Christmas Shopping: The Right Way
Christmas Shopping: The right way
Do you get stressed when shopping for gifts this time of year? Do those long queues and limited parking spots dampen your holiday spirit?
It has been said that on average it will take a single person 15 hours to complete their Christmas shopping. What do those 15 hours mean? Long queues, hard gift decisions, and big crowds? Sounds like a headache to me.
According to a recent study around 60 per cent of people dislike Christmas shopping, only 20 per cent plan their shopping expeditions, and the majority of us (nearly 75 per cent) often come home without a single purchase for our efforts. That could explain why Christmas shopping takes on average 15 hours.
So, how can we reduce the stress and create successful Christmas shopping.
- Make a list of all the gifts you wish to buy before you go shopping. This means you know exactly what you’re looking for, cutting down the decision time. If you wait for inspiration to strike, you could be wandering aimlessly around the shops for hours.
- Try to buy gifts online. If you hurry, there’s still time to shop online and have your items delivered in time. Buying gifts online often saves time, money, shoe leather and your sanity! Plus many retailers offer free shipping or other incentives (i.e. free gifts) this time of year, sometimes these companies will gift wrap them too. Another big time saver since it is estimated that on average it will take a single person 2 hours and 30 minutes to wrap all their gifts.
- If possible, do your Christmas shopping early, I know it’s December already but start this week if you haven’t already. Some well-organised people do their Christmas shopping gradually over the course of the year, starting with the post-Christmas sales.
- If you don’t feel you’ll have enough time to complete all your shopping hire a personal shopper. Some major department stores offer this service at no cost, so ask. Remember to stick to your budget to avoid starting the New Year with more debt. Or of course you can use your friendly helpers at cushion the impact! Our Christmas Angels that will help you with anything from creating shopping lists to prepping your Christmas dinner. Give us a call!
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