The First Day, a Scam and a Waste of Money

Day One is Done!

I think it looks lovely, this is a nice easy cross stitch because there are only a few colours in it of course it will get more detailed as it progresses through the days but I'm enjoying it so far...

I was thinking that if I try and sew a day a month then it should be finished in plenty of time for Christmas next year You can find details about this lovely project here.  

Sewing this has rekindled my past love of cross stitch and I'm having to stop myself from starting another cross stich project, I have one I started many years ago and I'm looking at it again and wondering if I should pick it up again but it's a big one and counting all those tiny squares is not easy even if it is good for the brain it's not so good for the eyes I'm still deciding.  

The Waste of Money..

I just wasted £10 and it's all my fault or should I say Alexa's fault.  Have you got Alexa or something similar? well all I can say is be very careful especially if you are deaf like I am.  I use Alexa as a radio, for making lists, and for setting timers I haven't burnt a single boiled egg or pan since I got her...hang on I know what you are saying if you are using Alexa for an egg timer then why did you buy that egg timer you showed us a couple of weeks back? well all I can say about that is I was swayed by a friend who was telling me about his and how good it was and of course I wanted one too and did it work? I hear you say, it did the first time I used it and then after that no it didn't, so with that in mind I have actually wasted £16! 

Anyway I digress, I got my card statement the other day and there was a transaction for £9.99 from Amazon music, I hadn't bought anything and couldn't find anything on my account until I dug deeper and lo and behold I have had an an Amazon music membership since October 3rd but... I didn't apply for one. I don't even play Amazon music and then a little bell went off, I remember asking Alexa to play some piano music because I know there are some free playlists on Amazon and she did but before she did she rambled on a bit and then said would you like that? I couldn't hear what she said and thought she was just asking about a playlist and I said YES! Now I know what I was saying yes to, a blinkin Amazon Music membership! I'm annoyed because I have wasted a week not knowing I had it.  I have cancelled it so at least I won't get billed next month AND I will never say yes to Alexa again. 

The Scam

Many of us are now shopping more and more online and it's very easy to be influenced by all the sale talk and pictures of wonderful merchandise especially on Facebook, I like Facebook as a crafting resource there are so many great crochet groups on there and I love seeing what everyone is making but then out of the blue an advert will pop up for something you really need or want I'm sure our phone's, laptops and tablets must listen in, you can say I need a new pair of boots and before you know it all these advertisements will appear for boots.  

Anyway that's what happened to me an advert came up for a pair of lovely ankle boots from a company called INCOLORKEY there were over 300 five* reviews about these boots and the price was very reasonable so I bought some. After a couple of days I got an email saying they had been dispatched and a tracking number when I clicked on that I was directed to a very legitimate looking website. Weeks later the boots still hadn't arrived even though the tracking site said they had been delivered! 

I emailed customer services and was told that I shouldn't worry the boots were on their way and that there was a delay due to Covid 19. I then began to investigate which is what I should have done in the beginning. I found out that other people had had the same experience as me and we had been taken in by a very clever scam!

I requested a refund on paypal and to my relief within five minutes I had one.  Huge lesson learnt only buy from reputable sellers that are well known!

Remember that sweet treat I wanted to make last week well I hardly dare show you🤦‍♀️

Blueberry Muffins...

They have erupted! problem was I hadn't got any muffin cases and I put too much batter in the tins, but they taste ok and are oozing with blueberries so they must be healthy right? I only ate one and froze the rest, you can find the recipe here, now what shall I bake this weekend 🤔

Have a great weekend and stay safe 😘

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