A Christmas shopping tip for cash strapped parents
Quality_is_job_one
Call a family meeting. Explain to the children what is happening in
the economy and with your budget. Tell everyone the family will have a
bountiful Christmas but with one big difference: Christmas day will be
delayed until January 25th! Why? To allow gift shopping at deeply
discounted prices! Proceed as follows:
Right now, dispel the "Santa Claus" myth and tell your children the
real truth. If it is your religious persuasion, explain the TRUE
reason for the season. Lay the gift budget out on the table for the
kids. Explain how "less can become more" with after Christmas
discounts.
On December 26th, buy the family Christmas tree and ornaments at a
discount. Or, pick up a tree from the side of the road on trash day
for free. Start your Christmas shopping for gifts and stocking
stuffers. After the New Year, take advantage of inventory reduction
and tax sales.
Celebrate the twelve days of Christmas from January 14th until the
25th. Enjoy the season and the savings one month later than most!
nos...@nospam.com
LOL.. just do your Chrismas shopping for the next year the day after Christmas
and hold on to the stuff for a year.
Oodles Of Noodles
Nah, by then all the crap you bought won't be trendy and cool. Just
quit buying the stuff altogether.
Logan Shaw
> Call a family meeting. Explain to the children what is happening in
> the economy and with your budget. Tell everyone the family will have a
> bountiful Christmas but with one big difference: Christmas day will be
> delayed until January 25th! Why? To allow gift shopping at deeply
> discounted prices!
Well, you've totally stolen my idea, except my thought was to just
wait a week or two. Then you're still in the Christmas frame of mind
somewhat, and the kids (if any) don't have to wait as long. (Kids can
be a tad bit impatient, especially when it comes to Christmas gifts!)
The after-Christmas sales only last a few days anyway, so if you are
organized, you can get all your shopping done in maybe a week.
I've actually (jokingly) suggested this to my family already, but nobody
seemed to go for the idea. I guess we're all fairly traditional when
it comes to Christmas.
- Logan
Quality_is_job_one
> Well, you've totally stolen my idea, except my thought was to just
> wait a week or two. Then you're still in the Christmas frame of mind
> somewhat, and the kids (if any) don't have to wait as long. (Kids can
> be a tad bit impatient, especially when it comes to Christmas gifts!)
> The after-Christmas sales only last a few days anyway, so if you are
> organized, you can get all your shopping done in maybe a week.
>
> I've actually (jokingly) suggested this to my family already, but nobody
> seemed to go for the idea. I guess we're all fairly traditional when
> it comes to Christmas.
>
> - Logan
In a way, the post Xmas shopping has stolen the thunder of pre-Xmas.
Retailers can not base their marketing and pricing on a Dogs of the
Dow mentality though. There is plenty of crap to buy out there. What
happens when people stop buying and start saving? I say it will be a
good thing, but my job may get outsourced to some one with more
seniority as a result.
Stormin Mormon
same, we never did it again.
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Christopher A. Young
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> My parents did that one time. When I was a kid. It just didn't feel the
> same, we never did it again.
>
I must have been a weird little kid. When I was six, I announced to my
mother that I had known "Santa" was a big scam since I was three
(true!) and I just didn't want to do all the "Christmas stuff"
anymore. My mother was shocked, but said ok. A few months later, when
it came time to decorate and all that crap, she said we should go buy
a tree. I reminded her that I really thought it was a huge waste of
time and money. She asked if I felt the same way about presents, and I
said I did. After some family meetings it was decided that we could
indeed dispense with all the holiday claptrap and do something that
was actually fun. So, from that year on, we always took a family trip
over the Christmas break, and spent the gift money on travel. I still
can't wrap my head around the idea of buying a bunch of junk no one
needs just because it's December. And killing a tree to "decorate"
your house? The whole idea is just insane.
Stormin Mormon
consistent. I respect your candor. And your desire not to waste stuff.
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