It’s the time of the year again when you’re all geared up to decorate the house, gorge on delicious sweets, wear ethnic clothes and entertain guests over. It’s that time of the year again when you go on long family trips together and enjoy much-needed quality time. Yes, it’s the festival season! With this festival season, comes the awaited vacation season. When you’re ready to go on a vacation during this festival season, you might have some concerns regarding the security of your loved ones and valuables while you’re away. Amidst this beautiful chaos of festivities, you might make some mistakes that can risk the safety of your loved ones and valuables at home. So we have here a list of 5 common mistakes and risks, that you must take care of when you go vacationing. We also have great pro tips on how you can secure your home and belongings, so nothing can stop you from enjoying the festival season to the fullest.
1. Mistake: Posting Vacation Pics & Location While Travelling
It might be tempting to engage in geotagging or posting vacation pictures while you’re travelling. Vacationers often make the mistake of tagging their current location and posting personal photos, stories and statuses on their social media handles of their whereabouts while they’re far away from home travelling.
Risk: Encountering Tech-Savvy Thieves
In this tech-savvy world, you might forget that it’s not just you who are tech-savvy. Thieves these days are also equally tech-savvy. Your geotagging, live vacation videos, stories and pictures are a big giveaway, to the fact that you’re not at home. And your valuables are resting at your house unattended. Thieves can easily stalk your social media profiles and use appropriate hashtags to understand where you stay, how you spend your day, who your family members are and whatnot. As they say, it truly is a scary small world!
Pro Tip: Post Once You’re Back
So how can you express your beautiful vacation memories and at the same time safeguard your home? Simple! All you got to do is post your vacation photos once you’re back. Your throwback vacation pictures and videos will definitely preserve your memories. You can chill at the comfort of knowing your valuables were safe when you were away.
2. Mistake: Being Disconnected From Neighbours
Back in those days, most people used to stay in mohallas (colonies), and everyone just knew everyone. But nowadays most of us stay in large apartment complexes, have hectic schedules and are caught up in our own lives, so much so that we don’t even know our next-door neighbours. You might make the mistake of being disconnected from your neighbours. It’s surprising to know that 30% of Indians don’t even know their neighbours. And this mistake can have grave consequences especially when you’re away from home.
Risk: Neighbours Don’t Pay Much Attention
As we said, the mistake of not knowing your neighbours will definitely come with a big risk. Since your neighbours don’t know you well, they may not pay much attention when a stranger visits your home. And that can be quiet alarming.
Pro Tip: Know Thy Neighbour & Use A Video Door Phone With Built-in Motion Sensors
We suggest you know thy neighbour! Talk to your neighbours and acquaint yourselves to them. During the time of need, they will be there for you. Apart from this, you can also use a Video Door Phone which allows you to speak with visitors at your doorstep through your smartphone anytime, any where around the world. It has built-in motion sensors so, every time someone walks up to your door, it triggers an auto-capture and which you can access through an app on your phone. And if you’re wondering where you can get such a tech-savvy gadget, then we can tell you, that you can get this at Godrej Security Solutions. So no matter where you are, you will be immediately alerted if someone were to enter your home when you’re away.
3. Mistake: Keeping Valuables And Documents In Wardrobe
Do you remember the time when your mother would lock her valuables in her wooden wardrobe at home? And that wardrobe would look like a secret treasure locker. Well even today, 52% of Indians still use wardrobes to keep their valuables and important documents. If you’re wondering why is this a mistake? Then let’s dwell deeper into this.
Risk: Wardrobe Will Not Be Able To Safeguard Valuables And Key Documents During Theft & Fire
Keeping your valuables and key documents in the wardrobe definitely pose a significant risk. In the event of a theft or fire, your wardrobe will be easily destroyed, risking your valuables. When it comes to theft, it isn’t challenging to break into an almirah. Even in the event of a fire, a closet can get easily damaged. So we suggest when you go vacationing, don’t make the mistake of locking up your valuables and documents in the wardrobe.
Pro Tip: Use A Trustworthy Home Locker That Is Torch And Tool Resistant.
So what can you do to rectify this? You can get yourself a trustworthy home locker that is both strong and fire-resistant. A secure locker made out of the latest technology will be at least 10 to 1000 times stronger than wooden cupboards, along with being both fireproof and sturdy. Your valuables and documents will be safely kept without the risk of break-in or damage
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4. Mistake: Separation Anxiety From Leaving Behind Elderly, Children And Pets When Travelling
When you plan your vacation during the festival season, one of the biggest concerns you have is leaving behind your elderly family members, children and pets unattended when you’re away. And you often end up facing separation anxiety as you are too worried about their well-being during your vacation. You are not alone. Around 68% of Indians leave behind the elderly, children and pets when travelling.
Risk: Elderly, Children And Pets Are The Victims
Leaving behind your elderly family members, children and pets when you go vacationing poses a huge risk to them. Pets suffer from anxiety, they may even refuse to eat. The well being, health and whereabouts of the elderly and children at home might keep you worried and spoil your mood. So there goes your vacation. You’re neither holidaying at home nor physically present with your loved ones.
Pro Tip: Use A Two-way Home Camera To Stay Connected While You’re Away
There is a great solution for this. You can actually get yourself a two-way home camera and stay connected with the elderly, children and pets at your home when you’re away. The best part is, few variants in this two-way home camera will allow you to share the feed with your family and friends for a set period. This is in case you would like someone else to also keep a watch on them. You can go on holiday without any hesitation.
5. Mistake: Being Careless With Your Daily Valuables
It is one mistake we are all guilty of committing. Almost every other day we spend ample amounts of time searching for our phone, keys, valuables and whatnot. We forget to keep things in their proper place, and we turn the house upside down searching for things. Interestingly around 43% of Indians spend around 15 minutes per week searching for their valuables. Phew! That’s a lot. So now you know how time flies.
Risk: Couple Arguments & Constant Fear of Loss
So what’s the risk of misplacing your daily valuables? For starters, it leads to unnecessary couple arguments before heading to the office or even before going on a vacation. From the fear of loss to looking at everyone with a suspicious eye, being callous with your daily valuables can be quite a nightmare. You will keep finding yourself asking: Did I actually kept it here?’ or ‘Where did it go?’
Pro Tip: Use a Personal Locker at Home and Locker Provided At Hotel Room
So instead of spending loads of time searching for your daily valuables while you’re at home, you can just get yourself a lightweight personal locker. This locker can be trendy and handy to keep your daily valuables secure. Godrej is one place you can visit to get yourself a great personal locker. If you’re staying in a hotel room, during your festive vacation, do utilise the locker provided to keep your stuff. This way you can save a lot of time to be tension free.
We have done our bit by letting you know the few common mistakes you might unknowingly be committing when you go vacationing during the festive season. Now it’s your turn to do your bit by taking the necessary measures so you can keep your family members and valuables, secure when you’re away. Enjoy the festive season in full fervour; be #AbsolutelySafe.
*This is a sponsored article by Godrej.*