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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis Of Presentation and Principles Of Consolidation [Policy Text Block]

Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on deposit with domestic banks and, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.

Short Term Investments [Policy Text Block]

Short Term Investments

 

Short term investments consist principally of certificates of deposits (“CDs”) with original maturities more than three months.  The Company invests in CDs issued by domestic banks and, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.

Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable represent amounts earned but not collected in connection with the Company’s revenues. Trade receivables are carried at their estimated collectible amounts and generally consist of amounts due from credit card transactions.

 

The Company follows the allowance method of recognizing uncollectible accounts receivable. The allowance method recognizes bad debt expense as a percentage of accounts receivable based on a review of individual accounts outstanding, and prior history of uncollected accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $0 as the Company expected to collect substantially all amounts due. Bad debt (recovery) expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $(8,339) and $27,876, respectively.

 

The Company follows the allowance method of recognizing sales returns. The allowance method recognizes sales returns as a percentage of sales based on a prior history of sales returns. The allowance for sales returns at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $0. Sales returns expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $445,359 and $416,207, respectively.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventory

 

Substantially all of the Company’s sales orders are shipped directly from the Company’s vendors. Inventory consists of product returns and other miscellaneous items and is carried at the lower of cost or market.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, generally three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the assets' useful lives or lease terms. Depreciation and amortization expense was $122,711 and $91,542 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The Company capitalizes website development costs in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350.  Generally, the Company capitalizes costs incurred to develop its website applications and infrastructure.  Capitalized website development costs totaled $0 and $100,086 for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Long-lived Assets

 

In accordance with ASC 360-10, which requires that long-lived assets to be held and used be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

 

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment annually whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amounts exceed the fair values of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying values or fair values, less costs of disposal. The Company recognized no impairment loss at December 31, 2012 or 2011.

Deferred Charges, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Deferred Rent

 

The Company is a lessee under an operating lease with escalating lease payments (see Note 7).  In accordance with the provisions of ASC 840, rent expense is recognized on a straight line basis over the life of lease.  Deferred rent was $0 and $2,931 at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is included in other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

 

Revenue is recognized when the four criteria for revenue recognition are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) shipment or delivery has occurred; (3) the price is fixed or determinable and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.    Cash payments received in advance of product shipment are deferred as reflected as a deferred revenue liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.  Allowances for sales returns and discounts are recorded as a component of revenues in the period the allowances are recognized.

 

All amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling costs are included in revenues in the consolidated statement of operations.  Actual shipping costs incurred are reflected as a component of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.  Total shipping expense included in cost of goods sold was $2,102,013 and $2,265,472 for 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

The Company has evaluated the provisions of ASC 605-45 regarding reporting revenue gross as a principal or net as an agent, noting that the task force determined that it is a matter of judgment and a preponderance of the evidence as to whether a company satisfies the gross versus net indicators.  As a result of its analysis, the Company has determined that it qualifies for “gross” revenue recognition.

 

Advertising revenue is recognized as the service is provided on our website in accordance with the terms of the advertising arrangement.

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Advertising

 

The Company’s advertising activities consist of telemarketing, search engine optimization; Internet based advertising and other advertising activities.  The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.  Advertising expense was $1,062,508 and $1,241,892 for 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in its financial statements or tax returns.  In estimating future tax consequences, the Company generally considers all expected future events other than enactments of changes in the tax law or rates. The Company has established a valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2012 as it has determined that such assets are likely to not be realized.

 

Management has conducted an evaluation of the Company's tax positions taken on returns that remain subject to examination and has concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions, as defined in ASC 740, that require recognition or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value measurements are performed in accordance with the guidance provided by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset, or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or parameters are not available, valuation models are applied.

 

ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the hierarchy of levels of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:

 

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supportable by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the asset or liability.

 

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short term investments, short term receivables and payables.  The carrying value of the short-term instruments approximates fair value due to the short-term maturities of such instruments.

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Stock Based Compensation [Policy Text Block]

Stock- Based Compensation

 

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” established financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based compensation plans. It defines a fair valued based method of accounting for an employee stock option or similar equity instrument. The Company accounts for compensation cost for stock option plans in accordance with ASC 718. The fair value method requires the Company to estimate the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model. The Black-Scholes pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of options granted that are expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

 

The Black-Scholes model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions which determine the fair value of share-based awards. These assumptions include the expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, and expected dividend. The expected term represents the estimated time from the date of the grant until the date of exercise and is based on the simplified method which calculates the expected term as the average of the time-to-vesting and the contractual life of the award. The expected volatility is determined based on the historical volatility of a representative group of peer companies’ stock. The risk-free interest rate is the market yield currently available on U.S. Treasury securities with maturities approximately equal to the option’s expected term. The expected dividend yield was assumed to be zero as the Company has not paid, and do not anticipate paying, cash dividends on shares of common stock.

 

 The Company will continue to use judgment in evaluating the expected term, volatility and forfeiture rate related to stock-based compensation on a prospective basis and incorporating these factors into the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Each of these inputs is subjective and generally requires significant management and director judgment to determine.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Concentrations of credit risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk principally consist of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Company invests its excess cash primarily in certificates of deposits with federally insured quality financial institutions.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Company does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial position or cash flow.