Online Shopping Tips From Find More Facts

The holiday shopping season is upon us, ready or not, so we wanted to share some online shopping safety tips, tips to make your shopping fast and fun, as well as some great deals from some of our favorite merchants.




Online Shopping Safety Tips

We have a few great online shopping tips to make
your holiday shopping experience safe, successful,
and relatively quick (yes, you read that correctly -
quick!)

1. Always check the security of the checkout pages
   of any online merchant you are purchasing from.
   This means that when you are on the checkout page
   you should see "https" in the web address, the "s"
   indicates "secure." Also at the bottom of the page,
   you will see a graphic of a closed lock or unbroken
   key indicating the site is secure. One other way to
   check security when you are on the checkout page.
   Go to the top menu and click "File,"
   then "Properties." You will get a Properties pop-up
   screen that shows the Protocol as "HyperText
   Transfer Protocol with Privacy" and the Connection
   will state "SSL with (at least) 128 bit encryption."
   You will also see a restatement of the https web
   address. Make sure it matches the address of the
   page you are supposed to be on. If all of these
   factors are in place, you can be relatively certain
   that you are on a secure site.


2. Read the return policy before you buy. If you
   don't like the policy, buy somewhere else.


3. Be sure you can locate the contact information
   for the merchant easily on the site.


4. Print a receipt of your purchase before logging off
   of the site. Don't just rely on an e-mailed copy of a
   receipt. Sometimes even e-mails get lost.

The Fun Part - How to Make Your Shopping Quick & Easy

Follow a few simple steps and you can have
your shopping done in a flash!

1. Make a list of everyone you need to buy for and
   put an approximate amount you would like to spend
   next to each name. Budgeting now will save you a lot
   of money in the long run.
   
2. Next to the name, write down everything you
   would like to buy that person, couple, or business,
   etc.
   
3. Now here is the important part that will speed up
   your shopping. Review your list and make a
   separate list that has all of the categories of items you need
   to buy (e.g. books, toys, clothes, kitchen and
   dining items, gift baskets). Running back over your original
   list put each item into the appropriate category.
   This won't take as long as it sounds and it is going to
   save you a bundle of time.
   
4. Now that your list is complete and organized go to our site, www.findmorefacts.com. Find the appropriate category that you need, review the available merchants, visit the
   site of the merchants you choose, order all of the items you need for that category and you are done!
   
5. Repeat this process for each category and your
   shopping will be done in a fraction of the time. You
   may not even have to go to the mall or your local
   superstore at all! Doesn't that sound peaceful?
   

At Find More Facts, you will find outstanding sources
for fruit baskets, chocolates, cookies, seafood gifts,
wine gifts, gourmet appetizers, a wide variety of gift
baskets, flatware, cutlery, cookware, glassware, dinnerware and more!


And here is some more exciting news - Find More Facts now has a Kitchen Store and a Business Store on our site! So in addition to all the other great merchants we have listed you can shop for hundreds of items right on our site. Both stores are powered by Amazon, so the shopping is secure the selection is outstanding.


Feel free to drop us a line or leave a comment and let us know
what you think of our new and improved site.

Go to FindMoreFacts.com Now!



Happy Shopping!

Karen & Rick
www.findmorefacts.com
www.wowekidsmag.com

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