Amazon PayPhrase Will Help You Part with Your Money Even Faster
Amazon PayPhrase Will Help You Part with Your Money Even Faster
Posted 10/29/2009 at 8:30am
| by Paul Lilly
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Forget about entering in your username, password, shipping address, and payment details when checking out. That's so 2008! Going forward, you'll be able to part with your paycheck much quicker, assuming you shop at Amazon or any of the handful of other sites jumping on the Amazon PayPhrase bandwagon.
How's it work? You start by picking a phrase with at least two words and up to 100 characters in length, such as "Slam Dunk" or "Jake's Allowance," along with a PIN. Once you claim your unique PayPhrase, it will be tied to your Amazon account, including your billing info and shipping address. You'll enter this when it comes time to check out, and that's all there is to it.
"PayPhrase solves the headache of trying to keep track of all the different usernames and passwords people use to shop on various sites across the Web. With PayPhrase all you need is one phrase and one PIN to pay online," said Matt Williams, General Manager of Amazon PayPhrase.
Every PayPhrase is unique, so if this were to catch on, expect a rush to claim popular word duos. And for parents, you can set up spending limits and monitor your kids' purchases, as well as approve or decline each order by way of email or text alerts.
A handful of sites have signed up to use Amazon PayPhrase so far, including DKNY, Jockey, Patagonia, Buy.com, J&R, and CarToys.com.
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wolf17
October 29, 2009 at 7:38pm
My guess is that they left out the implied bit: "PayPhrase solves the headache of trying to keep track of all the
different usernames and passwords people use to shop on various sites
across the Web [and creates a new, worse, headache as everyone forgets their phrase and pin ;P]"Life is about living, not stressing" - a very smart girl :)
Jox
October 29, 2009 at 6:57pm
"PayPhrase solves the headache of trying to keep track of all the
different usernames and passwords people use to shop on various sites
across the Web"
Firefox already does this for me. Please explain how this is an improvement.
-Jox
igoka
October 29, 2009 at 11:16am
I don't get it. How is that easier ? Username is one word , phrase is two words and you still have to remember pin . Huh ????
quickone
October 29, 2009 at 8:50am
4th paragraph 1st sentance it should be on not one. You can delete this post if you'd like
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
quickone
October 29, 2009 at 8:49am
How is a phrase easier to remember then a username and password? Most of the populatiuon uses the same combo for everything.
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
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