Online retailers are wishing themselves a
Snappy
Christmas, with predictions this will be their best year yet.
However, with
the online boom comes the threat of internet scams.
More
Australians shop on their mobile phones than any other market place and this
Sunday our online shopping is tipped to have its biggest day ever.
EBay reckon
they will see almost two-and-a-half million people come into their site to
source Christmas gifts – and over half of those people will be on their mobile
phone. That figure is up to 30 per cent on last year’s total.
While there
remains worries over online shopping – such as the worry of not receiving your
gift in time – for the time poor and those wishing to avoid trudging through
shops, it can be more than welcome.
The online
boom has prompted a warning, though.
While many
business websites look professional and trustworthy, they are not always what
they seem.
Rod Stowe of
fair trading said: “Web sites that show bad English, grammatical errors - often
that is a good indication of a scam-type site."
For the disorganized,
surveys show a quarter of people buy their gifts on Christmas Eve - four per
cent of them at a service station on Christmas day and eight per cent regift
last year’s present.
Whatever you
decide, remember there are only 21 days left.
A black mark
on your credit file can follow you around for as long as seven years and can
stop you getting credit.
1: Don’t
apply for too many loans.
2: Pay your
bills on time.
3: Get a copy
of your credit file.
To find out your
credit rating for free writes to:
Veda
Advantage
PO Box 964
North Sydney NSW 2059
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