Shopping tips for last-minute gifts 20 Articles

by Dee Cain

The call comes from your child that they are bringing a friend for Christmas and the turmoil begins. The answer to the question of, "What do they like?" always ends up with the answer, "I don't know." So it's time to put the

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by Kirsten Petersen

A Procrastinator's Guide to Holiday Shopping

Every year we tell ourselves that we'll avoid the holiday rush and buy all of our gifts early. But inevitably, for one reason or another, we find ourselves braving the crowds for some

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by Jared Garrett

Hello, my name is ____ and I am a procrastinator. Hello _____. This was the opening of the last Procrastinators Anonymous meeting I attended. It was a varied and supportive group of one: me. I truly am a procrastinator of champion

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by Dacia Dumdai

We have all been in this position before. A birthday, anniversary, or holiday that has crept up too soon and left us hanging with a gift decision. Feeling rushed makes it even harder to narrow in on the perfect gift, so here

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by A.R. Marth

Belated birthdays are no fun for anyone. So instead of panicking and getting nothing at all, or buying flowers or a card, try some of these simple suggestions.

I'm assuming, here, that you have two hours during a day when businesses

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by Andy Paulo

Shopping for a birthday gift can be a hazardous and depressing chore. "What would they want? Is this too expensive? Is this too cheap? How old is he turning? At what age do you stop giving toys? At what age do you start giving

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by Ganelle Davis

This year , the stores will be filled with more conservative shoppers and the lines may not be quite as long. Shopping for last minute gifts may now be so dominate a theme this year. if you were one of the many who let the clock

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by Allen Teal

For the last-minute gift shopper, the shopping starts before you leave the house. Take about 5 minutes and decide ahead of time what you are willing or able to spend. Because you don't have a lot of shopping opportunity to look

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by Jo.H

I am the worst last minute shopper. I actually hate shopping so I will put it off as long as possible. I'm the one who' running around the shops on Christmas eve looking very stressed.

So here's my late minute shopping guide.

1,

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by Keitha Fisher

My best tip for last minute gifts is to have a closet of backup gifts. These won't work in every situation, but they will work for things like: hostess gifts, co-worker gifts, the gift exchange gift, the I-got-invited-to-a-party-fo r-someone-I-barely-know

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by Laura Leigh Fields

Here we go again, it's just a few hours before the holiday and I haven't gotten any shopping done. I run a brush through my hair, change out of my sweats, and head to the door. Maybe, if I am lucky, I can get some stuff that

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by Drew Price

As a somewhat absent minded, yet well intentioned husband, I tend to find myself shopping for gifts at the last minute. Even though last minute shopping can be frantic, and unplanned that does necessarily mean the gift it self

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by Working Stiff

Worse than being stuck in the situation of not having a present when you realize "Oh my it's Bob's birthday", is when you realize "I have no money!".

Homemade gifts have always been somewhat, childish. However there is always

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by EleCTra

If you are late and have no time to buy your gift consider those few tips while you are looking around:

1.Stick with the color that the one you are buying the gift like.

2.Didn't find something special get anything but with the

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by Witha K Malolo

If you're a procrastinator or lazy shopper, here are a few tips to get you through.

1. For Christmas shopping (and I'm sorry but I'm calling it Christmas because that's what it is and that's what it was way before "PC" was invented),

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by Neil Dixon

Whether it is christmas, a birthday or an anniversary of some kind, most men will wait till the last possible moment to even give a seconds thought to buying a gift.

I am sorry to say, I am one of the guilty party when it comes

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by Isobel Clayton

1. Don't spend too much on something utterly inappropriate

- It's easy done when you're in a panic, and will benefit no-one

2. Is there a "get out of jail-free" option?

- This is a gift voucher to their favourite store, if they

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by Dark Bender

Buying a last minute gift falls is a perfect opportunity to apply what our family calls family rule #2', "Decide and Execute"! Save yourself the stress, hassle, frustration, and quite possibly "the look" from your significant

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