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The Atlanta Journal and Constitution E-Business News Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 2000
Sep. 22--HE'S A SPOKESMAN, NOT A USER: Priceline.com shareholder and celebrity spokesman William Shatner was expected to disclose Thursday on"48 Hours" that he has never used the company's Internet site to buy discounted airline tickets. Shatner, who has appeared in humorous commercials for Priceline.com, said he had yet to use the Internet-buying service. "I haven't, because if I have to fly, I think of myself as having to fly first-class," Shatner told CBS. The television news magazine also will look at why more than 300 customers have filed complaints about the Web site, which allows shoppers to name their price for items such as hotel rooms, airline tickets and groceries, CBS said. "We're certainly not disputing the number of complaints," Brian Ek, a Priceline.com...
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