Yup, you read that right! You can receive a brand new pair of AirPods right now! All you need to do is spend $159 for shipping and you can get AirPods for free! You didn’t really expect them to be free now, did you? 

Everyone is on their phones much more often now. Quarantine has gotten everyone stuck in their houses all day, and there are only so many activities one could possibly do. Yet, using electronic devices is probably one of the most common “activities” we do in our daily lives. Especially since we cannot be around many people, everything is now online, including schools, jobs, religious services, etc. The more time we spend on our phones, the more likely we’ll purchase something, learn something new, maybe even cry as well! You should be aware, though, that because most things are online now, the possibility of getting scammed has increased. Why? Well, continue reading!

Because everything is now done virtually, it’s scary to carry out a transaction or deal with the risk of getting scammed compared to doing things in person. When first witnessing this flier, you would think that you have just won free AirPods, but if you look at the fine print, you see that you’ll need to pay $159 for shipping. As a result, you wouldn’t be getting free AirPods, since shipping is the same price as one original pair of AirPods.

We see something new every day, and sometimes we can find new things that we didn’t notice before. Using your sight and asking questions can give you answers and conclusions that you wouldn’t think of. Looking at the extremely big and bold letters, you can tell that the person who made this flier wanted to attract your attention and make sure you wouldn’t miss it. If I saw this flier in public, I would be asking myself, “If the AirPods are free, how would it benefit the person giving them away? They must want something from me without me knowing.” 

Recently, teens and adults are doing a lot of online shopping and selling second-hand items. On resell apps like Poshmark, Depop, and Shein, people list their items of clothing at a cheaper price to attract buyers. I’ve tried shopping in one of these apps before and when I find an item I like that’s affordable, I don’t realize that the finalized price (with including shipping and tax) is a hefty amount. A lot of times, people set the shipping prices really high, so that they can profit a little off the shipping cost, as well. 

Furthermore, clothing sites like these can offer false advertisements. Sometimes, clothes look better on the person modeling them, and by the time you receive the clothes, they don’t allow you to return it. Since quarantine, I began buying clothes on these sites quite often. While it fits the model perfectly in the picture, it was way too short on me and was made with really thin material. It sucks to spend a lot of money on clothing only for it to be not worth the cost. 

Nowadays, scammers can gather your information within only one phone call. With an accidental click of a button, they can access data through your computer and give you a virus. Other times, they give you false advertisements to trick you into buying something that you cannot return. Perhaps it’s best to just take a break from your devices altogether and start noticing the world around you. What do you notice?

This is a song that inspired me while I was writing this entry.