3 Tips Make Christmas Shopping Less Stressful
The stockings hung, the scrambling began, and it feels like Christmas is tomorrow. You'd think we would like to decrease the amount of last-minute shopping stress and dodge the crowd. In a perfect world, our biggest worries leading up to Christmas would be what to prepare. Our first post - pandemic Christmas brings with it more stress than usual.
Inflation has affected our way of life trickling from gas prices to gifts. According to a survey by WalletHub, half of America will be cutting back on the amount of Christmas gifts this year, while 18% percent will not make their due dates in time due to inflation. Not being able to afford a gift for a friend or loved one can be difficult, prompting you to look for an answer.
To alleviate some of the particular stressors here, are some solutions to your
Inflation has affected our way of life trickling from gas prices to gifts. According to a survey by WalletHub, half of America will be cutting back on the amount of Christmas gifts this year, while 18% percent will not make their due dates in time due to inflation. Not being able to afford a gift for a friend or loved one can be difficult, prompting you to look for an answer.
To alleviate some of the particular stressors here, are some solutions to your
Christmas Shopping dilemma:
1. BUY NOW PAY LATER
The concept of BNPL is nothing new, but the number of users surged during the pandemic and is steadily increasing. Apps such as Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm, Zip, and Paypal offer you a way to purchase the item(s) you want at an affordable price and pay the rest in installments. Each Buy Now Pay Later app has its own stipulations, so we recommend reading through the agreements to find which best suits you.
2. LOOK FOR DEALS
Very few things can compete with the feeling you get when you catch a sale. This year the season of giving just got better as stores are upping their discounts in an effort to meet their audiences halfway. Smaller brands will continue offering deals that require at least a browse, as they will be running all holiday season.
3. Order in Advance Online
You can plan the perfect gift, but it can all come too little too late if you don't have a realistic timeline. Shopping online can help you maintain your peace, by skipping lines and traffic. If you are planning to order online this year, be sure to have checkout your cart by December 14th to be on the safe side.
Comment below and let us know if you've tried any of these tips or share some of your own.
