When Do You Plan To Start Your Holiday Shopping?
@danishcanadian (28953)
Canada
September 30, 2018 8:05pm CST
For those of us who celebrate gift-giving holidays in the wintertime, such as Christmas or Hannukah, when do you start your shopping? I have Amazon Prime, but in order to stretch the cost of it out over a few months, I'm starting in October, with a few gifts each month, and putting them away in my house till the time comes. It's easier and actually more cost effective for me to do it this way, as opposed to waiting till the last minute.
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
1 Oct 18
It sounds like you have everything under control. My husband and I are less into giving gifts to each other, than having an experience every year, or buying something together that we really want or need. We already have enough "stuff" around here. This year, we both agree that we want an AeroGrow garden for the living room so we can grow vegetables, and we want some new cookware.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
1 Oct 18
@danishcanadian I think my wife and I will be in very much the same situation as you and your husband this year. My Father's Day, Birthday, Anniversary, Labor Day, etc present from my wife is my new pickup truck. My present to her will be our new camper later this year or early next. Between those two things it will be a long time before either of us will be expecting anything much in the way of presents.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Oct 18
"Mandatory suggestions"! So funny.
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@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
1 Oct 18
I don't drive, and I have a heck of a time walking in the snow, so I have to take an Uber, if I can't get to the bus. I love on line shopping.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
1 Oct 18
@danishcanadian I love shopping at the mall but I do nit like the long lines at the cashier, long line at taxi bay and grab pick up point.
@pumpkinjam (8539)
• United Kingdom
1 Oct 18
I don't really plan. Money just spends itself on things! I won't deliberately do much until November or December but there are occasions when I'll see something or I'll think of something that needs to be ordered in advance.
I've bought youngest son's Christmas present just because I found a good deal on what he wanted. And I got eldest daughter's present because the idea came to me and I didn't want to forget.
I'll now probably get something for the other son and daughter by the end of this month, and buy for anyone else (nieces, nephews, siblings, parents) next month.
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
1 Oct 18
I wonder if they have similar sales on Amazon. With my vision I find it hard to see in stores, so I like to do all of my shopping on line sitting down. I also have several wish lists of things that I've selected for people throughout the year, and those gifts might not necessarily be on sale.
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@pitstop (13065)
• India
1 Oct 18
@danishcanadian Amazon here in India also has some good sales in December.
@RasmaSandra (73774)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Oct 18
I am also going to shop on Amazon but I will do it the end of October beginning of November because I will have some gifts sent right to my friends so they have them for Christmas.
@freelancermariagrace (27237)
• Philippines
1 Oct 18
The second week of November since I still don't have the budget right now.
