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Less than 10% of identity thefts occur on the Internet

01.11.2009 · Posted in Business practices, GiftOsphere.ca

dequiqWe often get calls from people who wish to make a phone order because they do not feel safe about ordering online. It’s their right, and we are happy to take their order.

When I hear “I don’t like to enter my credit card number on the internet”, I often think “but you don’t mind giving it out to a stranger over the phone”. Nobody ever ask what we actually do with their number after writing it down. Well, I will tell you now: we shred it, right away. We do not keep any credit card number in a database or on paper. Because we know that most identity thefts still occur offline.

While keylogging software, phishing e-mails that impersonate official bank messages and hackers who break into customer databases may dominate headlines, more than 90% of identity fraud starts off conventionally, with stolen bank statements, misplaced passwords or other similar means, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

“An insignificant portion of identity fraud actually starts with the Internet,” said James Van Dyke, president of Javelin, who pointed out that many firms still rely on simple security questions such as one’s mother’s maiden name. “The Internet always grabs the headlines, but it is individuals who are close to the victims, such as family and friends, that are doing most of it,” he said.

Sources:  Computerworld, Michelle Blanc, Vincent Gautrais

Better Business Bureau certificate of excellence

01.09.2009 · Posted in Business practices, GiftOsphere.ca

bbb-bec_certificateI know I’m not supposed to “reproduce in any way…. bla bla bla” this certificate, but I couldn’t resist publishing this on my blog.

I received this in early December.To make a long story short, the Better Business Bureau is a USA/Canada organization with local bureaus that verify the complaint and reliability history of consumer oriented businesses. Yes, companies have to pay a fee to be audited and become members of the BBB, but they have proven their worth since 1912 in the US, and 1935 in Canada.

So anyhow, here it is, a living proof that I’m an honest person, and that so is my business.

Cheers and Happy New Year!!!

Press coverage, 2007

12.14.2007 · Posted in Uncategorized

The Teastick, Style de Vie, Editions Gesca, june 2007

Éco-Cadeau, consommation responsable, Journal Voir – Voir la vie, South Shore edition, August 23 2007

The Teastick, Les Idées de ma Maison Magazine, September 2007

Eco-responsible and ethical gift suggestions, Loulou Magazine (FRENCH EDITION), september 2007

The Teastick, in the Journal du Bel Âge, October 2007

TheTurban Spa, in the Journal du Bel Âge, October 2007

MP8 Clothelines hangers, in the Journal du Bel Âge, november 2007

2007 Press coverage

12.14.2007 · Posted in Great finds, Media coverage

The Teastick, Style de Vie magazine, Editions Gesca, June 2007

Article about responsible and ethical gift buying, Voir – Montreal south-shore edition, August 23, 2007

The Teastick, in Les Idées de ma Maison, September 2007

Ethical and eco-friendly gift suggestions, such as Concubine handbags, in Loulou Magazine (French Canadian edition), September 2007

The Teastick, in Le Journal du Bel Âge, October 2007

The Spa Turban, in Le Journal du Bel Âge, October 2007

The MP8 clothes line hangers, in Le Journal du Bel Âge, November 2007