Search for sites that offer free gifts. This is my favorite tip. Free gifts with certain dollar amounts purchased can save you big bucks. For example, the site I work for offers free pearl stud earrings with purchases over $150. Buy a few presents and you've earned a high quality, free gift to give to someone else on your list or save for yourself. Always check return policies. Generous return policies are a must for early holiday shoppers. This tip is especially important if you're buying a gift in October that your recipient might want to return or exchange in January. You don't want them to get burned if they only have 30 days to return an item. Look for 90 day return policies at least, and make a note of sites that don't appear to have helpful customer service or easily accessible contact information. You don't want to spend your money at sites that make it difficult for you to contact them after the sale.
Click the gift wrapping option. E-tailers that don't gift-wrap get crossed off my list. Why? Gift-wrapping is time-consuming and expensive. Christmas wrapping paper is about three bucks or more a roll; bows can be a dollar each, and you've got tags and tape, not to mention the time involved to crease perfectly wrinkle-free corners or get the wrapping on that oblong-shaped doll just right. Plus, like me, your might not be very good at it. At $3-$5 per gift, which is what the sites I shop at typically charge, it pays to have items gift-wrapped. Shopping online saves you money on gas, why not put that toward wrapping? Just make sure to have gifts tagged if you've ordered multiple gifts for multiple people or you'll have a lot of unwrapping and rewrapping to do.
For last minute stuff, such as miscellaneous stocking stuffers and office grab bag gifts, I grab items at places where I already shop regularly, like the grocery store. Poke around and you can find great books, gift cards, beer, candy, mugs, even office supplies, art supplies, puzzles and flowers. Another great idea is a magazine subscription. (With a monthly subscription, your gift will keep on giving 12 times a year.) Hey, you have to grocery shop regularly anyway. Why not grab what you need there rather than make a special trip? Then you can do like I do and not make one extra trip or spend more than an hour on your holiday shopping, including the gift wrapping.
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