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  • Is PayPal making impulse buyers of us all?

    Posted Sep 25 2007, 09:17 AM by Karen Datko Rating:

    This post comes from partner blog Wise Bread.

    I’d like to start this article by pointing out that PayPal is a fabulous resource and I use it often. I feel safe buying items, especially items on eBay, with my PayPal account. But over the past few months I’ve noticed that more and more places accept PayPal and I began to wonder: Is this going to create a generation of impulse buyers?

    PayPal was founded in December of 1998. It was acquired by eBay in 2002 and quickly became a phenomenon. Now, with more than 31 million accounts and growing, it’s a quick, easy way to pay for anything from cheap novelties to new cars.

    Initial impulse

    But is it too easy?   Read More...

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