PETERSBURG, Fla.
In addition to evacuation maps and emergency shelter guides, the Customer
Information Guide in the Verizon SuperPages includes:
* Safety tips and guidelines on how to prepare for a hurricane, the
evacuation process and the aftermath of a disaster; and
* Disaster Supplies Checklist of items residents should stock in their
homes and what they should take with them in case of evacuation.com
(http://www.superpages .

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"After experiencing the devastation of last year's hurricanes , it
is critically important for residents to have information to safely prepare
for and respond to weather emergencies at their fingertips, even in the event
of a power outage. On January 18, 2005, PriceSmart intends to mail to
its rights holders of record as of January 14, 2005, a prospectus supplement
comprised of PriceSmart's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended November 30, 2004.

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Verizon Information Services, a division of Verizon Communications Corp .

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, In conjunction with National
Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 15-21, 2005, Verizon SuperPages encourages
West Central Florida residents and business owners to take note of critical
emergency information including hurricane evacuation maps, shelter locations
and safety tips in the Customer Information Guide of all current Tampa Bay
Region Verizon SuperPages.com ), the nation's No.

For further information, please contact Robert E. Price, Interim Chief
Executive Officer at (858) 551-2336; or John M. Heffner, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer at (858 ) 404-8826.

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(Nasdaq: PSMT) today announced that it has extended the period in which
holders of its rights to purchase PriceSmart common stock issued pursuant to
its previously announced rights offering may subscribe for its common stock at
a price of $7 per share.

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(NYSE: VZ), is the nation's most advanced provider of yellow pages and related
shopping information.

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The company is the largest publisher of Hispanic
directories in the U., New York City
time, on January 24, 2005.

About PriceSmart
PriceSmart , headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.

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Pinellas and West Pasco County residents will receive their new SuperPages
directories from late May through June. It has $3.6 billion in revenues from products
including: Verizon SuperPages yellow pages; Verizon superpages.

PriceSmart Announces Extension of $7 Rights Offering Exercise Period

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membership shopping warehouse clubs in Central America, the Caribbean, and the
Philippines, selling high quality merchandise at low prices to PriceSmart
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and the first to provide a Hispanic online shopping
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PriceSmart now operates 26 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one
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About Verizon SuperPages and superpages.
This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an
offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or
foreign jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of
such state or foreign jurisdiction.

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A registration statement relating to
these securities has been filed with and has been declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Verizon encourages residents to bookmark the emergency guide and to keep
directories in places that are easily accessible by the entire family. PriceSmart is extending the $7 subscription
period because it would like to give its rights holders an opportunity to
review this prospectus supplement before making a decision to exercise rights
at a price of $7.

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Directory Features Hurricane Evacuation Maps, Emergency Shelter Locations and
Safety Tips

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The $7 subscription period was to expire on January 21,
2005.

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Verizon SuperPages worked with local emergency organizations including the
Southwest Florida Emergency Operations, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Council and the Pinellas County Emergency Operations to develop the guide. 1 Internet directory and a
leading online shopping resource; and the SuperPages On the Go information
directory offered through Verizon Wireless Get It Now services and on other
wireless carriers.m.

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"The hurricane evacuation guide is a valuable resource delivered to the
doorstep of every West Central Florida resident, but many people may not even
know it's there," said Verizon Information Services Market Manager, Paul
Einboden.S. SAN DIEGO, PriceSmart, Inc. The expiration of the $8 subscription period is not affected by this
announcement .

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PriceSmart has extended the $7 subscription period
by one business day such that it will now expire at 5:00 p.

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territory (four each in Panama and the Philippines; three in Costa Rica;
two each in Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Trinidad; and one each in Aruba, Barbados, Jamaica, Nicaragua and the United
States Virgin Islands).