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Last Minute Christmas Shopping
If you are like most people you do the majority
of your Christmas shopping at the last minute.
Visit any mall or shopping center in the final
days before Christmas and you are likely to find
parking lots that are filled to capacity and
stores that are literally filled with shoppers
who are still searching for the perfect
Christmas gift for their friends or family
members. As it gets closer and closer to
Christmas the crowds tend to get more and more
restless and the search for the perfect gift
becomes a search for an acceptable gift.
Although Christmas falls at the end of the year
and people have a whole year to prepare for this
joyous occasion, most people leave their
shopping until the last minute every year
despite New Year’s resolutions to get the
Christmas shopping done early. This article will
discuss a few different types of last minute
Christmas shoppers. There are those who do their
Christmas shopping at the last minute out of
necessity, those who do it because they have
procrastinated and those who do it because they
find it to be exciting.
People become last minute Christmas shoppers for
a number of reasons. Perhaps the most innocent
last minute shoppers are those who shop at the
last minute out of necessity. Consider college
students who typically end the semester around
mid to late December. Many of these students are
living on campus without access to a car. This
can make Christmas shopping quite difficult but
when you combine this living situation with the
fact that they have finals to take at the end of
semester, Christmas shopping becomes downright
impossible. Finals often account for as much as
50% of a college student’s grade and it is
understandable that they would have to spend the
early part of December studying, the middle of
the month taking their finals and then wind up
last minute Christmas shopping almost
immediately after their last final.
Other last minute Christmas shoppers include
those who are just born procrastinators. They
may go to stores every weekend in October or
November. This could be an excellent opportunity
for them to get their Christmas shopping done
early but instead they wind up window shopping
or purchasing items for themselves. While they
are aware the Christmas season is approaching,
they don’t feel compelled to start shopping
until the absolute last minute. When this
happens they find themselves in the unfortunate
position of fighting the crowds in a last minute
Christmas shopping frenzy.
Finally, there are others who are last minute
Christmas shoppers simply because this is when
they prefer to do their Christmas shopping. Some
of these shoppers see shopping at the last
minute as a challenge. They know they are short
on time but are confident they will be able to
find great gifts for everyone on their Christmas
list this year. Other shoppers who intentionally
wait until the last minute to do their Christmas
shopping may do so because they enjoy the
excitement of the crowds. Although last minute
Christmas shopping can be stressful it is often
exciting. Those who enjoy this excitement love
shopping at the last minute because it gives
them a sense of energy they wouldn’t feel if
they were shopping for Christmas presents in
October.
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Impulsive Christmas Shopping
Impulsive Christmas shopping is a problem which
plagues many during the holiday season and it
can have a variety of complications. Some of the
problems which often stem from impulsive
Christmas shopping are going over budget, buying
frivolous items and even forgetting about items
that were already purchased. All of these
problems can pose their own set of dilemmas and
this article will discuss the ramifications of
impulsive Christmas shopping. However, it is
important to remember that although there are
many problems associated with impulsive
Christmas shopping there is also some merit to
this shopping tactic.
Going over budget is one of the major concerns
of impulsive Christmas shopping. A common
scenario is to pick up a few small items each
time you go out Christmas shopping. These gifts
may seem small and seemingly harmless to your
budget but they can add up over time. For
example you may only be purchasing items which
cost less than $10 but if you buy enough of
these items, you could find yourself hundreds of
dollars over budget without even realizing it.
One way to combat this problem is to write down
each item and the price of every gift you buy.
This will help you to be aware of how these
small gifts can add up and may prevent you from
shopping on impulse in the future.
Purchasing frivolous gifts is another problem
associated with impulsive Christmas shopping.
You may see a few small items which you think
will make cute gifts at the time but after you
purchase these items you might realize they are
actually quite silly. When this occurs you have
two choices you can either return the item or
replace it for a more meaningful gift or you
could keep the item and give it to your friend
or relative anyway. If you opt to return the
item you may find yourself pressed for time to
find a replacement gift depending on when you
started shopping. If it is close to Christmas
already, you may have difficulty finding some
thing at the last minute and may have no choice
but to give your friend or relative the gift you
purchased on an impulse.
Another problem often associated with impulsive
Christmas shopping is forgetting about items you
have already purchased. If you purchase a number
of small items on impulse you may put these
gifts in a safe location and then completely
forget about them. When this happens you may end
up buying additional gifts for those on your
guest list who were supposed to receive the
impulse gifts you already purchased. This can
cause you to go over budget and also create
unnecessary stress.
While there are many problems which are often
associated with impulsive Christmas shopping, it
is important to remember that sometimes
impulsive Christmas shopping is a good idea.
When you see an item that you just know will
make the perfect Christmas gift for a friend or
relative and purchase the item without giving it
any thought that is the exact definition of
impulsive shopping. However, it is also not
necessarily a bad thing. Buying a gift on
impulse is not a problem when the gift you
purchase is a great gift for the intended
recipient but impulse Christmas shopping becomes
problematic when it causes the shopper to go
over budget or purchase silly items they
wouldn’t normally buy.
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