tips for perfect shopping ?
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:02 pm
Hello
Have a list with a rough idea of what to get each person. This is probably my biggest mistake every holiday shopping season. I walk into a mall without any idea of what to get certain people. As a result this means that I have no clue on how much money I will spend on each person. This also means that I wasn’t paying attention in the weeks leading up to Christmas. If you pay close attention you will know what to get every person on your Christmas list before you even enter the shopping mall. Yes I know Santa Clause has an unfair advantage over us because he receives a Christmas list from each individual person, but we still need to put the pieces together to figure out what to get everyone.
Set a reasonable budget. You don’t want to be the cheap friend nor do you want to blow your life savings on gifts. I realize that Christmas shopping isn’t all about money but don’t let that be an excuse to get your brother a bar of soap. Set aside a reasonable amount of money and make sure that you try to stay within this budget. Santa Clause has an unlimited budget, you don’t.
Take advantage of retail returns. When the in-store return date has expired many credit card companies give you “return protection” allowing you to return most gifts up until 90 days of the original purchase. Not saying that this will happen but it’s very likely you could get your girlfriend the wrong gift.
Have a list with a rough idea of what to get each person. This is probably my biggest mistake every holiday shopping season. I walk into a mall without any idea of what to get certain people. As a result this means that I have no clue on how much money I will spend on each person. This also means that I wasn’t paying attention in the weeks leading up to Christmas. If you pay close attention you will know what to get every person on your Christmas list before you even enter the shopping mall. Yes I know Santa Clause has an unfair advantage over us because he receives a Christmas list from each individual person, but we still need to put the pieces together to figure out what to get everyone.
Set a reasonable budget. You don’t want to be the cheap friend nor do you want to blow your life savings on gifts. I realize that Christmas shopping isn’t all about money but don’t let that be an excuse to get your brother a bar of soap. Set aside a reasonable amount of money and make sure that you try to stay within this budget. Santa Clause has an unlimited budget, you don’t.
Take advantage of retail returns. When the in-store return date has expired many credit card companies give you “return protection” allowing you to return most gifts up until 90 days of the original purchase. Not saying that this will happen but it’s very likely you could get your girlfriend the wrong gift.