WILMINGTON, Del.—December 6, 2007—The shopping confessions are in. Over the last 4 weeks secret shoppers from across the country have come forward to confess their unique, devious, outrageous, funny or heartwarming purchases they have been hiding from their friends, family, and significant others. 5 lucky contestants have been selected as finalists in the eBillme Shopping Confessions Contest.One will be chosen as the grand prize winner and will receive $20,000 from eBillme and the title of the best secret shopping confession.
The 5 finalist confessions include:
- Chris Hong from Chicago, IL confessed his secret love for men’s beauty products. Chris was also the first of four weekly $1,000 contest winners.
- Natalie Kroc from Elmwood Park, IL, Chris Hong’s fiancé, confessed what it took to get her engagement ring after 7 years of dating.
- Vince Farrell and Rebekah Be Avila from Florence, AL told the tale of a shopping trip that started out with the best intentions but ended with more gifts for the giver rather than the recipient.
- Adam Stackhouse from Williamsburg, VA displayed his obsession for television DVD’s.
- Craig Kerfoot, from Plymouth, MI confessed the past 25 years of inadequate Christmas presents for his parents and revealed his surprise gift this year, and the secret method of payment he used to purchase it.
“Our contest has proven that there are a lot of secret shoppers out there operating incognito from all those around them,” says Marwan Frozley, President and CEO of MODASolutions. “We searched for the biggest secret shoppers and received creative, humorous, heartwarming, and entertaining video confessions. It was a really hard decision but we managed to narrow it down to the Top 5 and we are looking forward to announcing our big winner in the upcoming weeks and grant $20,000 right in time for the holidays.”
The contest opened on October 25 at www.ShopAndConfess.com, and accepted submissions through November 26. Four weekly winners were awarded $1,000 each.
eBillme’s judges selected the top 5 finalists and will choose the best secret shopping confession from among all submitted, and award the $20,000 grand prize. The videos will be judged by Alison Deyette, a television correspondent, style expert, and co-founder of Stylebakery.com in addition to Natalie MacLean, national wine connoisseur, and author of Red, White and Drunk All Over; and Marwan Forzley, eBillme’s CEO and founder.
To learn more and for the complete contest rules, terms, and conditions, please visit www.ShopAndConfess.com.
ABOUT eBillme
eBillme™, brought to you by MODASolutions, is the only online payment solution that extends the convenience of online banking to the merchant’s checkout, reducing the security risks of shopping online for both consumers and retailers. No financial data is exposed over the Internet to the retailer, and the payment transaction is securely transferred from the customer’s bank to the retailer’s bank. Consumers can shop online, by catalog or through call centers, and pay for their purchases at their bank, credit union, or bill pay portal, with the security and convenience of online banking. eBillme allows retailers to access the over 84 million Americans who use online banking. For more information, please visit us at.www.MODASolutions.com and at www.eBillme.com.
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