7 Reasons Why Doing Your Christmas Shopping Early This Year Makes More Sense Than Ever
Boone, NC (ContentDesk) November 17, 2005 -- Doing your Christmas shopping early is usually a good idea, but experts agree that the benefits are far greater this year. The combination of high gas prices and economic uncertainty are causing smart retailers to offer exceptionally low prices much earlier than usual. Right after Thanksgiving the sales are going to be the hottest, says Nicky Lawrence, editor of SuperChristmasGifts.com, a premier resource for great Christmas gifts on the web. Stores are really going to be competing for your business, and not just brick-and-mortar stores. This year online stores are also going to be running some astounding sales, says Lawrence.
Lawrence gives seven reasons why doing your Christmas shopping early makes the best sense this year:1. Stores actually sell some items below cost on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving and the day that online and offline stores offer their biggest sales of the year).
So if youre looking for great deals, this is the time to shop. And shopping online helps you avoid the crowds.2. Smart retailers recognize that consumers are very worried about the price of gas and heating oil.
They want to insure that many people shop early -- before they see their first winter heating bill -- so they don't curtail their Christmas shopping and spending.
As a result, retailers are offering incredible savings much earlier this year. 3. When you shop early, the selection is much better than the picked-over gifts offered at the end of the season.
For example, the selection of gift baskets at Costco is best before Thanksgiving.4.
The hottest toys often sell out quickly.
Each season, certain "must-have" toys sell out fast, leading to big disappointments on Christmas day.
Many experts agree that the Zizzle iZ is likely to be one of the hottest Christmas toys this year.http://www.aboutiz.com 5. Last minute crowds can be more vicious than Black Friday crowds. Since there are fewer gifts to choose from, people end up wrestling over what little remains.6.
The closer you get to Christmas, the more online stores charge for expedited shipping. If you want to make sure your gifts arrive in time for Christmas without paying an arm and a leg for expedited shipping, youll want to shop early this holiday season.
7. Shopping early this holiday season may actually alleviate stress. The closer you get to Christmas, the more packed your schedule will be.
Having to fit shopping in between your other obligations can be more of a headache than its worth. You can find more terrific Christmas shopping tips and Christmas gift ideas for just about everyone on your shopping list -- from mother-in laws to firefighters, from priests to coworkers, from craft lovers to jokesters -- here.http://www.superchristmasgifts.com CONTACT INFORMATION:Nicky Lawrence828-262-5885http://www.superchristmasgifts.com.
European E-commerce Sites Poorly Prepared for Christmas Rush
Many European e-commerce sites have made only minimal preparations for the increased number of visitors in December. The congestion caused by Christmas meant that, on average, only one in six web sites was continuously available. This was the conclusion of WatchMouse, a Dutch monitoring service provider, following a survey of over 50 European e-commerce sites. Excessive interest from customers can overload the server or have dramatic effect on response times.During the past month, WatchMouse ? at its own initiative ? closely monitored over 50 web sites where consumers can shop online. The survey shows that the availability varied from 98% to 99.6%.
"This may seem high, but a score of 98% means that a site is not available for half an hour per day. This makes 14 hours a month, or a week a year", says Mark Pors, one of the founders of WatchMouse.As a comparison to the US market, two "role models of e-commerce" - amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com - were monitored during the same...
European E-commerce Sites Poorly Prepared for Christmas Rush
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Still Single for the Holidays? Lucky You!
Oh, no! Christmas, Hanukah, and New Year's Eve are coming, and you're still not dating anybody.The specter of enduring gatherings with relatives who harass you because you've failed to hook up trounces your hopes for peace and goodwill. You'll be explaining your sorry self from the first sip of eggnog to your last bite of mincemeat pie.Afterwards, you'll tuck into bed feeling like a colossal loser, remembering how Cousin Patty flashed her newly installed engagement ring (roughly the size of an aircraft carrier) all through dinner. And then, as you console yourself that this was just one night out of your life, that surely you can rise above the pitying looks and comments, it dawns on you that you'll be subjected to them again on New Year's Eve!You find yourself with two choices: (A) Attend a party teeming with self-satisfied couples, hoping to God that some gorgeous single specimen of the opposite sex will infiltrate and rescue you from your glass of warm champagne. (B) Accept Mom and...
Still Single for the Holidays? Lucky You!
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How To Choose The Best Holiday Gift Basket -- Insider Shopping Tips
(ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) November 29, 2005 -- If you're like most people, there's a gift basket or some corporate gift baskets on your shopping list this holiday season.
After carefully researching the gift basket industry, and talking to a number of suppliers within it, here are some insider tips we've discovered to help you choose a gift basket the recipient will appreciate and remember for years to come:1. Choose a gift basket that's uniqueMost people are no longer impressed with the traditional cellophane-wrapped, gaudy, cheap gift baskets and tins of popcorn...
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The Joy of No?l and Beyond
The Christmas season is fast approaching. How do you beat the stresses that come with No School, shopping, Christmas parties and family gatherings? ?My Daily Walk: Discover the life of Jesus', by Flora Trebi-Ollennu, an exceptional, well-researched 384-page illustrated children's devotional is the perfect answer. Celebrate Jesus, the real reason for the season by sharing these fun, heartwarming and inspiring stories that fill the pages of "My Daily Walk: Discover the Life of Jesus" daily with your children and grandchildren through the holidays and beyond.As you ponder the truths of Jesus' birth, his life and teachings in your hearts and minds, you put the worship and joy back into Christmas, which helps you focus on what is really important. Children are sure to enjoy the sequence of events relating to Jesus' birth through to his ascension and will come back again and again for more.Amerley Treb Books is an Alberta-based publisher dedicated to producing quality children's fiction and...
The Joy of No?l and Beyond
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Finding Profitable Products For Your Online Business
Emerging entrepreneurs from around the globe would like to try their hand on online marketing.
Where to start and what to sell are the first stumbling blocks for these aspiring entrepreneurs.
Fortunately, entrepreneurs can overcome this state of inertia given the right guidance. This article aims to guide and stimulate your creativity on how to generate ones online product.To cash in from the marketing advantages of the Internet you must first provide a product.
There is an exsisting theory in marketing on on existing pattern people buy products.Significantly, product must be something that people want not what they need.
If you offer only what people need you may not get a strong demand for your product.
It is a fact that people buy based on emotions.
People have to justify their decisions to buy after making a purchase from an emotional standpoint.
To put it another way, people will always make a decision based on emotion...
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