Dear Hassie,

The corona virus has had no effect on our shopping
what so ever. We live in suburban Melbourne and our
shops and car parks are as full as ever.

Admittedly
some smaller shops by nature of their merchandise and
not attracting customers have shut their doors.
And of course cafes and
restaurants are only open for take-aways although
they're beginning to re-open with limited seating.
But we can't really complain. Life in our
neighbourhood appears relatively normal.

We don't do internet shopping because my husband refuses
to give his bank details on the web. We've heard stories
of too
many scammers getting access to accounts.

Foxy,

To understand what this post is all about you first have to acknowledge that Phil is your typical Aussie whiner.

Hi Foxy. I agree with your husband, & would never use internet banking, or put my card numbers on the net. I do believe PayPal is safe, & only do business with companies who accept it.

As it is a long drive to any form of Hobby shop, & today I have given up working on my cars, I have been building remote control planes for some years.

I have been getting more of my supplies from Hong Kong & the US as Ozzie suppliers were stocking less of the stuff I like. Since the virus delivery times are growing exponentially. Four months for delivery of a minor electronic component is leading me to chose more simple gear from Asia, & give the US away completely.

Dear Hassie,

Thanks for explaining your situation in more detail.

I guess none of us can fully appreciate what others
are going through during this time, until we place
ourselves in their shoes. I didn't fully understand
your situation. Sorry for being ignorant and not seeing
how difficult and frustrating things would be for you.

It now makes more sense to me.

Hmmm, I have ordered groceries from both Coles & Woolies without any
dramas. Each order has usually had one out of stock and occasionally
have got a substitution.
They update their delivery time in the morning and have arrived almost
on that time by five minutes or so.
The fruit we have ordered has been very good.
I can only recommend the service.

As far as Internet Shopping goes. Don't order anything out of China for a while. Not because I'm being racist. It's just that nothing is moving from there. I've had a number of Orders sitting at Distribution Points in China for 5, 3 & 2 months.

I always use Pay Pal. They are very good if there are any problems. Refunds are right on the money.