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		<title>Free Shipping vs. Sales Discount</title>
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				<title><![CDATA[USA customers tend to prefer Fre]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[USA customers tend to prefer Free Shipping. They're weird. They'll buy a $1000 product and balk at the  $15 shipping (via UPS/Fedex with insurance).
International customers tend to prefer Sales Discounts. (They're used to paying high shipping f]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[While I can't answer your specif]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[While I can't answer your specific question I'll offer my personal experience on the matter.
As a car guy who buys PLENTY of parts online(ask my wife) I often find myself looking for the free shipping on freight items.  Such as hoods/fenders/e]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 2:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Within my businesses it has alwa]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Within my businesses it has always seemed like free shipping was a bigger hit then other options. Free shipping is a very appealing option and I agree with Tracy, it appeals to customers much more then discounts.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 2:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[I have to agree with Tracy.  Si]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[I have to agree with Tracy.  Since I purchase online a lot, I would pay more attention to those and prefer those that offer free shipping.  If the price still "perceived" to be the same as other sites, I always go with the one that offer free shippi]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 2:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello,
I have two websites and ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hello,
I have two websites and one offers free shipping and one does not.  I personally think that people like free shipping, especially because sometimes shopping carts don't show you the shipping costs until the very end.  I did read some re]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 2:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Just my thoughts on the issue. ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Just my thoughts on the issue.  I worked for a parts distributor that offered both.  They offered sales dsicounts to customers that routinely placed large orders.  Then, my company offered free shipping to any customer who placed an order over $1,]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 2:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hello...
On our online store fo]]></title>
				<link>http://www.startupnation.com/community/orca/topic/Free-Shipping-vs-Sales-Discount.htm</link>
				<description><![CDATA[Hello...
On our online store for aftermarket Jeep Parts, we've tried three scenarios... Sale only, Free shipping only and combined.
Ultimately, we've had similar results, and as a small start-up the results were not enough to make ]]></description>
				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 2:40:26 GMT</pubDate>
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