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Microsoft, surprisingly, did not immediately cancel the deal. Spokesperson Tom Pilla said that he expected few customers to cancel the $21.95-a-month Internet service "because we think the value that we're offering customers, as we've seen from the many sign-ups, is tremendous." However, one ungrateful shopper told the Mercury News, "I really don't like Bill Gates." He bought a $407 set of two-way radios...

Author: By Benjamin D. Grizzle and Stephen E. Sachs, STEPHEN E. SACHS AND BENJAMIN D. GRIZZLES | Title: Dartboard | 1/7/2000 | See Source »

...want of a light saber, a toy drum, a doll, a jigsaw puzzle and a Slinky, Elizabeth Bernard almost stopped believing in the e-commerce Santa Claus. The Louisiana mother of three and veteran online shopper chose her presents at Sears' wishbook.com way back on Dec. 6--well within the holiday-delivery comfort zone. But by Dec. 14, her $250 box of goodies was still stuck in cyber limbo. She dialed customer service, and a cheery representative told Bernard that her order didn't exist. More than 10 anguished calls later, she clicked on FAO Schwarz fao.com) which rushed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Postponed | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...changed my life," she says. "Instead of running into a store with a kid under each arm, trying desperately to avoid a meltdown, buying 20 things I didn't want, I've got the time to think about what I need. It's made me a better shopper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Fight! Food Fight! | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

Luminescent Santa ties, cheap drugstore perfumes and fuzzy bunny slippers--these are the last refuge of the desperate holiday shopper, destined for the New Year's trash heap or some forgotten corner of the attic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodly Gifts | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

Musumano, a first-time shopper, settled on Savenor's as his poultry store of choice because of its glowing reviews...

Author: By Eugenia V. Levenson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Turkey Day Brings Business to Savenor's | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

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