PayPal

Paypal.com is a free service I use when purchasing items online from companies unfamiliar to me.  The advantage for me is that by using PayPal, I don't have to give my credit card to the company I am purchasing from.  Only PayPal has that information which they use to charge your credit card upon your purchase.

(There was a GREAT 5-minute segment with the Paypal CEO on CBS Good Morning last Thursday!)

How it works:
1) Go to Paypal.com and set up an account.
2)  Then when purchasing items online, if given the choice, choose PayPal (rather than your credit card.)
3) You will be directed to the PayPal website where you will be asked to log in with your PayPal account information.
4) After giving your approval for the purchase, you will be re-directed back to the original retail website to complete the transaction.
5) PayPal will send you a confirmation of the purchase as well as the company from which you purchased.

2 more comments:
1) PayPal is a secure website and the company provides purchase protection for many items.
2) If you like to use points from your credit card, you will still get your points because PayPal will charge your credit card for the purchase.


Have a great week!

Jeline
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