When to buy christmas presents?

Christmas Presents - Holiday season is fast approaching. Christmas is a spirit wherein we remember most & give more of our time & presents in the form of gifts. We celebrate by being together, giving some special presents to our family.
Philippines
October 28, 2010 5:27am CST
Fellow mylotters, christmas is fast approaching, holiday rush is soon felt by many especially the ones in the corporate world. When is the best time to buy christmas presents? Would you rush for the last minute shoppng sale or prefer to plan it in advance to prepare more for the coming holidays? I for one wants to organize everything this year & not anymore experience the same thing as before when i'm still working. I want every gift to be special this time. Holiday rush or advance planning & shopping? Happy mylotting & happy holidays!
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
28 Oct 10
I like to start my christmas shopping as early as I can. I don;t like to wait until the last minute. I can't enjoy shopping if i am rushed for time.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi sender! Yes! Please make early this time for the holiday rush is no good at all. Better enjoy your shopping and buy the special presents for the family & love ones for this season. Thanks for sharing.
@wadabski (761)
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Early is good because prices do sometimes jack up specially if the product is selling good.
@wadabski (761)
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
You can start shopping for Christmas gifts this coming all souls day and all saints day because the malls offer big discounts so you can save some money.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi wadabski! Malls are open? halfday i think? But i'll try to if time permits. Most people would spend the 2 days vacation for their love ones in the cemetery. Some will also shop for the holidays. Happy mylotting!
@kath83 (81)
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
I prefer shopping on the last week of October and the whole month of November. By December you will be busy with Christmas gatherings and wrapping those gifts. You can shop last minute (because some of the good items are being release during last minute) but to be sure always try to avoid holiday rush. I usually buy items from divisoria and quiapo, malls not all items in my list because it is much expensive than with wholesaler stores. This year I want to try buying online maybe multiply.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi kath! Yes! completely agree with you. We both have a plan to try online christmas shopping this month on. Going to divisoria i think, is best to do it now. You know what i mean about the best things are also in the mentioned places in here in Manila. Goodluck to you also. Happy mylotting.
• Portugal
28 Oct 10
is still awhile till christmas^^ so i prefer to wait a bit more to buy presents^^ the problem is that right now i almost dont have money so buy presents is being a problem^^ maybe i will buy it only in december when i have some money aside^^ i also want to give special presents^^ to my sisters and my mum^^ also to my bf^^ isnt many people to buy to but still want to buy something good^^
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi sweetloveforeve! Take your time for the holidays. Make it special either by making something special and being creative in terms of the wrappers, use some crafts as per our fellow mylotters advice. Being able to share what you have or just being with the family, i think is the best present & special way to celebrate this christmas time. Happy mylotting!
@keshia2007r (2880)
• United States
28 Oct 10
i normally do my holidy shopping the day after thanksgiving. i know, i know. that time of the year is a busy time of the year. but i think the day after thanksgiving is the best holidy time to go shopping. so many sale opportunities. and ample amount of time before christmas to do holiday shopping. just thinking about it. thanksgiving is right around the corner. can't wait!!
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi! One things for sure, take time to do your shopping early on to avoid the rush hours especially in the extended hours mall offers during holidays. Happy shopping & goodluck to you my friend. Enjoy!
• United States
28 Oct 10
the best time for me to shop christmas present is 2 months or 1 month before christmas.its easier to shop earlier and to make done wrapping the presents beofre christmas because me,i dont like holiday rush..i want to enjoy that holiday.so i plan and shop in advance.so when the christmas come i can enjoy myself and spend time with my family not rushing myself to do wrap the presents and thinking what food to prepare,ect.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hello shiellamaenies! Yes! Agree! We both have the same agenda this early christmas season. I'll definitely plan ahead now & complete my listings for the family & love ones. I want to have a good & quality happy bonding moments to my hubby & daughter. Thanks for sharing.
28 Oct 10
I tend to do it all year round, as if I see something on offer or if I have the cash to I will buy it at any given point. I don't like shopping close to Christmas as becomes a hassle due to people who are in a rush, I don't like shopping in busy places for this reason. This year I started buying presents a few months back and soon enough we will have our numbers and everything sorted. It's really frustrating if you leave it too late, as the good presents tend to go quickly. Out of stock everywhere and then you have to start looking for fresh ideas.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hello joey_matthews. Agree! I am a bit sad to know & see people always wanting to rush for gifts every year for the holidays. You can't choose the best gifts & sometimes tends to pick the available ones just to complete your list of presents. We all should try it early this coming christmas. Happy day to you!
@marguicha (214294)
• Chile
28 Oct 10
I don´t buy Christmas presents but I´m already taking care of that. I make jams to give away and now is the time to collect jars, recycle tham, wash them well and put them away. I´m also on the look out for the ingredients to make preserves and chutneys (those I give to other people). I will probably have a cooking session of Christmas cookies with my two younger grandsons and that will be my Christmas present for them. As you see. it´s all in the kitchen for me.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Wow! hi there marguicha. I love what you are doing & planning to for the holiday season. I'm sure it will make every person happy for the gifts you would give this coming season. I wish, hope that i can make something special for my family & friends in terms of cooking or baking. I love cookies too. Make every piece of it special my fellow mylotter. Thanks for sharing.
@llbo1981 (1237)
• China
28 Oct 10
If i want to buy christmas presents,i will choose a early day which before the christmas day ten days.In this period of time,the presents in supermarket are New Arrivals.We can choose many presents in our opinions.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi! Thanks for sharing. It's also ok to shop & buy presents ahead of time but if you prefer to do it before christmas, i agree with you, please make it early & choose the day instead of shopping late. Happy day my friend.
• United States
28 Oct 10
This is an unusual year for me as I have not worked all year long. First time ever that I have been unemployed. I am also going away for 35 days beginning the middle of November and will not be able to do my normal shopping. So I am going to be a bit more creative this year and well luckily too that I do not have to buy as much as before, so I will begin sometime in early December when I am away. It might just work out great as I can see what TN, as to offer that IL does not have.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hello friend. Thanks for sharing. Being creative means a lot to me than just buying thing & presents. It will surely make someone special. Let's try to make this season lovely & joyful even without the expensive gifts. Happy mylotting!
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi! I think now is the time to shop, lol. Well for me I don't like shopping with lots of people because I can't choose the right gifts. I like to shop early in the morning as soon as the shops are open. I only have a few gifts to buy and I'm done. Also, I need to buy some Christmas gift wrapping paper.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hello! I completely agree with you. The best time to shop your christmas presents? Now is the right time. Go & enjoy shopping. Thanks for sharing.
@kodukodu84 (1569)
• Malaysia
28 Oct 10
I mostly do online shopping for Christmas gift so basically whenever I found something interesting and which the person may like then I will order it straight away. But if I do want to do a shopping outside for gifts, then I usually wait until the beginning of December because there's a big market selling Christmas stuffs and gifts with discount around our town. I usually spend less and able to get more since I do have quite a long list for Christmas. Good luck and have a nice day
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hello kodukodu! I haven't tried shopping for my presents online. I think i'll look for something in this week early. Thanks for sharing & goodluck to you also for the holidays.
@EdnaReyes (2622)
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
I think the best time to shop for Christmas is when you already have a lists of people you would like to give a gift. If you haven't it's best to make a list first then sort out the best gift for each. Making personal gift is better than buying so why not try to make simple craft that would be appreciated by your friends and love ones? If you're a good cook a sample of your dish can be the best gift you can give!
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hi EdnaReyes. Thanks for sharing. No worries i'll give it a try. I also want to do that, making my gifts personalize. Making one very special to give to family members would likely be appreciated more by them. I do want to cook for the holidays, but first i need to learn the basics to make it more special for the holiday season. Happy mylotting.
@marifel86 (111)
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
For me,i guess the best time to shop for presents for loved ones is as early as possible -- so that would be now.:)Since it would give the person more time to window shop and have more options what to give, the feeling of being pressured of buying something for the last minute is eliminated due to the fact that you already bought a gift ahead of time. Buying gifts in bulk may give the buyer the feeling of having spent much,so i guessbuyinggifts one at a time would help.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Thank you for the good advice my friend. I agree with you. Many times & most people shop for the last minute rush & spend more money & not buy the best ones because they lack time. As for now, i choose the best this coming season of giving. Happy mylotting!
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
29 Oct 10
I am planning on buying presents by next week because the prices aren't too high yet and there is no mad crowd to go with. I have discovered some good buy toys in a mall somewhere and plan to spend P500 ($10) on toys that I will give to an orphanage. For family and friends, I plan to bake Christmas goodies.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
30 Oct 11
And that christmas has passed and another one is upon us. It is now a year after you started this discussion and so I have to ask if you got all your shopping done way before christmas or did you rush around and do last minute shopping? And what about this year? Are you shopping now for christmas? It is the end of October and that time of year again. I don't have to shop for christmas presents much anymore. I live far from my family and drive for 13 hours to see them all for christmas. All my nephews and nieces are over 18 now except for 2 nephews so I only have the 2 nephews to get for. In our family we have so many that we decided years ago that once the nephews and nieces hit 18 years old we wouldn't buy them gifts anymore because it just gets so costly since there are so many of them. So now I have 1 nephew that is 17 years old and 1 that is 16 years old so pretty soon they are off the list too. I just give them each $30 because I wouldn't know what to buy them and this way they can accumalate all their money and buy what they really want. Everyone just gives them money...so no shopping for gifts for them. Then I have my daughter who lives with me and I spend about $100 on her so I have to shop yet for her...and then there is my son and his wife that I spend about $150 on so I still have to shop for them. And then I there is my granddaughter who will be 2 years old in Nov. I have to shop for her yet too. But I shop for her all year long, every time I see something that I think is cute, I buy it. So I already have a lot of gifts for her. And then I buy something small for my mom, like a blouse or something, because she doesn't like to recieve gifts and really means it when she says she doesn't want any. So I don't worry about shopping because I don't have much to do. I will start watching for things as I am doing my normal shopping and I will find something for the people I have to buy for, or at least get some ideas of what to buy. I still have a while to think about it. The stores are all open late already so they don't get too busy. A lot of people shop late in the evening or at night and I probably will too. Good luck and happy mylotting my friend, Chris
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
30 Oct 10
Yes christmas is right around the corner, and thanks to your post I think that I may try and plan out my shopping a little early this year. Right now I'm in college and I can't work as much so I don't have any where near as much time to work and that means no where near as much funds to work with. I'm hoping that I can pick up some more hours though for christmas break. I'm probably going to start setting aside bits of money for christmas though so hopefully I'll be little bit better prepared.
@pogi253 (1586)
• Philippines
29 Oct 10
Christmas is swiftly approaching and so is the Christmas shopping season. Christmas almost always means that there will be a number of additional expenses. Many people forget that Christmas spending goes way beyond the gift giving. Little expenses start to add up and our wallets start to empty sooner than we expect. Christmas often means that retailers are trying to lure people into their stores with great deals. The Christmas shopping season is only a few short weeks but stores want to maximize their profits. Some retailers are starting their sales earlier than the traditional Christmas seems to create within most people the desire to overspend. Each day there is the temptation to spend money and too often people give in. The Christmas season tends to cause people to overspend more than they plan. Take time to make solid spending decisions with the Christmas budget.
• Philippines
29 Oct 10
Hah. I buy my christmas gifts throughout the year. Something I know that the giftee won't be getting anytime soon. So I buy a gift every month. Like for my goddaughter I bought her a dress. I mean, what's another dress right? It's added to the wardrobe. For my mother in law, decorations for the house, for my father in law a shirt, for my dad a flash drive, for my mom, i'm not sure yet. Maybe some perfume, or something. for my 2-year old daughter some toys. For my seven year old daughter I'm still planning on getting her a barbie doll or maybe i'll get her a tamagotchi, or some computer game. For my hubby, he said he'll settle for a new shirt and underwear. For the househelp, some new shirts. Just immediate family this year. That way I avoid the christmas rush, and if I leave anyone out, I still have money to spend for gifts!
@toniganzon (72317)
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
The best time to go shopping for the holidays is now. There are pre-season holiday sale that you should try to grab because if you go shopping on December, everything will be expensive by then and you won't be able to choose well.
• Philippines
28 Oct 10
Hello toniganzon. Yes! definitely i agree. Don't want to rush for the holidays for now. A time to prepare early seems a good way to buy the things i need for the season. Happy mylotting!