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Questions and answers about :
 | Why is PRISMS offering these shopping pages? |
| How do I use the PRISMS shopping pages? |
| How does this help PRISMS? |
| Who should use the PRISMS shopping pages? |
| Can my relatives, friends, co-workers or
others also use this service to shop online and help support PRISMS? |
| What can I purchase thru the PRISMS shopping
pages? |
| How much does PRISMS make from my purchases? |
| Do I need to register to use the PRISMS shopping
pages? |
| Does it cost me more to use the PRISMS shopping
pages? |
| Is my shopping private? Will PRISMS know where I
shop and what I purchase? |
| How are merchandise returns and exchanges
handled? |
| If I return a purchase, is the contribution to
PRISMS cancelled? |
| Do I get a tax deduction for shopping online
thru the PRISMS shopping pages? |
| Who is “Fill The Cup”, and what is their
relationship with PRISMS? |
| Some of the online merchants I like to buy
from aren’t available on the PRISMS shopping pages. Is there a way to get them
added? |
| I know other worthy organizations that also
need help with their fund-raising. Can they have their own shopping pages?
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| What else can I do to help increase the value
of this service for PRISMS? |
| Why is PRISMS offering these shopping pages?
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PRISMS needs additional
funding and you can help. These shopping pages provide a very easy, painless
method for you to help support PRISMS at absolutely no additional cost to you. By
shopping online and using the PRISMS shopping pages to get to your favorite online
merchants, each purchase results in a commission to PRISMS. |
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| How do I use the PRISMS shopping pages?
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It’s easy. Just a couple
of additional clicks and you’re helping to support PRISMS. When you want to shop
online, go to the PRISMS shopping pages, and select the merchant you want to
visit. You will then be at that merchant’s Web site to do your shopping. The
merchant will know that you got there from the PRISMS shopping pages, and when you
make a purchase they will automatically send a commission to PRISMS. The amount of
commission paid to PRISMS varies by merchant and product.
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The PRISMS shopping pages can
be reached from the PRISMS Web site or directly at
www.FillTheCup.org/PRISMS.html .
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How does this help PRISMS?
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Every purchase you make
using the PRISMS shopping pages results in additional funding for
PRISMS. |
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Who should use the PRISMS shopping pages?
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Everyone who wants to help
PRISMS should use the PRISMS shopping pages. If you shop on the Web, or if you are
willing to start shopping on the Web for goods or services, you can be helping
PRISMS. |
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Can my relatives, friends, co-workers or others also use this
service to shop online and help support PRISMS?
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Absolutely! The PRISMS
shopping pages are available to everyone who wants to help support PRISMS. |
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What can I purchase thru the PRISMS shopping pages?
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Clothing, toys, books, CDs,
airline tickets, hotel stays, car rentals, sports equipment, gift certificates,
computers and electronics, cameras, furniture, home furnishings, flowers, and
much, much more. You can make purchases from top quality merchants such as
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Macy’s, Sharper Image, Target, Office Depot, Apple,
Avon, PETCO, Things Remembered, and Ritz Camera. |
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How much does PRISMS make from my purchases?
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The amount credited to PRISMS
for a specific purchase depends on several factors, which may include the type
of item purchased, the amount of the purchase and the terms of the merchant’s
commission program. Some merchants pay a flat amount per purchase, for example
travel services that may pay several dollars for a purchased ticket. Other
merchants pay a percentage of the purchase price, and the specific percentage
can vary greatly from merchant to merchant and for different products.
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Do I need to register to use the PRISMS shopping pages?
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No. There is no setup or
registration necessary for you to start using the PRISMS shopping pages. You can
start immediately. |
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Does it cost me more to use the PRISMS shopping pages?
| No. The cost of the items
you purchase is not increased at all when you use the PRISMS shopping pages. It
costs you nothing to support PRISMS in this way, but it helps greatly. |
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Is my shopping private? Will PRISMS know where I shop and what I
purchase?
| Your shopping is kept
private between you and the merchants you purchase from. PRISMS does not receive
any information about where you shop, or what you purchase. |
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How are merchandise returns and exchanges handled?
| Each merchant has their own policies and
procedures for handling returns and exchanges. The fact that you got
to their Web site thru the PRISMS shopping pages is not at all a
factor. Please see the specific merchant’s Web site for policies and
procedures for returns or exchanges. |
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If I return a purchase, is the contribution to PRISMS cancelled?
| Yes. The commission that
was credited to PRISMS is debited from the PRISMS account. |
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Do I get a tax deduction for shopping online thru the PRISMS
shopping pages?
| No. The IRS does not allow
a tax deduction for these purchases. |
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Who is “Fill The Cup”, and what is their relationship with
PRISMS?
| PRISMS has partnered with Fill
The Cup, LLC to offer these shopping pages. Fill The Cup provides innovative
fund-raising services to charities, schools and school teams, arts
organizations, churches and synagogues, and other worthy organizations. Fill
The Cup developed the specific technology and administrative processes for this
service, and operates the service on behalf of PRISMS. Fill The Cup also monitors
and collects the commissions from the various merchants, crediting the
appropriate amounts to the PRISMS account. Each month Fill The Cup forwards to
PRISMS
the majority of the funds collected, retaining a portion to cover Fill The Cup’s
operational costs and fees. |
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Some of the online merchants I like to buy from aren’t
available on the PRISMS shopping pages. Is there a way to get them added?
| Please contact Fill The Cup
at
info@FillTheCup.org to let us know what merchants you would like to have
added to the service. Fill The Cup will research if the merchants have the
ability to participate in the service, and if the merchant should be added to
the pages. |
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I know other worthy organizations that also need help with
their fund-raising. Can they have their own shopping pages?
| Yes. And in addition to providing
a valuable service to those organizations, their participation can actually
help PRISMS. Increased total purchasing volume directed thru
Fill The Cup participating organizations shopping pages helps raise the
commission rates many merchants pay for all of the organizations.
Organizations interested in having their own shopping pages should contact
Fill The Cup directly at
info@FillTheCup.org. |
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