Customers can use a credit card online or send a money order.
Sales of tobacco products in Texas to anyone under 18 is illegal. According to Cornyn, undercover investigators in his office completed sales transactions at the Web site even when they entered birth dates that would make them under age 18. When investigators sent in money orders, no attempt was made to verify the buyer's age, the lawsuit claims. A woman who answered the phone at E-Commerce Today said manager Paul Hayes was out of town and unavailable for immediate comment. He did not immediately return messages.