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BEACON
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Volume 80, Number 47
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10 “Black Friday” shopping safety tips
(revised from Mass.gov blog)
Getting ready to hit the stores on Black
Friday? The day after Thanksgiving gives
consumers a chance to get a head start on
store, and save all receipts. Receipts are
counts that create some of the best prices
of the year. Whether going to the store on
Thanksgiving or on Black Friday, make
sure to not become a crime victim. Before
leaving home, remember that Black Friday
is all about being smart with money, not
just with how it’s spent, but how it’s pro-
tected. Check this list of essential tips for a
safe and successful shopping trip.
10 Holiday Shopping Tips
1. Planning a shopping trip can save
shoppers time and money.
2. Cell phone reception can be spotty in
some stores, large malls, and retail outlets,
so set a specific time and place to meet up
after scouring stores for bargains.
3. Shopping with a single credit card is
safer because it’s easier to cancel one card
than several, if a wallet or purse gets lost
or stolen.
4. When shopping online, use secure con-
Planning on gaining a few pounds
Registrations forms are available at the
March Fitness Center is hosting the Big-
gest Luzer competition, starting Jan. 4,
2016, for all Defense Department ID
card holders, including military retirees,
dependents 18 years and older (and out
of high school), and eligible contractors.
The objective of the three-month-
and 8 p.m. at the Fitness Center. The
encourage authorized fitness center pa-
trons to gain healthy wellness habits,
and lose weight as they participate in
the competition.
Participants may be individuals or part
facebook.com/TeamMarch
nections and only shop at websites you trust.
5. Confirm all purchases, online and in-
needed to make exchanges, refunds, and to
dispute an incorrect charge.
6. Know your rights when it comes to
refunds, cancellations, returns, layaways,
bait and switch, and rainchecks.
7. Report lost or stolen credit, debit, and wading through shoppers and stores can
ATM cards immediately. Acting fast limits
liability for unauthorized charges.
of a team (up to four members per team).
Fitness Center and must be completed
and returned in person. Participants can
join anytime during the first three weeks
(Jan. 4 through Jan 22).
The initial weigh-in is scheduled for
Jan. 4, and subsequent weigh-ins will
be every Wednesday between 8 a.m.
competition ends with a final weigh-
in on Mar. 31. A Fitness Center staff
member will be required to complete
your weigh-in. Weight loss is calcu-
lated on the percentage of weight lost
receive Biggest Luzer T-shirts, bragging
8. Know California gift card rules -
http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/legal_
guides/s-11.shtml
9. Nothing gets a thief going like a car
full of shopping bags that are clearly vis-
ible. Lock them in the trunk or, if possible,
take them directly home.
10. Make sure to bring a bottle of wa-
ter and a few light snacks. Spending hours
leave people exhausted and dehydrated.
(initial weight-new weight/ini-
tial weight). Measurements are
optional at the initial weigh-in.
Progress will be tracked and
maintained by Fitness Center
staff, and all information is com-
pletely confidential. Participants
are responsible for logging work-
outs, which is a requirement of
the competition. Workouts can
be done at the Fitness Center
(individual, group exercise class
or WELLBEATS reservation),
or at an outside facility. Partic-
pants may also choose to receive
weekly emails with motivational
information, fitness guides and
resources, Fitness Center events
and classes, and general nutri-
tional recommendations and re-
ferrals from an exercise physiologist.
Incentive prices will be given to each
participant who completes eight WELL-
BEATS classes by the end of week four;
16 WELLBEATS classes by the end of
week eight; or 24 WELLBEATS classes
by the end of week 24.
At the end of the competition, the top
two individual members and teams will
rights and a new and improved version
of themselves! There is also an optional
raffle to win more prized upon comple-
tion of the program.