This morning, an article on The Street discussed how many retailers are already gearing up for this year’s holiday season. The toy giant Toys R’ Us just announced their Christmas Savers Club that encourages customers to load up “deposits” on their club cards in order to earn an additional 3 percent on their savings balances. I’ve never been one to start Christmas shopping early. Mostly because I usually don’t have the money to begin early and I’m not one for planning things that far in advance. But this year may be different. I think now that my son is finally old enough to understand the concept of gift giving, I might start shopping for him and the rest of the family now. It’s nice to not be rushed by shopping early, but at the same time, I get anxious when I buy gifts and can’t give them away yet. Silly, I know…
So what about you? Do you think shopping for Christmas during the summer is a good idea? I don’t know if I’ll start shopping now, but if I see a fabulous deal, I’ll definitely grab it. Let me know your thoughts.
Yes, I’m a believer that starting earlier to buy Xmas gifts is much better. Plus is less stress and more time to spend with family and friends.
So true… I think I should start now because I really hate shopping when the stores are crowded.
That’s a great marketing plan for Toy R Us. I’ve tried to shop early but I have a problem with saving the gifts until then. Then sometimes I think it’s good to not start too early because we end up spending more.
So true… I think buying early makes me feel like since I’ve already done my shopping, I can spend more money later. Are you gonna get involved in the Toys R Us savings plan? I don’t think I will because my son is only 2 and he doesn’t have an expensive Christmas list… yet! LOL
I’ve already started, but I don’t usually start this early. I just happened to see a book I thought my husband would love so I picked it up for him. I normally begin around labor day & aim to finish by thanksgiving.