Deal at artemisiaperfume: 20% off everything through 2/28, no coupon code needed.
New at belk: Clinique Happy in Bloom 2011.
Deal at beautyhabit: get a free Tokyo Milk mini bubble bath with any $50 Tokyo Milk purchase using coupon code TMDARK, good through 1/31 or while supplies last. New items include Tokyo Milk Dark collection, The Pink Room Darkly Audacious.
Deal at ebbalosangeles: free shipping through 1/31, no coupon code needed.
Deal at luckyscent: get free shipping on orders of $75 or more with coupon code newyear2011, good through 1/31. New items include Andrea Maack line.
New at sephora: Kenzo L’Eau de Kenzo Amour.
And a quick warning: the LUSH UK website has been hacked. If you have purchased from their online store, you might want to read this article at the Guardian.
Now I’m really glad that I didn’t order from Lush. I was seriously tempted to try some of the Gorilla scents, but didn’t because I just had too many other things to sample.
I usually only order from sites that accept PayPal, but not every site does. I know PayPal is supposed to be more secure. Has anyone heard of any incidents involving security breaches with PayPal? I figure one advantage is that I get an email notification anytime a PayPal payment is processed, so at least I would know quickly if something did happen. I don’t look at all of my credit card statement every day, but I do check email every day.
One piece of advice I have heard if you do use a credit card to order online is to have one card with a relatively low limit, and use it for all your online shopping, and only for online shopping. That way, if the info is stolen, you only have one card to cancel, it isn’t one you use for your everyday purchases, and there will be a relatively small limit on the amount the thieves should be able to charge to it.
But credit cards have a limit of how much you’re responsible for in the case of theft — I think it’s $50, and it’s set by federal law. Your credit limit doesn’t affect that amount. So I just don’t worry about this stuff. Paypal will be thought secure until someone hacks them, right?
I know there is a $50 limit, at least here in the US, but it may not be the same elsewhere. In any case, even with the limit on your liability, I have heard of people having a lot of hassle and headaches straightening things out afterward. I would think the smaller the amount of the illicit charges, the less stressful it would be. I do think it is probably a good idea not to use a card for online shopping that you rely on for everyday purchases. For example, I like to use the pay-at-the-pump to buy gas. If the card you use for that were to be compromised, even if the issuer didn’t hassle you too much, you would still need to cancel the card and have a new card/number issued, which then has to be mailed to you. In the meantime, while awaiting the mail delivery, you would not have that card to use. Of course, if you have multiple credit cards, you can still use another one. I do worry, though about how it might affect my credit rating if something like this were to happen. It isn’t fair, but these things do cause a lot of problems for people who haven’t done anything wrong.
Yes, it all depends. I had my CC # stolen once, and took care of the problem in about 30 minutes. It cost me nothing and did nothing to my credit rating. So perhaps I am just lucky 🙂
And that’s why experts recommend using a cc rather than a debit card, too. It’s definitely a time-consuming nuisance when things like this happen. We had a run of bad luck where we got hit 3 times in one year. Once our mail was stolen, once it was random number generation, and I forget the third thing. Only the mail theft was something we could have prevented (never post outgoing bills from your own mailbox – lesson learned!).
Three times in one year?! Ouch!! I have a coworker who had her identity stolen, and the thieves wiped out her bank account. She spent months trying to straighten things out, and it still cost her thousands of dollars. The random number generation is a little scary, because there is nothing you can do to prevent it. It is like telemarketers using automated dialing systems to call every possible number. No matter that your number is “unlisted”, they will find it eventually. Of course, telemarketers are merely a nuisance.
Sitting firmly on my hands to avoid the blind buy of TM Dark frags… though I wish I had easier access to sample.
I wonder if Anthropologie will have them in-store?
Even if they do, the only one in the area (to my knowledge) is really inconveniently located.
They don’t have any plans on carrying the TM Dark line: I emailed to check.
Just a quick note to any Lush/Gorilla customers reading: I made a purchase in late November and went through my info with a bank representative last night to make sure all the charges on my card were valid. They were, but after an online buddy reported getting stung, I called the card company this morning and they advised I get a new card. This is a card I seldom use anymore and mostly for online purchases, so it’s no hardship to wait to get a new number. It can be a pain and take time to get fraudulent charges removed and it’s obviously nerve-wracking to discover them, so it’s probably worth switching numbers if you did order from Lush from October through now.
Good advice, thanks.
Regarding online shopping, theperfumeshoppe.com has a special offer.
Purchase any L’Artisan Products and receive $10 off! Code L001.
Great, thanks!
thank you!
Does anyone know who carries Tokyo Milk in NYC? Want to go smell their stuff but all I can find is Lollia…