Buy.com Expands Leading Free Shipping Offer: No Minimum Purchase on Nearly 2.7 Million Products

Buy.com Expands Leading Free Shipping Offer: No Minimum Purchase on Nearly 2.7 Million Products

Free shipping offer builds upon company's industry-best 45-day return policy and applies to 18 categories with no minimum purchase required

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Buy.com, The Internet Superstore(TM), today announced it is extending its industry-leading free shipping offer, with no minimum purchase required, to more than 2.6 million products, including books, electronics, jewelry, hardware, apparel and more. Buy.com also offers millions of other products that are eligible for free shipping on orders above $25.

Announced in time for consumers to take advantage on the hot Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping days, the new free shipping offer spans items in 18 different categories, including:

    --  Books - more than 1.6 million items
    --  Jewelry - nearly 250,000 items
    --  Home and outdoor - more than 180,000 items
    --  Hardware - more than 130,000 items
    --  Electronics - more than 100,000 items
    --  Videos - more than 40,000 items
    --  Toys and games - more than 20,000 items

In addition to its extensive free shipping offers, Buy.com is the largest U.S. retail marketplace to offer a 45-day return policy, which applies to millions of items sold directly by Buy.com, as well as many Marketplace products.  Buy.com provides this return policy with no additional restocking fees (http://www.buy.com/loc/return-policy/67219.html).

Buy.com's industry-best shipping and return policies complement its new "Rakuten Super Points" program, launched last week to reward shoppers with "points" on all Buy.com purchases, redeemable as payment toward future purchases (http://www.buy.com/rakutensuperpoints). Buy.com is awarding 20 times (20x) the points for all Toy & Baby Store purchases, until tonight at midnight.

"Buy.com has always delivered the industry's best free shipping offers on a variety of products and we are now extending that leadership to even more products," said Neel Grover, CEO and president of Buy.com. "By combining free shipping on millions of more products with the industry's best return policy, we hope to provide customers the richest and most rewarding holiday shopping experience."

For more details on Buy.com's free shipping offers, visit http://www.buy.com. Buy.com's latest holiday deals and discounts can also be found at http://www.buy.com/loc/holiday-superstore/16125.html.

About Buy.com

With more than 18 million customers, Buy.com is a leading retail marketplace, focused on providing its customers with a great shopping experience and a broad selection of retail goods at everyday low prices. Buy.com offers millions of products in a range of categories, including consumer electronics, computer hardware and software, cell phones, books, music, DVDs, games, toys, bags, fragrance, home and outdoor, baby, jewelry, shoes, apparel and sporting goods. Founded in June 1997, Buy.com is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, Calif.  Buy.com is owned by Rakuten, Japan's leading Internet Company.  Together, Rakuten and Buy.com represent one of the world's largest online retail marketplaces, offering consumers more than 70 million products from nearly 35,000 merchants around the globe.

Buy.com® and The Internet Superstore(TM) are trademarks of Buy.com Inc.

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