Dart Folk

So Christmas is a few months away. Seems like a lot of time but
we all know how quickly time passes to the holidays. It feels
like you have plenty of time to get all the shopping, cleaning
and organizing done before the holidays hit. But do you ever get
it all done without stressing out?

Get a jump start this year and shop early online. Here’s a
couple of big time and money saving tips that will relieve some
of your holiday stress.

Many sites will wrap your gifts in holiday or any occasion gift
wrap. Some online gift shops will do this service for free and
year round as well! It is well worth your time to do a search
for free gift wrap and can save you several dollars a package.
It also saves you the time and trouble of buying gift wrap and
wrapping each gift. Many shops will include your personal
message and gift card as well, again saving time and money.

Start your Christmas shopping now so you can easily compare
products and prices before you buy. A lot of gift shops are now
offering a “Price Match” guarantee. Read each stores info on
their program so you can take advantage of their offer to match
competitor’s prices. This is a great way to know you won’t be
paying too much for your gifts.

Here’s a big secret in saving time and adding lots of
convenience to your online shopping for Christmas. Some shops
will actually let you purchase in advance and then specify a
“ship by” date, i.e., buy in May and have it shipped in
December. This is rarely advertised on sites but a quick e-mail
to the shop may give you surprising results. No need to pay
extra shipping having it shipped to you when you buy early, then
you having to pay, again, to have it shipped to your recipient.
This saves a lot of Christmas bucks!

How cool is that? Shop for Christmas in July, have it gift
wrapped for free, free gift card and message and shipped in
December! Look at all the money you can save and time you have
left for cleaning, organizing and you!