CULVER CITY, Calif., July 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bidz.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:BIDZ) announced that it has made Bill Me Later's No Payment for 90 Days option available to approved customers in the United States for online purchases on Bidz.com and Buyz.com. Bill Me Later is a convenient and secure way to pay and allows online shoppers to purchase items without the use of a credit card.
"We are determined to provide our customers the best shopping experience by giving them more choices on jewelry products and brand name accessories at very competitive prices," stated Leon Kuperman, president and chief technology officer of Bidz.com. "Providing Bill Me Later's No Payment for 90 Days allows us to extend that same shopping experience to the payment process that is secure, flexible and easy. Through this new payment option, we are able to offer our online customers a better shopping experience and generate even higher levels of customer satisfaction."
About Bidz.com
Bidz.com, founded in 1998, is a leading online retailer of jewelry. Bidz offers its products through a live auction format as well as a fixed price online retail store, Buyz.com. Bidz.com's auctions are also available in Arabic, German and Spanish. To learn more about Bidz.com visit its website at www.bidz.com.
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