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Christmas Shopping - Clark W. Griswold Style

With Christmas only a few short weeks away how prepared are you? Survey results suggest that if you are a woman you will already be prepared but if you are a man you’ll have done absolutely nothing.

A Halifax building society survey has demonstrated how much more prepared women are than men when it comes to Christmas shopping. Around one in three (30%) or women who save for Christmas have said that they started saving earlier this year compared with only 15% of men. Around half of the women surveyed (48%) said that they had prepared a Christmas gift list whereas only 15% of men said they had done the same.

Although there have been reports that the recession is over many are indicating that they will be tightening their belts by spending less this year than last. About half (47%) of women and around 30% of men have reported that they will be speding less on gifts this year compared to last. Most of the men interviewed (75%) said that they would be changing their buying habits by shopping in the pre Christmas sales.

Many are turning to online shopping this year with around 28% of women and 43% or men reporting that they would be buying some or all of their Christmas gifts online. Many of the parents interviewed have reported that they tend to leave the purchase of high value items for their children until last, particularly if they are buying bulky items. This avoids having to find secure hiding places away from prying eyes.

The best advice for consumers this Christmas is that shopping around is likely to present some money saving bargains. There are many stores providing some fantastic pre-Christmas discounts, some as high as 25%. There are lots of discount codes available that will provide some useful discounts when shopping online.

Whatever you do be sure to have a wonderful, restful and enjoyable Christmas.

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