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Not happening

When online shopping, what immediately turns you off from ordering on a website? (Prompt courtesy https://thecoffeemonsterzco.com/en-ca/blogs/midnight-blogging/journaling-prompts)

Just this morning I got a promotional Black Friday email from Vistaprint. Since I was trapped on the couch trying to hold still so that the five year old next to me would sleep longer because 5:30 am is way too early for him to be up, I decided sure, I’ll create my Christmas photo cards. Kill two birds with one stone, he sleeps in a bit and I’ll have ordered the yearly Christmas cards.

So I choose my design and start scrolling through the 18 000 photos on my phone, trying to choose the best 3 for the front of the card. I shocked myself by completing that in just minutes.

Okay, but now the back of the card. More options. One picture, 3 pictures, 5 pictures. I think to myself, who can get enough of Sid’s sweet adorable face, I’ll adorn the back with 3 more photos.

I picked the first one then decided nope, don’t like that and hit the “back” button. Guess what happened? The whole bloody work of art was wiped out, the card blank. FML.

I quit. Ain’t nobody got time for that. So not user friendly.

And my other pet peeve with online shopping is when there’s no Paypal option and they actually expect me to get off the couch and fetch my Visa from my purse to purchase something. Not happening.

Gramma & I, miss her so much

8 responses to “Not happening”

  1. sorry about how those xmas cards. i find alot of those services to not be user friendly at all. right now, i’m in the slow process of learning Canva in order to make stuff. I don’t know…people just say it’s good to learn it and I’m impressionable LOL

    but as for the checkout option, it boils my blood when they ask me for the 3 digit security code because my saved info on the computer or phone doesn’t automatically load it. i keep a photo of my cards on my phone but still!
    Mike

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    1. Canva is good! I used a lot when I had the spray tan business and still use it now for The Sidney Project.

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      1. ok, now I really want to learn it! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Wow, you are a tough customer. No PayPal, no purchase. What about Apple Pay? I hear you, sometimes I skip a purchase if I have to go to my room to get my credit card. Whatโ€™s going on with us? ๐Ÿ˜‚

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    1. I havenโ€™t set up Apple Pay since getting my new phone, I need to!

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      1. Itโ€™s super convenient. I have been using it a lot lately.

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  3. I have my peeves, but I’ll usually, albeit while annoyed, get up to find the card. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  4. Plus, when ordering those gift cards as well as business cards, the font size is difficult to imagine.

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