Text Alerts Service from Amazon for Best Deal
November 17, 2008Amazon launced a new service that will alert consumers by text message about low-priced items of the day. Customers can now easily sign up for a daily text alert at or can send text ‘GB’ to ‘262966′ (AMAZON) on return they will get information about the popular Amazon.com Deal of the Day on their mobile phone. Customers can reply-to-buy with the text command “buygb” or follow the link in the text message to the Amazon mobile Web site to view the full details of the deal and shop through the Gold Box directly from the mobile phone.
Eva Manolis, vice president of Retail Customer Experience at Amazon.com said “Customers come to Amazon.com for low prices,” said “We are obsessed with lowering prices and we work hard every day to make it even easier to find and buy the best deals on the site. We’re excited to offer customers new features like Amazon’s Daily Deal Text Alerts in time for holiday shopping.”
