Author: Janice Wee
Source: articleage.com
Why do your christmas gift shopping the mall when you can get
your gifts safely online?
Seriously. I was reading the latest news about black Friday at
the malls. A 73 year old lady was knocked down and hit her head
against the floor as she was swept by a wave of impatient
shoppers at BrandsMart USA. She was lucky. At West Michigan
Wal-Mart, the stampede was so bad, 2 shoppers who were trampled
were hospitalized for it. One was a pregnant woman. The other
was a 13 year old. I mean, how ruthless can the crowd get?
Trampling down a woman with her unborn baby. Right at the start
of the Christmas season on top of that.
People in the queue for hours, just waiting for the stores to
open. Fights breaking out because of line jumpers at a Best Buy
at the Fashion Square Mall in Orlando. Officers getting called
into the picture to break fights. 1 person may be arrested for
it. Imagine spending the start of the Christmas season in jail.
This is Christmas shopping at the malls. I mean, is it worth it
risking your life for that discount, when you can get discounts
that are just as good, or even better online?
That comes to my first tip
#1 Do your christmas gift buying online.
There are websites that feature discounts you can get online. Cheapest Sale is such a
website which features products from various stores, showcases
the best discounts and helps you pick the best price at your own
time. No queues, no stampedes. Just safe shopping.
Another place you can see the discounts from multiple online
stores is http://www.womanht.com/d
iscounts/. Every item there is going at below the retail
price. You don't have to go from store to store to search for
the discounts. They are all put upfront for you right there.
#2 Think about a person's reaction before you buy that gift
Talking about safe christmas gift giving, there are a few gifts
to avoid if you want to stay out of hospital this christmas.
If your wife/girlfriend is overweight, for your personal safety,
do NOT give her the following
1. Diet Plan
2. Weight Loss aids or supplements
3. Maternity clothing
4. Anything that suggests that she needs to lose weight.
Safer gifts would be what you would give her if she were at her
perfect weight. Check out these Gift ideas for
your wife.
#3 Get organized.
Now, how do you get your Christmas gift shopping organized?
1. Make a list of all the people you are going to give gifts
too. It can be quite embarassing if you miss someone out. Go by
categories. Use this gift giving guide
to help you set up the list. If you already know what each
person wants for Christmas and it is within your budget, then
write it down. If you don't and you want to surprise the person,
then you could use that gift giving guide for ideas as to what
to get for each person in your list.
2. Think of each person in your immediate family, your extended
family, your spouse's extended family, cousins, nephews, nieces
and all. Decide who you are going to gift presents too.
3. Think about your workplace. Your co workers, your boss, your
clients, vendors, everyone you come into contact with in the
office. Who should go on your list?
4. Think about your social circle. Each social group you belong
to. Who are the ones you would exchange gifts with?
5. Now how about those you missed out. To avoid embarassment,
get a few generic gifts, wrap them up but do not label them. Use
the color or pattern of the wrapping paper to distinguish the
contents. Write down in your notebook what each contains based
on the pattern or color of the wrapping paper. When you someone
gives you a gift and you have forgotten to get anything from
that person, you can always fish out a gift from that lot and
discretely write the name.