CNet News.com - 2000-02-12 - 1 of 2

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[0:47] >> Plus, one-on-one with Mark Andre. Candid

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[0:58] >> That's all next on cnetnews.com.

[1:27] Good afternoon. Nothing sounds more

[1:29] appealing to a consumer than the word

[1:31] free.

[1:31] >> And today, a growing number of internet

[1:33] companies are using the free hook to

[1:35] lure some of the estimated 34 million US

[1:37] households to online shopping. Indeed,

[1:40] many retailers seem willing to give away

[1:42] the store just to keep customers coming

[1:44] back. That's a benefit many consumers,

[1:46] including me, are enjoying. These are

[1:49] all online freebies.

[1:50] >> All your free stuff. Well, it's great

[1:52] for the moment, Richard, but you know

[1:53] what? You got to get them fast. I don't

[1:55] think they're going to