Is It A Good Idea To Leave Christmas Shopping Until The Last Minute
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In my youth I paid little attention to Christmas shopping and would usually leave it until the very last minute. These days I am far better prepared and use various online stores to carry out all of my Christmas shopping.
But when I was a young man I would always leave my Christmas shopping until the eleventh hour on Christmas eve when most shops had already clossed. Often the only place that was still open was our local all night gara.
This led to some memorable gift exchanges on Christmas morning. I recall one year I gave my brother a sack of barbecue charcoal and he gave me a half eaten kebab. That was the year that my mum received a set of wiper blades for a Ford Mondeo (she drove a Volkswagen) and a years supply of in-car air fresheners. This was because I had left myself no options after spending the day drinking with friends rather than facing the crowds in the local shopping mall.
One of the possible advantages of last minute Christmas shopping is the possibility of some bargains. The effects of the recession mean that many aren’t spending as much as they ordinarily would so there are likely to be some bargains around.
Or you could be unlucky and find that the shops have had a last minute rush, sold out of their Christmas stock and you are left with the local all night garage.
One way to do away with the Christmas shopping headache is to simply not do any. Take all your Christmas gift buying money and don’t waste it on gifts that people don’t really want and donate it to a charity. Or alternatively let people choose the charities you will be donating too. Christmas is all about giving and not receiving so why not give to a worthy cause and not to people who already have enough socks and after shave.
BTW – for some great Christmas gift ideas pay a visit to raymears.com. You’ll find some of the best quality outdoor clothing available online along with all those neat gizmos and gadgets used buy Ray in his TV series. And the Ray Mears DVDs and Books which would make ideal Christmas gifts for any lover of the outdoors.
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