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OMG, Txt Msg Shopping!

Posted Apr 2, 08 12:25 PM CDT in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – Ruling the computer shopping world wasn’t enough for Amazon. Thanks to its new TextBuyIt service, customers can search the retail giant from anywhere… including, just as an example mind you, brick-and-mortar stores. Is Amazon specifically hoping to pluck price-comparing shoppers out of real world aisles? “We think they’ll use the product…wherever they happen to be,” said Amazon’s director of mobile payments.

While other retailers have offered such a service before, none can rival Amazon’s massive catalog. Text a product name, UPC code, or ISBN number to 262966 (A-M-A-Z-O-N), and it’ll quickly return your top two search results. From there, you text back the number of your preferred product, or “M” for more. Decide to buy, and someone will call to complete the sale.

Sources Associated Press, CNET

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Other companies have tried a text-message shopping system, but none have had Amazon's vast catalogue.   (Shutterstock)
Amazon's service will let users swiftly buy items through their Amazon accounts.   (Shutterstock)
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