What I Bought with my SFA Gift / Rewards Card

pc: SFA

Every year Saks Fifth Avenue Mastercard sends me a gift card to be used for SFA merchandise.  I was rewarded with $100 (read: lots of shopping with their cc on my part, sigh). 

So, I perused their website and ordered two items online: 

A.  Our old colanders are frequently-used items.  They certainly look the part.  Something better for our recently-renovated kitchen was this brand new MacKenzie-Childs large enamel ware colander in Courtly Check.  It coordinated with my other MC items.  

B.  Needed a new fitness tracker.
I ordered  the very the last one available and clearance-priced too.  Too bad this very cute MisFit tracker (MisFit Ray) was found to be defective when I tried to sync it. Customer service was of no help neither, sigh.  Returned to Sender!

Replacement:  had to be something that was useful but had no mechanical parts, LoL.

Ordered the Courtly Check Enamel Baking Pan ; size  9"W x 13"L x 2.25"D. Why not?  Might as well add to my design theme.  Here it is, fresh out of the box.  Can hardly wait to bake something good in it.  (I am still in need of a fitness tracker, though).

Psalm 35:9

MC Colander

Amazon: MisFit Ray

MisFit Fitness Tracker

13.06.2020

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Fraud Prevention: Credit Card Security and You

The holiday season is a busy time for making purchases and other financial transactions. 

Unfortunately, fraud spikes during the holiday season as well, so it's important to be mindful of hazards.

Online Security

• Check your website passwords and change them if they are more than 6 months old or are not rated "strong" by the site's standards. Never use the same password for different sites.
• When shopping online, make sure the checkout page is secure before entering personal information and credit card numbers. There should be a padlock symbol in the browser bar with the URL, and the URL should begin with "https" (the "s" is for "secure").
• Beware of phishing and other email scams. Common scams include false package delivery notices, fake data breach alerts, and phony holiday ecard greetings.

Safe Shopping

• Be alert when checking out in stores. Thieves may take advantage of your being busy with packages to read your credit card numbers or steal your wallet.
• Beware of "skimmer" devices at ATMs and payment terminals. Always cover the keypad when entering your PIN.
• Be sure to put your card back in your wallet after each purchase.

Comprehensive fraud protection information is available on the Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Information site at. www.consumer.ftc.gov

Comprehensive Fraud Protection

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