Probably between 70-100% online. I hate shopping, but now and then I walk past something by chance that I buy in-store. I don’t (and won’t) go “Christmas shopping” however.
I’m not sure. I don’t really buy Christmas presents anymore but now that I have a baby niece I might consider buying her something (altho she needs nothing, and I buy her crap all year long), and if I do end up buying her something it will probably be last-minute and that means I have to do it at the store.
I do buy myself something every Christmas, using the change I collect through the year. I exchange it at Coinstar for an Amazon gift cert - which I will use online.
Most of it will be done online. I already know what I’m getting most of the people. I’m just waiting for the shopping portals (e.g. Delta SkyMiles) to announce their Christmas bonus programs in order to get started.
Nil. I can’t afford anything.
Most likely either 100% or 0%. I’m hoping that we’re going to continue our tradition of one family member gets one gift for one other family member. Christmas morning isn’t as much fun but taking away the stress of the season is well worth it.
If I give something to someone in the Florida camp, then brick and mortar. If it’s to someone in the foreign country of New Mexico, then online.
I may break down and get the babies something, but I bet they’re not going to be wanting for gifts.
I’ll probably do about 50-75% of my shopping online. I actually prefer to shop in stores, but a pretty small percentage of the gifts I’ll be buying will be given locally. Since our family of four will be driving 800 miles for xmas in the Mini Cooper, I’ll want to ship as much as possible.
Most Will be done online. I live in a rural area, and we have a Wal-Mart here. If I want a small Macy’s I have to drive an hour. If I want what I consider “real shopping” it is three hours.
I’ll do as much as I can in Brick & Mortar. I really hate shopping online. You don’t get to drive anywhere. You don’t get to leave your house. You don’t get to have the item right away. It just sucks.
I know a lot of fellow Canuckleheads that buy a lot online. If there’s a specific thing from Sears/Williams-Sonoma that I want to get for mum or grandma, I’ll order those online. Otherwise, buying online presumes that I’m going to the store knowing what I want to buy. I need to window shop at the mall more often than not.
Also, in Canada, I know a lot of people whose tradition is to give cash on Christmas Day, and then have them and their friends/relatives go on a shopping spree on Boxing Day. Though in my experience, Boxing Day isn’t as amazing as its reputation would lead you to believe.
FCUK Christmas. An invisible man has a zombie child, so now I have to buy stuff made in China for everyone I know? Yeah sure. Christmas is TOTALLY OVERRATED.
If you want to give someone something because you love them, go for it. Do it it whenever you like. I don’t wanna be pressured to do it at one time of year.
Besides, what did Jesus ever do for Santa on HIS birthday?
About 75% online and the remaining 25% only because I have an annual shopping outing with friends that I deliberately save items to buy during. I would prefer to do 100% shopping online and spend that day relaxing with them but they like to shop. The things we do for friends
Kidding, right? I’m so far off the commercialism grid the marketers have to use binoculars to even send an enticing advertisment. Even then I generally turn up my nose.
When I find it necessary I do use the computer to purchase items. I’ll even venture into that whited sepulchre of excess, the local mall, if I’m feeling reckless.
But we’ve made the decision here to give home-made gifts. We’ve all got our various specialties and skills and give things that are useful and often meaningful.
All grandpas and grandmas and many other relatives are gone and we are finally free of that bastardized religious holiday. So now it’s all about being family. At least for one lousy day in otherwise hectic lives. Heh.
You spelt “fuck” wrong. And Christmas is just as much secular as religious. Don’t you ever watch South Park?
It’s usually about 50-50 for me. I like shopping in real stores, but there’s a limited selection around here (I’m deeply envious of home design shows that all seem to take place in areas with 10x the stores) so I do more than I’d like to online.
Probably 95% of it. I may have to go to a store for a specialty sort of thing, but I’ll order online as much as possible so I don’t have to hear those damn Christmas songs playing on the p.a.
Only a couple of items. I’ve already bought them online, to take advantage of the great exchange rate that currently applies with the Australian dollar worth more than the US dollar for the first time in umpteen years.
99% online, with the remaining 1% getting gift certificates for a few folks from a couple of local stores.
Pretty much everything will be done in brick and mortars. Some of it will be crafted items (and the supplies bought in brick and mortars). I may find a thing or two online, but I like to go shopping. I like to go to the stores.
Interesting. The US dollar, Canadian dollar, and Australian dollar are all practically even at this point.
90% online. My brother (and step siblings) and I agreed we don’t buy each other stuff, but I have 10 assorted nephews and neices back in England. No point in buying and shipping, so I use amazon.co.uk, it gets shipped to Mum’s & she wraps it (which insanely enough she loves doing). For my son, I will probably buy his main present (the X Box 360 motion thingy) online, then buy smaller gifts as I find them.