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Overall: 
Allergy Store is a medical site that offers consultation and products to patients with allergies and asthma. As an affiliate, it can be appealing to promote allergy and asthma treatment products because typically people who suffer from these ailments are always looking for relief and tend to be repeat buyers. Located at www.allergystore.com, Allergy Store has been in business since 1989 and sells a wide range of products related to allergies and asthma, including mattress covers, skin care items, and even pet allergy control products. Allergy Store is listed in eight different affiliate directories and is still expanding. Allergy Store offers a simple and basic commission program that is easy to understand and implement. Commissions are 10 percent of sales, plus you can get an extra bonus for referring a fellow affiliate to the affiliate program.
Ease of Use:
Signing up with the Allergy Store affiliate program is as easy as filling out an online form and agreeing to the company conditions. There is no charge to become an affiliate. As long as your site does not partake in illegal activity, you should be accepted. If you do not have a website, the Allergy Store will even provide you with a home page through the site. They also provide ways to get live updates of your site's statistics. Everything is fairly simple and straightforward. However, there are currently only three banners available to choose from. Also, customer service system for affiliates leaves something to be desired, which can make it hard for a rookie affiliate to get started earning.
Reputation/Security: 
The main problem that affiliates have with Allergy Store is that a lot of their products are unknown brands. This makes it hard sometimes for affiliate promoters to capitalize on the products the site provides. The promotions and advertisements can be viewed as spam on the Internet. Also, some affiliates will not like the lack of marketing tools offered by this affiliate program. With only three available promotional banners, there aren't many variations in how you can promote products. On the upside, the site has been around since 1989 and has many loyal customers. For patients who don't mind using generic medicine, Allergy Store can be alluring.
Customer Service: 
Unlike many affiliate programs, affiliates do not have direct access to an account agent's email, such as john@affiliteprogram.com. This is likely due to the size of the operation, though, and the fact that multiple people can check the same email address and get back to affiliates more quickly. It might seem less personal, but it can be more efficient. Upon signing up, though, you'll immediately get a friendly email from the affiliate director, Mike Krause, offering to build custom landing pages, creating special banners, and he even claims that in some cases, they've added products specifically for their affiliates. Now, that's the kind of affiliate management most programs should aspire to.
Commission Rate:
An Allergy Store affiliate receives 10 percent commission of any purchase made by a referred customer. Commission is not paid on shipping or tax. Super-simple payment structure. Allergy Store is constantly making efforts to up the average purchase order, for example giving free shipping on orders over $150; this dedication to increasing order size is pleasing to an affiliate because your commission rate increases when order size increases. There is also a 3 percent commission given for every sale that a referred affiliate makes, so this can drive up your earning potential if you refer other affiliates who decide to work with Allergy Store.
Ease of Commission Payment:
Allergy Store's commission payment system is straightforward. They don't offer different commission payment programs, they just have the one set CPO (Cost per Order) program of 10 percent of referred sales, so your earning should be easy to calculate and you'll know what to expect. Commission is paid on the 15th of the month either through paper check or PayPal.
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