From Where I Stand
Safety Steps to Take This Christmas Shopping Season
There are thugs and thieves who will stop at nothing to steal from you and ruin your Christmas.
Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday are all behind us. We are in the midst of the Christmas shopping season. Some people complained that this shopping season seemed to begin earlier -- even before Halloween many retail merchants were offering specials leading up to Christmas buying season. With the shopping season running longer, now we are also hearing more often about packages being stolen from people. The lure of many shoppers making large purchases early in the season causes the thieves to plan ahead as to how they can take from those who have already made their purchases for Christmas. It is easy to be caught up in the emotion of the moment, and the excitement of knowing a special gift will be discounted at a …
