Comments on: Your 2007 holiday shopping survival guide

By: Ano

Ano — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:33:00 +0000

Vouchers: on my favorite airline (American), vouchers spend like cash and last a year. Taking $400 to fly to Dallas later easily turns into another ticket or two to someplace else.

By: Anitra

Anitra — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:01:43 +0000

Black Friday shopping is a tradition in my husband’s family – but they do it a (relatively) sensible way: After the turkey dinner, we sort through the fliers, and plan exactly what we will buy, and which stores to go to. When we get up early the next morning, we buy nothing that we didn’t plan the day before (when we had time and wits to think about it).

Good deals, character-building time in the cold, and a nice family breakfast as the adrenaline wears off.

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By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:19:04 +0000

The best tip I have for holiday shopping is to shop before the holiday decorations are up! I tend to do a lot of my shopping throughout the year, whenever I see good deals. This leads to my spending less money around the holidays themselves, and it also gives me some insurance that I can get nicer gifts. Also, I agree that online shopping is an absolute life saver in this regard!
Jerry
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By: Matthew Paulson

Matthew Paulson — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:46:33 +0000

Definitely some good ideas in your post. I’ve decided to buy presents for my parents, my sister (if she’s in the country over Christmas), and my girlfriend this year… Everyone else who’s asked me what I want I told them not to get me anything… I’ve budgetted a whopping $150 for it this year, that’ll get them each something nice, and not be too crazy.

By: David

David — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:30 +0000

Normally, I do shop around before I buy something priced over $50. Now we have a lot of price comparing sites. Even I check the price online before step into the WalMart.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:35:48 +0000

I don’t even pay attention to Black Friday or any of the shopping promotions. I seriously don’t care if they sell Xbox 360s or Wiis for $50, I wouldn’t show up and wait in line for one. It’s much more fun to be at home the day after Thanksgiving and watch clips on the news of the crazy people running each other over for toys or whatnot.

I do at least 90% of my holiday shopping online. If you haven’t tried it, you must- it will change your life.