As much as I love stores like Costco and Sam’s Club (actually, I really just love the food samples!), I’m fairly crowd averse so I can’t tell you the last time I stepped foot in either store. This is all about to change though because there’s a new site getting ready to launch that takes the idea of the shopping club and puts it online.
You know what that means, right? You will soon be able to purchase bulk quantities of toilet paper and have it shipped right to your door!
I kid.
Kinda.
Introducing Jet, an online shopping club that’s set to launch next month and that’s giving everyone who registers now a free six-month membership! (After that memberships will cost $49.99 per year.)
Straight from the website, here are some of the benefits to shopping with Jet:
Tons of stores open all the time, but one reason I’m keen to see how Jet does is because the founder of the company is Marc Lore, who is the founder and former CEO of Quidsi, which is responsible for such companies as Diapers.com, among others. Prior to the site’s launch, Jet has already raised over 80 million dollars, which means that there’s a lot riding on this company succeeding. Based on Lore’s track record, I wouldn’t bet against him.
According to Bloomberg Businessweek,
(Lore) wants to reinvent the wholesale shopping club. Jet plans to open for business on a “friends-and-family” basis in January and will start limited sign-ups on Feb. 20. Customers will find just about everything, from clothes, books, and electronics to baby goods and athletic gear. After a 90-day free trial period, Jet customers will be asked to pay $49.99 a year for access to what Lore claims will be prices that are 10 percent to 15 percent lower than anywhere else online.
Like Costco, Jet plans to make money on membership fees. Every other savings will be passed along to the buyer. And like EBay and the dominant Chinese e-commerce player, Alibaba.com, it will function primarily as a marketplace, allowing other merchants to compete to offer their wares to customers. But there’s a twist: Shoppers can squeeze out more savings if they can control the urge for instant gratification and let Jet figure out how to deliver the goods as economically as possible. For example, prices can drop when a shopper combines multiple orders into a single shipment or is willing to wait for a seller offering a more economical shipping option.
Sounds interesting, right? I’m really curious to see how this site turns out!
As an added bonus, when you pre-register for Jet you will have the option of referring friends and earning additional perks! Everyone that signs up now to become a jet Insider will earn a free 6-month membership, and the top 100,000 referrers will get early access to the site. The top referrer overall will earn 100,000 shares of Jet stock, which is pretty awesome!
It’s free to become a Jet Insider (including the free 6-month membership), which I’ve obviously already done. Once the site launches I’ll evaluate whether I think a membership is worth $49.99 per year, but I’m happy to try out the 6 months for free!
Click here to become a Jet Insider and get a free 6 month membership!
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