After converting to doing most of my holiday shopping online a few years ago out of necessity due to my family's perpetually demanding schedule, I fell in love with the ease, convenience and variety of gifts I discovered. Although I still shop in store when time allows, I am most likely to shop at local stores, rather than big box stores as the variety seems to be so similar from one physical chain store to the next.
Beyond the convenience of not trolling the parking lot for a parking space just to fight crowds of shoppers to find a poorly stocked shelf or selection, shopping online with retailers such as Amazon.com provides the lovely benefit of shipping gifts directly to my recipient. Of course, presenting gifts in person is preferred but there have often been years when the blustery weather along Lake Michigan has delayed trips to Chicago to visit my grandmother and I have wanted to send a gift ahead for her to enjoy until we are able to connect personally, often weeks later.
Certainly, more often than not, Christmas gifts are shipped to my sister's family in Alabama. While she often travels back to Michigan for Thanksgiving, I am rarely coordinated enough to have gifts ready for her that early in the season. With three children in addition to my sister and brother in law, I would rather let Amazon ship my packages than try to lug the lot to ship or try to find a box to fit all the gifts within. In fact, most of my purchase at Amazon are shipped for free with their special shipping offers, saving more of my holiday budget for actually purchasing gifts, rather than going toward a hefty shipping charge.
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Beyond the convenience of not trolling the parking lot for a parking space just to fight crowds of shoppers to find a poorly stocked shelf or selection, shopping online with retailers such as Amazon.com provides the lovely benefit of shipping gifts directly to my recipient. Of course, presenting gifts in person is preferred but there have often been years when the blustery weather along Lake Michigan has delayed trips to Chicago to visit my grandmother and I have wanted to send a gift ahead for her to enjoy until we are able to connect personally, often weeks later.
Certainly, more often than not, Christmas gifts are shipped to my sister's family in Alabama. While she often travels back to Michigan for Thanksgiving, I am rarely coordinated enough to have gifts ready for her that early in the season. With three children in addition to my sister and brother in law, I would rather let Amazon ship my packages than try to lug the lot to ship or try to find a box to fit all the gifts within. In fact, most of my purchase at Amazon are shipped for free with their special shipping offers, saving more of my holiday budget for actually purchasing gifts, rather than going toward a hefty shipping charge.
Ten Reasons Why I Shop Online For The Holidays
No parking hassles
No crowds
Clear stock and availability conditions
Greater selection
Unique gift options
Free shipping
Ship directly to my recipient
Easy to find best prices
Fits my hectic schedule
Always a last minute solution
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The opinions above are both honest and of my own experiences. Image sourced from Amazon.com. My disclosure policy.
5 comments:
I completely agree. I would much rather shop online than go fight the crowds.
You and I think alike... shopping from home is so much easier and I could come up with a 100 reasons why everyone should do it.. and your top 10 is just perfect; thanks for sharing and HAPPY Holidays.. Hassle Free
I shopped online this past Black Friday, best decision I made for all of the reasons you mentioned above!
I am a confirmed on line shopper and Amazon Gift giver. It takes the hassle out of the holidays.
I do 99% of my holiday shopping online. I hate heading to the stores during the holiday season.
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