PayPal is the lowest-cost, broad-featured system I’ve found for receiving and sending money online. (PayPal has an opponent now—Revolution Money Exchange which basically has the same features.) Simply with a valid email address, you can request money, send money and manage your money online. Most online merchants accept PayPal as their main payment tool. PayPal is so popular that many merchants often work with PayPal to offer discount for using PayPal as payment method at checkout. You can always find great deals from www.paypal-promo.com. Right now, PayPal is running father’s day promotion which offers up to 20% off at some popular online merchants. Another good news is PayPal just launched PayPal Plug-In—a small module that runs in the toolbar of your Internet browser.
What’s PayPal Plug-In?
The PayPal Plug-In is a free tool developed by PayPal and runs from your Internet browser toolbar to securely pay for purchases online with a virtual credit card number. When you are ready to checkout and at the payment method step, if you are asked for a credit card information, you can simply click “Generate a Secure Card” from the frop down menu and you will be instantly provided a one-time use MasterCard number. The billing information is same as that in your PayPal account. In this way, online merchants treat your transaction as any credit card transaction and the money is debited from your PayPal account balance, or from your bank account or credit card account, or even your debit card account, depending on how you set up you PayPal funding sources. In this way, your chance to be a credit card fraud victim is minimized. PayPal Plug-In also features “address autofill”. Every time at checkout, this plugin will automatically enter your shipping address and billing address unless you turn off this feature.
Another feature is PayPal Plug-In provides a simple method to save and print your receipts. After you completing an online purchase, you can click the PayPal Plug-In and save a receipt for that purchase. This receipt will be saved in your online paypal account, listed by the receipt name, purchase date and the merchant.
How to get $10 off $50 from PayPal Plug-In?
The promotion page of this promotion can be found here. This offer began on June 3, 2008 and lasts until no later than June 30, 2008. To get this $10, you must have meet the following requirements:
- Have a valid U.S. PayPal account in good standing (address confirmed).
- Receive an email directly from PayPal inviting you to participate in this promotion (Did you receive it?).
- Make an online purchase (>$50) using the Secure Cards feature of PayPal Plug-In before June 30, 2008.
- Offer is limited to those who are using PayPal Plug-In for this first time.
- $10 bonus will be deposited to your PayPal account before July 31, 2008. (Note: This is not an instant discount offer!)
This PayPal Plug-In is really a nice tool for secure and convenient online shopping experience. However, this plugin will slow down your browser operations. I hope PayPal will develop this plugin and make online shopping much easier and safer.
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June 26th, 2008 at 8:13 am
I had no idea this plug in had been released, but it is a great development by paypal as now there is nothing you can’t do with the service online. Previously with some credit card only purchases I was restricted, and my bank account would often prevent purchases online as part of an over eager fraud protection system.
I have since tried this and it is great, no problems what so ever. Pitty I don’t live in the US and thus qualify for the promotional offer