I know that after the holidays many of you are just plain shopped-out. You may be thinking thoughts like, “I never want to see the inside of a store again!” Before you swear off shopping forever (or at least for a month or two) I want you to consider one thing: if you tough it out for a little while longer you might be able to avoid this feeling next year.
What do I mean? Well, remember those toys that you ran all over town buying during the last month? Maybe you are thinking about the gifts that were delivered to your doorstep over the last couple of weeks instead. However you got your gifts, you can bet that those same gifts are going to be on sale for a much lower price as soon as Christmas has passed.
Now, you can’t do much about the cost of the gifts you’re giving this year. After all, you have a hard and fast deadline coming up on December 25th. But what would you do if time weren’t a concern? You’d wait and make your purchases after the sales start, right? Although you can’t do that for this year’s gifts, you could always opt to start your holiday shopping for next year now.
Think about it for a minute. Will the set of towels you plan to get your mother-in-law look any different after you’ve stored it for a year? Will your daughter be any less excited about Barbie and her glittery dress next year? Of course not! The only difference will be the price tag that was attached to the gift.
So, after you’ve enjoyed your holiday with your family and loved ones, consider making one more venture out into the shopping world (or virtual shopping world). Start by listing all of the people that you know you will be getting gifts for next year. Your spouse, your children, and best friends, for instance, are probably permanent inclusions on your gift giving list. By shopping now you will find that you can get everyone on your list a really great gift at an even better price.
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Apply this concept to all of your Christmas “supplies” too!
Wrapping paper, lights, decorations (maybe not candy–LOL), etc.
Store it away and you probably just saved yourself a bundle.
Great post
Thanks for the reminder. You gotta get it while the getting is good.