It won't be just jingle bells this Christmas, eBucks.com is also ringing in the changes by introducing its latest offering - The eBucks Shop - a new online store which only accepts eBucks, the eCurrency. Very user-friendly and easy-to-navigate, this new shopping facility from eBucks.com offers shoppers a selection of lifestyle products to spoil themselves and loved ones with. Stereos, cell phones, wining, dining are only some of the offers symbolic of the indulgent lifestyle portrayed at the eBucks Shop . Even over-indulgence is encouraged: you can cruise the skies in a hot air balloon or learn to dance - Fred Astaire style.

The unique feature of the eBucks Shop, unlike any other online store, is it makes it easy for customers without online access to purchase items, using eBucks, by phoning into the eBucks.com HotLine and ordering through a call centre consultant or using the IVR. In addition, the eBucks Shop provides a safe haven for customers wishing to experience the thrill of Internet shopping without the associated risks. As a shop that only accepts eBucks, people can shop safely in the knowledge that their personal details are not being compromised

The eBucks Shop also spells good news for MTN customers for two reasons: firstly, MTN customers will be pleased to learn they can now purchase airtime from the eBucks Shop and secondly, following the recent migration of MTN callAwards customers onto the eBucks.com customer appreciation programme, members will now have a wider selection of choice for their earned eBucks.

It can be said the new eBucks Shop is a byword for simplicity. There are no frills or hidden charges, the price quoted is the price paid, with no extras. Prices, which are in eBucks only, include delivery and insurance. All physical goods are delivered within one to five days (depending on the nature of the product) from when the order is placed, and there is a tracking facility available via the eBucks.com hotline.

Unlike most shopping platforms, customers do not have to register to use the eBucks Shop, as long as they hold an eBucks account they can shop. The better news is, with Christmas upon us, eBucks.com and MTN callAwards members can afford to take it just that little bit easier this holidays. Visit the eBucks shop at online at www.eBucks.com or phone the eBucks.com HotLine on 083 123 3000 and see 'virtuality' meet reality.

About eBucks:

eBucks, the rewards programme offered by First National Bank (FNB) and RMB Private Bank, is acknowledged as one of South Africa's leading rewards programmes with highly active members spending in excess of 80% of the eBucks earned in any given month.