This page explains some general
information about ordering from a store.
How to Find Something
From the home page of the store, there are at least
three ways to find what you want:
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The home page typically has
direct links to different categories of merchandise,
and sometimes to individual items.
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Many stores have an alphabetical
index. Click the "Index" button on the
home page to go to the index page.
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Most stores are searchable.
Look for a Search box or link to a Search page
on the home page of the store, and enter the word
or words associatred with the products for which
you are looking.
If you are unable to locate the
item for which you are looking, please contact the
merchant directly. Each page of the site should have
a button or link labeled "Info", "Contact
Us", or "Customer Service". Some merchants
answer questions by email while others may offer a
toll-free number for sales questions.
How to Buy
Buying from a store is both easy and secure. When
you place an order, you can feel confident that your
credit card information is protected by our 128-bit
encryption SSL secure servers.
For every orderable item, there
will be an button. Sometimes this button will be labeled
"Add to Cart" or something similar.
This button adds the item to your shopping basket.
Putting items in your shopping basket does not commit
you to buying them. After you put something in your
basket, you can choose to place the order immediately,
or continue shopping.
You can put as many items as you
want in your shopping basket. When you're finished
and want to place the order, you can get back to your
shopping basket by clicking on the "Show Order"
button, sometimes labeled "Proceed to Checkout"
or similar.
Problems Ordering
If you click the Order button and get no response,
it is probably because you can't connect securely
to our server. As a test, try going to https://www.paypal.com.
If you can't connect securely to PayPal either, then
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You're using a very old version
of your browser, in which case you should upgrade.
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Or you are behind a corporate
or personal firewall that won't allow secure connections.
Ask your network administrator, consult your firewall
or security help pages, or order from home or
another computer not behind a firewall.
Also, in order to add multiple items
to your shopping cart, you need to have "cookies"
enabled in your web browser. Please enable cookies
within your browser. If you do not wish to enable
cookies fully, your browser may have a "prompt"
setting where you can decide which to accept. Refer
to the help in your web browser for instructions on
enabling cookies.
If you continue to have problems,
many merchants may accept orders by phone or fax.
Most stores display some content about accepting offline
orders.
Shipping, Tax, Returns and
Other Policies
For information on shipping, tax, returns and contact
information - see the store "Customer Service"
page. You can usually reach the Info page from any
page in the store by clicking the Info button in the
button bar, or by looking for a"Customer Service"
link on the site.
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