In the old days, we used to meet our friends and spouses through school, church and social face-to-face gatherings. In the old days, we used to go down to the store to buy our food and clothing or to the dealer to buy a new car. In the old days, we had to stop at a pay phone or friend’s house to call home about something. Funny thing is that those “old days” weren’t even 30 years ago! How times have changed. Now you can get everything via the Internet!
I’m a 30 something (ok, so VERY close to 40) who deals with a technology driven society every day. I work in the Internet business. So, yes, I have embraced the Internet. How much? Let me tell you… We all know that you can shop on the Internet, no big deal right? Well I like to joke that my husband and I have taken it to a whole new level! Living in the country has helped to facilitate our Internet shopping habits. It’s at least ½ hour to a town big enough for a Walmartand almost 2 hours drive to find decent shopping malls with a little variety. So the Internet is our connection to the world! We often shop online stores and love the bargains to be had on eBay. We’ve bought clothes, boots, cameras, electronics, hunting supplies, dog and horse stuff, etc.
But we don’t stop at Internet shopping for the normal “little” stuff either! We’ve now bought several vehicles based on Internet listings as well. Our last was our used diesel truck that I put a deposit on so the dealer would hold it until we could drive the 2 hours to see it. But, at least the dealer was willing to refund the deposit if we didn’t like it.
We did buy our first horse trailer based on Internet photos and phone conversations only, finalized and sent the payment and then drove 6 hours one way to pick it up. The deal went smoothly and now we are again working with a trailer manufacturer to build us a new trailer and deliver it….sight unseen!
And finally our biggest online deal?!…I met my wonderful husband online. Yep, you heard me right! We met through a dating site (I won’t say which one). We dated and married within 8 months from the time we met and have been together happily for over 6 years.
15 years ago most of us had never heard of the Internet and who would have ever believed you could do so much with it! Now it’s just a normal everyday part of life. Just ask me, I can tell you what it’s done to my life!
Kristin Noble works for MVTV Wireless in Granite Falls, MN. Kristin truly embraces the variety small business allows. She handles daily customer service: fielding incoming calls, trouble shooting customer issues and scheduling technicians’ workloads. On top of that Kristin is charged with the more creative side of things such as website design for customers, local tradeshow exhibiting, print ad layout and writing and tracking MVTV’s social media. You can find her blogging at MVTVWireless or on her personal blog Noble Training and Supplies. Visit her on Facebook at Keeping Rural Areas Connected or on Twitter (RuralTechnology)
photo credit: goforchris
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