The big ideaA grown-up buys and checks the shop, and card details are never yours to type.
How it works
Card details are for a grown-up to type. When you find something you like, show a grown-up, who does the buying.
A good shop has a fair price, a clear address and clear returns. A shop your family knows is a good start, but a grown-up still checks.
A trick shop may show a price far too low, reviews that all match, no way to reach the shop, or odd ways to pay like gift cards.
One sign alone does not prove a shop is fake, and a fake shop can even copy real details. So a grown-up decides.
A worrying shop and a good shop.You find a shop you like.
Example 1: Hana's first shop
The sneakers cost less than a sandwich, though the same ones cost far more in another shop.
Every review has five stars, almost the same words and the same day.
There is no address, email or way to send shoes back, and the page takes gift cards only. Dad says, "This shop is not for us."
Example 2: Eli and the bank card
Eli, who is seven, reaches for the bank card in Dad's wallet, saying he knows the numbers.
Hana says, "Eli, stop. Cards are for grown-ups. You can help by leaving it."
Eli puts it back, and Dad says card details are for a grown-up to type.
The card stays with a grown-up.
Example 3: A review that looks real
Review one says, "Great, great, great!" Review two says, "The sole was stiff at first. It came in four days."
Review two has small details about the shoes.
Real reviews tend to differ, and they mention small things, like the size.
Words to know
review
What a shopper writes about something they bought.
returns
A way to send things back.
bargain
A price that is lower than usual.
Watch out
Do not type a card number yourself, borrow the bank card to try it, or take a photo of it.
Do not buy fast because the price is low.
Do not trust a shop only because it has stars, because anyone can write a review, even a shop for itself.
Nobody is in trouble for asking, and you are never in trouble for telling.
Try it
Who types the card details when you shop online?
A shop sells sneakers far cheaper than any other. What does that tell you?
Which review looks more real: one with small details or one that only says best ever?
Does one worrying sign prove a shop is fake?
Answers: 1. A grown-up · 2. Be careful, it may be a trick · 3. The one with small details · 4. No, so a grown-up checks it all
Try at homeAsk a grown-up to show you how your family checks a shop before buying. Look for the four signs together.
For grown-upsShow your child how your family checks a shop before buying: the price, the reviews, the address and how to pay. Let them look for the four signs with you.
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