Jasmere.com

{{Short description|Defunct website}}

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| creator = Katrina Kugel

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| launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes/no|2009}} in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

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Jasmere.com was a deal-of-the-day website{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7323931 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053854/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7323931 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |title=ABC 13, KTRK-TV, Houston, Texas, March 23, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wivb.com/dpp/money/Savings-4-you-Jasmerecom|title=WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY, May 26, 2010 }} with a format similar to Groupon.com.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6I64L88juY |title=KUSA-TV, Denver, Colorado|website=YouTube }}

Jasmere sold merchandise from upscale{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/11/21/the-interview-jeremy-kugel/|title=The Interview: Jeremy Kugel, The Baltimore Sun, November 21, 2010}} though lesser-known vendors.{{cite web|url=http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/problem-solvers-00000000037128/index.html|title=6 Problem-Solvers, Real Simple|date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}} It offered discounts of 50-70% off the regular retail prices.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/smart-spending/best-online-marketplaces |title=14 Cool Shopping Web Sites | Smart Spending | Mainstreet |access-date=2010-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610024956/http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/smart-spending/best-online-marketplaces |archive-date=2010-06-10 |url-status=dead }} E-mail alerts were sent daily stating that day's deal, which lasts for 24 hours until the next deal starts.{{cite web|url=http://www.wusa9.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=95733&catid=284 |title=WUSA (TV), Washington, D.C.}}

Jasmere was founded in 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/jul/11/websites-offer-up-savings-to-quick-clicking/|title=Websites offer up savings to quick-clicking shoppers|work=Columbia Daily Tribune|date=July 11, 2010}} in Silver Spring, Maryland{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2010/11/21/the-interview-jeremy-kugel/|title=The Interview: Jeremy Kugel, The Baltimore Sun, November 21, 2010}} and has been featured in numerous local TV news segments.{{cite web|url=http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/morning_news/my_tech_guy/100315-online-store-drops-prices-as-more-people-buy|title=KRIV Fox TV, Houston, Texas, March 15, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=https://6abc.com/archive/7333926/ |title=WPVI-TV, 6ABC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 30, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6I64L88juY |title=KUSA-TV, Denver, Colorado|website=YouTube }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wusa9.com/money/story.aspx?storyid=95733&catid=284 |title=WUSA (TV), Washington, D.C.}}

Jasmere has been defunct since 2012. The last post on the jasmere.com Twitter account was on January 9, 2012, and was a promotion for their deals on seasonal scarves.{{Cite web |title=@ShopJasmere Twitter Account |url=https://twitter.com/ShopJasmere/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}

Pricing model

Jasmere has been noted for its “anti-auction” feature,Consumers Digest, p. 16, August 2010 by which the price reduces as more people purchase the itemRedbook, p. 33, May 2010{{cite web|url=https://6abc.com/archive/7333926/ |title=WPVI-TV, 6ABC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 30, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/problem-solvers-00000000037128/index.html|title=6 Problem-Solvers, Real Simple|date= |accessdate=2010-08-20}} with all purchasers paying the final price.{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7323931 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420053854/http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=7323931 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |title=KTRK-TV, ABC 13, Houston, Texas, March 23, 2010 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.11alive.com/money/ways_to_save/story.aspx?storyid=147695&catid=289|title=WXIA-TV, Atlanta, Georgia, July 29, 2010}}

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