Black Friday Shopper Safety

[Fishboysmom]

Black Friday Shopper Safety from Statefarm.com

 

 

In the store

 

From fistfights to identity theft, shopping at Black Friday sales brings a few safety risks. Consider these holiday shopping safety tips:

• Keep your purse close to your body or your wallet in an inside coat pocket or front pants pocket.
• Don't argue or fight over an item.
• Don't take your money out until asked to do so.
• Use only one credit card. Remember the 2013 Target breach? Should something similar occur, you can reduce the risk of having multiple cards compromised.
• Save your receipts and monitor your credit card activity.
• Ask for help moving and loading large items if needed.
• If shopping with children, select a central location to meet in case you are separated. Teach kids how to ask a security guard or employee for help if they're lost.

 

 

In the car

 

With so many people out and about, you may encounter aggressive drivers on the road. Don't add to the problem: Remember to drive defensively and don't allow road rage to rise. Parking lots can be dangerous too, so be on guard:

• Be patient when looking for a parking space. Don't speed up to catch that empty (or soon-to-be empty) spot, and be cautious of other drivers who do.
• Park your vehicle in a well-lit area.
• Look around and under your vehicle before approaching it.
• Store shopping bags out of plain sight, in your trunk if possible.
• Look for other cars or people, and back out slowly.

 

On the Internet

 

Opting to join Black Friday or Cyber Monday from your couch? You still need to be on the lookout. Stick to retailers you know, and never commit to a deal that seems too good to be true.

 

 

...   And adding to internet safety, be careful of fraudulent emails.

Edited November 18, 2017 by Fishboysmom

[Brad]

"never commit to a deal that seems too good to be true."

 

c'mon, where's the fun in that?

[tracy0504]

Great tips...

 

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[Kanyon71]

If the deal was that good you probably would have read about it here first.

[Fishboysmom]

      

[tinkrbel]

My mother doesn't like leaving stuff in trunk and heading back into store. she thinks ppl are going to break in so I wind up carrying too much in malls OTHERWISE she insists on changing spots and that just takes too much time in my opinion. 

 

I know the malls here have security platform things (like lifeguard stands) and have seen them in use previous BF not so much during the year as much 

[Kash]

I always take a blanket and black 55 gallon garbage bags.  Then you can put things in the black bags in your car and then cover those bags with the blanket. That way it eliminates some of the temptation for others to peek in and see what goodies you have.

[Giraffe34]

Great tips-  good tip also about taking a blanket or garbage bags to cover things- gotta remember that one.

[jesusluvu]

I always take a blanket and black 55 gallon garbage bags. Then you can put things in the black bags in your car and then cover those bags with the blanket. That way it eliminates some of the temptation for others to peek in and see what goodies you have.

Great idea. I will be using this one this year

[budgetsRsexy]

Always check your credit card pending purchases/statements to make sure that there are not any suspicious transactions. Someone else on one of the Kohl’s threads mentioned this and pointed out you should always be vigilant. It was a very helpful reminder:

 

 

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