December 29, 2022 at 10:16 am
It will be the first time in three years that there are no restrictions on movement during the year-end and New Year holidays, and many people seem to be thinking about returning to their hometowns or traveling, but some people have changed their habits of returning home in the past three years.
“Every year, we go back to our hometown separately. My husband doesn’t seem to be going home this year, but I might go back to my parents’ house in Tokyo alone.” This is a woman in her 30s who lives with her husband in Tokyo. She said, “My parents’ house is not her husband’s house, so I don’t want to take him, nor do I want to be taken to his parents’ house.” It seems that the couple can go home without worrying about each other.
The woman got married in 2021 when there was a movement limit under Corona. In the first place, she does not think that “she has to go home alone”, and “friends around her are in a similar situation”. On the other hand, in the case of a woman who used to return to her parents’ house every year before COVID-19, she has decided that from this year onwards she will only return to her husband’s parents’ house for the New Year.
“During the year-end and New Year holidays, I only go on a day trip to my husband’s parents’ house, which is less than an hour’s drive away. I don’t see the point in going to my parents’ house during the most expensive and crowded season, so I decided to visit my parents’ house at a different time. says a woman in her 40s.
“My husband’s family lives with my parents, but my mother lives alone, so it takes time to make contracts and manage smartphones and household goods, and to check the living situation. But it seems that my mother feels more at ease when I’m alone.”
Recently, there have been a series of phone calls and visits near her parents’ home that are suspected of being scams. talk to.
● Increasing problems with telemarketing sales and shipping of marine products
When I go back to my hometown, what kind of things do I need to check to see if my parents’ house is involved in trouble? In 2022, the problem of telephone solicitation sales and delivery of marine products has increased in particular.
According to the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, as of July 2022, the number will more than double from the previous year. This year, the pace is expected to exceed last year’s 5,000 cases.
If you are billed for cash on delivery even though you have not placed an order or entered into a contract, or if a transfer form is included with the product and the product is sent to you, it is OK to dispose of the product freely. Also remember
The Consumer Affairs Agency has announced the following three points for responding to one-sided sending acts.
(1) Goods can be disposed of immediately
(2) Payment is not required even if money is requested by the business operator
(3) If you make a payment by mistake, consult immediately
The Consumer Affairs Agency is urging people to contact the consumer hotline “188” in case of trouble.