Blogs for holiday shopping savings?

Re: Blogs for holiday shopping savings?

• pennysuedog

  October 2012

  I don't know of any blogs but here is my tips:

  Stay organized!
  

  I make a Christmas gift table like this every year.  Before I buy anything I right down who I have to shop for, my overall total budget, and then I break it down.  Every gift has an allotted budget and I try to stick to the budget.  I find that although there are great deals on Black Friday and I usually partake in them, most of the time I buy a lot of impulse items and spend more than I saved. 

  I do a lot of online shopping.  For neighbors and friends I like to bake goodies instead of exchanging gifts. 

  I used to have to buy for 35 people, this is just impossible and we have opted for drawing names to cut down on everyone's costs.  I know only have to shop for 15! 

  This is Oliver's page for this year...
  

  

  

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• missyishere member

  October 2012

  pennysuedog:

  I don't know of any blogs but here is my tips: I make a Christmas gift table like this every year.nbsp; Before I buy anything I right down who I have to shop for, my overall total budget, and then I break it down.nbsp; Every gift has an allotted budget and I try to stick to the budget.nbsp; I find that although there are great deals on Black Friday and I usually partake in them, most of the time I buy a lot of impulse items and spend more than I saved.nbsp; I do a lot of online shopping.nbsp; For neighbors and friends I like to bake goodies instead of exchanging gifts.nbsp;I used to have to buy for 35 people, this is just impossible and we have opted for drawing names to cut down on everyone's costs.nbsp; I know only have to shop for 15!nbsp; This is Oliver's page for this year...

  
  
  Awesome, thank you! I have a budget fund where I may not even have to spend savings, but I will use a table like yours to keep it better organized. What times do you find shopping cheaper? Now or closer to the holidays?

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• shediva1

  October 2012

  Penny those are great tips, I love the fart machine stocking stuffer!  Seriously, I will copy your chart.
  

  
  

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• pennysuedog

  October 2012

  I usually start shopping in August. I try to be done Christmas shopping by the beginning of December.  I guess I can't really say what is cheaper.  My philosophy is stay out of the stores as much as possible.   The more I'm there the more money I spend, that's why I love shopping online! 

  I do save all my receipts for in-store purchases so I can return things if they run them cheaper later in the season.  I attach a manilla folder to my christmas table to save my gift receipts and my copies.

  BTW have you looked to see if they posted any black Friday adds on-line yet. 
  

  

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• Fianschneid member

  October 2012

  This might be common sense to everyone else, but one of my girlfriends told me that she watches the toy prices every year and has noticed they go up the closer they get to Christmas.

  One big toy she bought her son the first week of November last year was $30 higher on "sale" on Black Friday.

  So, like Penny, I'd say shop as early as possible, rather than waiting for sales, for toys and other items you already know you want to buy.

  
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