The Grapevine: Be Careful with Those Online Orders
By Rosalyn Queen on January 02, 2020 from The Grapevine
As I get ready to write the last column for this year or perhaps the first column in the new year, I pondered what I should write. Should I write about New Year's resolutions or should I write about the great happenings in 2019. I could fill an entire column with either of these subjects, but I have decided that I need to share with you my experience with ordering gifts on line.
Around the middle of November, I decided that I would order a few Christmas dresses to wear to the events I would be attending during the holidays. I saw a link that seemed to be endorsed by two of my friends and this made me believe this Web site would be a good place to order from. I wanted a holiday dress to wear to several holiday get togethers. In the mix of things, I also ordered a Thanksgiving shirt.
The first problem that I encountered was that the shirt got here after Thanksgiving. So, I had no place to wear a turkey shirt. I put it away for next year.
The next issue occurred about three weeks later when I received three of the dresses. I neglected to say they were about $28 a piece. The dresses came in an envelope that fit in my mailbox. I was still optimistic, but after I opened them, I found them to be made of material comparable to my nightgowns. One had a big Santa head placed about my stomach area, another had ugly reindeer running across the front of the dress and the descriptions get worse. Well, I decided I would wear two of them, which provided a good laugh for those attending the events.
Now for the rest of the story. I am still receiving dresses, about ten in total. There is no return address on the package as they were shipped to me from China. I checked with the post office and it would cost me approximately what the dress cost to send it back. I contacted my credit card company and I think that they may credit my account. Someone suggested I use the dresses as nightgowns, but I was worried I might wake up to this giant Santa and really become scared. I am going to pack these away and decide next year what to do with them.
Needless to say, I will be a little more careful about what I order online and from who. A lesson well learned and I do not know how costly it will be for me. My story to you: Be careful what you order online.
Well, I had a wonderful holiday season with my family and friends. Our cousins party had approximately 100 people there and it was great to be able to interact with some that I had not seen in several years.
I want to wish all my readers a Happy and especially a Healthy New Year. Thank you for continuing to read the Grapevine and until next year.....Now You Have Heard It Through The Grapevine.
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