Christmas Shopping - Surviving The Shopping Mall And Alternatives

As soon as the nights begin drawing in and the first signs of winter approach

, millions of us begin panicking at thought of another pre-Christmas shopping mall rush. As most will already be painfully aware, this is without question a part of the festive season that is neither festive nor joyous, but instead something of a chaotic frenzy of impulse-spending that most would quite gladly sidestep.

Well, the truth of the matter is that not it is in fact not only possible to avoid Christmas shopping mall carnage, but also to avoid the mall altogether. So if you happen to fall into the ever-growing group that quite simply laments the whole affair from start to finish, perhaps think a little outside the box this year and do your nerves a favor.

Mall Survival

There is a single and hugely important rule for avoiding the very worst of the shopping mall - that being never to trust your instincts. For example, if you've a cunning idea to hit the stores at an off-peak time, painfully early in the morning or at the very last second to avoid the rushed, chances are thousands will be planning to do exactly the same. Unless your plan of attack is entirely abstract, you better be prepared to share it with a small army of other shoppers.

Don't rule out hitting a 24-hour superstore at 3am if you really can't stand the crowds, but if you can't avoid the mall at this trying time of year, budget yourself a full day, stock up on supplies and get it all out-of-the-way in one visit.

Mall Avoidance

It never fails to surprise just how many Christmas shoppers scream and moan until blue in the face about the shopping mall, though fail to take advantage of the greatest piece of retail technology on the modern world - the internet. It is no longer a matter of if - it is 100% guaranteed that anything and everything your local shopping mall stocks can be found online, from home, anytime and probably with a lower price tag. True, it is not always as easy to go window-shopping online and you might need a little patience to find what you're after, but throw into the mix a warm living room, some relaxing music and a hot drink and you'll soon join a rather smug group laughing contentedly at the expense of the masses.

Phone it In

Call it cheeky, call it ingenious or call it anything you want, but some of the biggest and best names in the business today are so determined to keep their customers sweet that they will let you phone in your Christmas shopping wish-list to be filled on your behalf. If this sounds like a winner, all you need to do is come up with a simple and sensible gift list, give yourself a deadline and then give your shopping mall or department store a call to handle the job on your behalf.

Web Gifts

Last but not least, you can also give the shopping mall

the heave-ho in favor of web-based gifts - i.e. those that you do not have to collect, wrap or deliver to the recipient. From gift vouchers to wild trips and experiences to courses to charity memberships and thousands of others besides, this really is a fool-proof route to the simplest possible Christmas shopping where your 'though' and 'effort' will always be rewarded.

by: Kurt Ross

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