OUR BEST INTERNET SHOPPING GUIDE- HOW TO BE A SAVVY ONLINE SHOPPER
Shopping can be tough on the nerves, taxing on the body, and toxic on relationships, not to talk about chaotic. Picture a typical day of shopping, running from store to store, weighed down with heavy shopping bags that constrict your muscles and practically drag you to the floor, rummaging through piles of junk that other customers left behind, trying to keep the kids under control, and soothe the frazzled nerves of the spouse, whose patience is quickly unraveling. But first you have to get to the mall, the shopping complex, the supermarket, or all of the above. This sometimes means you have to fight heavy traffic, while dodging crazy drivers, or you have to fight your way through a rainstorm, or even snow storm. At the store you wade through racks and racks of selections, looking for the right size, the right fit, the right color, but wait....., they just ran out of your size. Finally..... you shuffle through a long line that snakes around the store and thank goodness, it's almost your turn at the cash register, then suddenly, the snooty cashier slams down a wooden block on the register and snaps, "SORRY, THIS LINE IS CLOSED."
What's a girl or a guy for that matter to do? Shop online of course! Every savvy shopper knows that the best place to get deals everyday is online. I often enjoy shopping online for the ease, the convenience and of course, the big savings. If they happen to run out of your specific merchandise, at the click of the mouse, they will update you when your merchandise becomes available, all from the convenience of your home. Shopping online is much faster, easier and more convenient. It is also safer and more secure than you think. Most online shopping carts are encrypted so that no one can view your credit card information. This means that your credit information is processed a secure channel that scrambles your data so that no one can access it. This is very much like what happens when you sign into your email account. There is a sign that shows you that your password cannot be viewed by anybody else. With online checkout, there is an even stronger layer of protection and privacy, ensuring that any information you share cannot be accessed by anybody else. When you shop in person, you are not always assured of that security as some credit card processing machines leave traces of your credit information which can be misused by an unscrupulous person that gains access to it. Some department store employees have been caught stealing data from the register receipts and subsequently stealing their customers' identity. With online shopping, your data is safe as long as the checkout area is encrypted. You can recognize the encryption by the sign of a padlock that appears when you are checking out or a check mark that shows it is secure. This means that the information that you give cannot be viewed or shared by another party. You can also take the measure of deleting cookies once you complete your transaction so that if another person happens to use your computer, they cannot stumble upon your data. Here's how to delete cookies.
What's a girl or a guy for that matter to do? Shop online of course! Every savvy shopper knows that the best place to get deals everyday is online. I often enjoy shopping online for the ease, the convenience and of course, the big savings. If they happen to run out of your specific merchandise, at the click of the mouse, they will update you when your merchandise becomes available, all from the convenience of your home. Shopping online is much faster, easier and more convenient. It is also safer and more secure than you think. Most online shopping carts are encrypted so that no one can view your credit card information. This means that your credit information is processed a secure channel that scrambles your data so that no one can access it. This is very much like what happens when you sign into your email account. There is a sign that shows you that your password cannot be viewed by anybody else. With online checkout, there is an even stronger layer of protection and privacy, ensuring that any information you share cannot be accessed by anybody else. When you shop in person, you are not always assured of that security as some credit card processing machines leave traces of your credit information which can be misused by an unscrupulous person that gains access to it. Some department store employees have been caught stealing data from the register receipts and subsequently stealing their customers' identity. With online shopping, your data is safe as long as the checkout area is encrypted. You can recognize the encryption by the sign of a padlock that appears when you are checking out or a check mark that shows it is secure. This means that the information that you give cannot be viewed or shared by another party. You can also take the measure of deleting cookies once you complete your transaction so that if another person happens to use your computer, they cannot stumble upon your data. Here's how to delete cookies.
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