Cookies & the Bargain Outlet

What are "cookies?"

Cookies are small, plain text data records temporarily stored on your hard drive. Cookies cannot gather information on their own (i.e., they are NOT viruses, spyware, or programs). Cookies cannot collect personal information from your computer.

Why does the Bargain Outlet need to use cookies?

On the Bargain Outlet, the *only* information that we store in the cookie is a unique cart number. This cart number allows the web site to look up what you have placed in your cart to purchase. The cookie does NOT store, use, or transmit any personal identification information, such as name, address, credit card information, etc. When you quit your browser, the cookie is automatically deleted.

How can I enable cookies?

If you have received an error message stating, "You must enable cookies to use the Bargain Outlet," your cookies are not enabled. To enable cookies, go under your browser's "Help" menu and look up "enable cookies" or "cookie settings." Below are some general directions to enable cookies for the following browsers:

Internet Explorer 7.x and 6.x for PC

1. Select Tools
2. Select Internet Options
3. Select the Privacy tab
4. Move slider to "medium" or "medium high." The High setting will not allow you to use our shopping cart for online purchases.
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Internet Explorer IE 5.x for PC

1. Go to Tools on the menu bar
2. Pick Internet Options
3. Click the Security tab
4. Click Internet, then Custom Level
5. Scroll down to Cookies and choose "Enable"

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Firefox 1.5 and higher for PC

1. Click Tools
2. Click Options
3. Click the Privacy icon
4. Click Cookies tab
5. Check "Allow sites to set Cookies"
6. Click OK
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Firefox for Mac

1. Under "Firefox" (in the Toolbar), click Preferences
2. Click Privacy
3. Under Cookies, check the box "Accept cookies from sites" and select the desired length of time to keep the cookie.
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Safari 2.x and 3.x

1. From the Safari menu, click Preferences.
2. Click Security
3. Under Accept Cookies, choose either "Always" or "Only from sites you navigate to"
4. Close the dialog box.
5. Restart Safari
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