Online shopping on the rise
The cost of fuel and other day to day items has had serious effect on the way that some people of doing their shopping.
With the cost of fuel and food rising almost on a weekly basis, the traditional way of shopping where customers actually visit shops in person is suffering. Instead, bargain hunters are [...]
May 14, 2008Paying by fingerprint
It is a belief by many shoppers that with a few years they will be able to pay for their goods and services by simply placing their thumb or finger print onto a biometric pad, they also believe that this will be coming by the year 2015!
But there are even more revealing ideas for [...]
May 9, 2008Shopping for members only
There has been a growing trend for exclusive stores being set up which are for members only. This type of store would seem to be outdated, but on the contrary this form of shopping is taking off, but should we be surprised at this, for it does follow some formats that we are all using [...]
April 8, 2008Get a great holiday
Having a great holiday is easy, but shouldn’t it be that having a great a holiday is when you return home you do not have to start paying for it then? So in order to do this it is going to be necessary to say up for the holiday which is going to be a [...]
February 21, 2008eBay suffers from changing fees
It would seem that the love affair with eBay the online auction is fading for some sellers who have over the years built up very successful business around the site and have also helped eBay become what it is today.
But the recent changes in how the site charges sellers for placing their items on [...]
Cops go shopping with company credit cards
The Metropolitan Police are under the microscope yet again, this time it is for the irregular spending on police credit cards. It appears that officers attached to the SO15 anti terror division are given American Express cards in their undercover names which they use to travel around the country chasing terrorists.
Yet two officers have been [...]
Big Brother may follow your Credit Card!
It seems that American Express is toying with the idea of using RFID in bedded into their cards. This is not some great idea that will enable them to track a stolen card, no. This could be used to track the card holder as they work their way around the stores and shopping malls.
However not [...]
Abbey announces cash back offer
Credit card holders with the Abbey will be getting a little bit of a bonus from now and until the end of January 2008. As all purchases at the major supermarkets will be eligible for 5% cash back. However this will only count for the first £1000 worth of purchases. Five per cent is not [...]