Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Irrational Fears and Online Transactions

I think my ex-husband used Newegg promo codes to buy geek products online. I don't know where he got half of the drives, games and other hardware. I do know that he is a frequent flyer at Amazon.com and that he buys a lot from that site. But he's a major online shopper and I'm not.

The main reason that I don't shop online is because I had a bad experience and I don't wish to revisit it. So I'm always afraid that it isn't secure enough to online shop. I'm always worried that someone is somehow going to see my transaction and use my debit card for unauthorized transactions and then I'll (once again) have to chase down my bank and tell them about fees that have been deducted from my debit card by scumbag thieves. I have this fear. It's the fear that some people feel when they've been hit by lightning once--I would imagine.

Yeah. And right now I really need to buy two books online. For math 110 and for pleasure reading--it's a rare one I can't get anywhere local. But I do worry about buying it with my debit card.

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