gives for free or at dirty cheap prices, how he can run his business? At least, he must take the seed money or his capital, if not profit.

Beware! free stuffs definitely has hidden charges. One of their strategy to attain profit is hiking shipping costs astronomically. I met with one such incident when I am a newbie shopper to online. I chanced upon free software products from a site, and I got really 3 free CD's. My amusement turned to frustration soon after my payment of shipping costs. I paid more than $15 for their advertised "free" offer. When I calculated, I'm a loser, as the product's real value is less than the amount I paid for shipping alone.

At e-bay too, they advertise for $1, so we go craze to buy it anyhow if we really want or not. Do you know shipping/handling costs? Imagine, 300% more than the actual item price. I got this information from one of my colleague.

Hence in Tripleclicks, I usually choose my own country's stores(they have got approximately 400) or go for free shipping retailers. Just select your country from option, you get a list of stores immediately.

I love the buy your goods locally via the localpay program in Tripleclicks. I still hesitate to pay by credit card. Now, LocalPay Basic is available in tripleclicks and I use it more often for payments. This direct, local payment is another reason I stick with TC. If you don't have credit card/paypal account, TC gives this option for your easy shopping experience. At checkout, You can see this option. Just tick it. Done.

You can see Directory or you will be alerted by the retailer to pay them directly, or LocalPay license will be shown in product details page.

All Tripleclicks (TC) products and services can be purchased from your local store agents via the LocalPay program. Imagine how great it would be if you can pay by cash locally for items on TC. You will be rewarded with member reward points for each purchase, like when you pay by credit card or paypal. Pay your localpay agent in cash and then redeem your T-currency on Tripleclicks. Make sure if your local agents have got T-currency else you buy from other agents. With this payment option I now totally eliminated shipping costs. If arises occasionally, still the charge is lower.


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