Tips To Save Money While Shopping Online

Before you purchase anything on the Internet it is a good idea to go to http://coolsavings.com or http://www.currentcodes.com, which both list thousands of coupon codes that you can use while shopping. Also, the website http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com has a database of current sales and has online coupons.

Facebook Uses New Tracking Feature

Some users of the Facebook website are complaining that their recent marketing program is showing their purchases made online to their friends on the site. The new feature places a small box in the corner of Web browsers that keeps track of purchases made at Fandango, Overstock, and other online retailers. The box would alert users that information is about to be shared with Facebook unless they click “No Thanks.” The box would disappear after 20 seconds on its own if you don’t click anything and then consent to share information is automatically assumed. Users are given a second notice the next time they log on to Facebook, but they can miss it if they quickly click to visit a friend’s page or check e-mail.

The concept behind the idea of the tool is that if users see a friend buy something, they’d want to shop from the same place too or maybe buy the same item. Companies can even buy and ad next to the feed item with the friend’s picture. The tool raises concerns of privacy. Users can decline the sharing on a site-by-site basis, but they still have to be apart of the program.

Married Man Sues Florist for Revealing His Affair

It is reported that a man named Leroy Greer is suing 1-800-Flowers for $1 million dollars for revealing his affair to his wife. He said that he bought flowers for his girlfriend through the company and asked to keep his purchase private. The company has a privacy policy not to share personal information with third parties.

1-800-Flowers sent a thank-you note to his house and when his wife saw it she called the company and they faxed her a copy of the receipt from Leroy’s secret purchase. The receipt showed that he has sent another woman a dozen long-stemmed roses and a note that stated,” Just wanted to say that I love you and you mean the world to me.” The wife is now asking for a $300,000 divorce settlement and child support.

1-800-Flowers are not commenting on the pending litigation. They say that they take all matters relating to their customers seriously and they are not responsible for an individual’s personal conduct.