Shopping for Christmas Presents

The Christmas countdown is ON! I’m sure not only are the kids counting the days before Christmas. Family members look forward to the time that they get to spend away from work to be with their family and relatives. It’s such an exciting time for everyone. As for me, it’s one time that I get a pretty good excuse to shop.

Next to wrapping gifts and seeing the faces of the kids unwrapping their presents, shopping is perhaps one of my favorite Christmas activities. I simply enjoy searching for what’s available out there and to whom should the gift be given to. It can be tiring but what can I say? It’s my version of getting an exercise.  

December is also the season of countless mall sales. This is the best time to buy several things for a fraction of the original cost.  However, the number of people shopping at the mall can get very overwhelming. Everywhere I look I see a sea of faces. The lines are getting endless and the waiting time almost unbearable.  It is because of this very reason that I resorted to shopping my Christmas presents online.

Online shopping is still shopping minus the added effort. Don’t get me wrong. I still like going to the malls but there are just days when I don’t want to waste more time getting from one place to another, look for a parking space and walk from one section to another. I want to get things done and fast. Online shopping does that for me. All I have to do is turn my laptop on, visit the store’s website and place my order there. It’s very convenient.

Shopping online is easy too.  Have you visited any online store lately?  Did you notice how their websites are laid out?  Each item is categorized so you can filter the items that you’re interested in.  If you need scented candles, all you need to do is click a button and the page will display candles of varying sizes, shapes, colors and scents that you can choose from.  Product descriptions are also provided so it will be easier for you to decide which product to buy for yourself or for your friend.

If malls have mall sales, online shopping websites have one too.  Most online stores offer discounts among other things.  There are even online shops that deliver the items for free.  This will allow you to purchase a gift for someone who’s living in a different country or state, pay for it and ask for it to be delivered to your friend’s house.

Whether you want to do your Christmas shopping online or at the malls is completely up to you.  I completely love both for several reasons.  Online shopping gives me the convenience I need and going to the malls allow me to meet up with some of my friends.  Then again, in this Christmas season, the important thing is that you remember the people that is close to your heart and give them a token to say “Thank you for being there all these years.”

I’d like to know, do you prefer to shop online or would you rather go to the malls?