On the radio I just heard that people are shopping less on line. When you consider credit card theft, your package being stolen from your front porch, getting the wrong size/wrong thing and having to send it back and start over, I never shop on line.
I don’t go to malls either. I shop at stores that I can drive up and park in front of the front door and walk a few steps and go inside. That may not work for everyone but it works for me.
Interesting. I really wish that credit cards would implement some sort of two-part verification.
We have had our credit card information stolen, but it was from Target (last year) & Michaels (few years ago). And another time when we don’t know how it was stolen. Got a phone call from the CC company on Christmas Day to ask if we were purchasing hotel accommodations in England or Dubai. Um, no.
We do shop locally. We own farm shares in two local farms, and buy household items, clothing, and gifts from local craftsmen and artists. We choose to eat in local restaurants first, then locally owned chains, then everywhere else.
We’re doing our best to spend what money we can locally.