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Twelve Contemporary (Shopping

Twelve Contemporary (Shopping

Twelve Contemporary (Shopping) Days of Christmas



Nov. 24 – Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving, you have time off from work and it’s the official start of the Christmas season
and of Christmas shopping.

Stores are open 3-4 hours earlier and they close later. Holiday sales begin, it’s the first time that some items will be available…. but definitely won’t be among the crazies up at 4am to get to the top of the line to make some wild dash for
the $99 flat-screen television or the Crazy Elmo toy.

(Black Friday is the second single biggest shopping day for retailers and got its name because in the days of old so much shopping was done on this day that it would turn the tide for many stores and put them in the black, or, make them profitable.)

Dec. 2 – First Saturday in December – weekends are important because it means free time to shop. The early holiday and Christmas shopper should be more than halfway through shopping list. Average shoppers are just starting to browse.

Dec. 3 – First Sunday – weekend Christmas shopping can be done but stores close the usual earlier time on Sundays.

Dec. 7 – Pearl Harbor Day – it isn’t recognized by most but is very important to war veterans. The President usually gives a speech to
a Veterans group and lays a wreath in honor of those who died on Pearl Harbor Day and in World War II.



Dec. 9 – Second Saturday – only two full weeks to go before Christmas. Where did the time go and where did the year go? To your disguised annoyance, you are starting to hear the ubiquitous phrase, ‘Finished all your Christmas shopping yet?’

Christmas shopping
has to pick up speed or panic will set in. You are running out of time to enjoy some quality Christmas entertainment with your family.

Dec. 10 – Second Sunday – go to church if you haven’t been attending so that you won’t look like a ‘Christmas only attendee.’ Need to squeeze in some shopping and must start sending out Christmas greeting cards this week.

Dec. 16 – Third Saturday, First Day of Hanukkah – it’s unbelievable that there’s only one full week to go before Christmas. Make
supermarket shopping list for Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner preparations.

Dec. 17 – Third Sunday – exactly one week before Christmas. Make sure Christmas toys and presents in hiding are still undiscovered.
Make final plans for family dinner on Christmas Day.

Dec. 21 – oh dear me!!! Only three days to go before Christmas. Do last minute planning, get as many chores as possible out of the
way, finish all Christmas and supermarket shopping. Assign final preparatory tasks to family members as necessary. Go over plans for Christmas Dinner.



Dec. 22 – First Day of Winter – My goodness!! you still have shopping to do!!? You dread going to the mall this weekend. Pray for a miracle to find one of those needle in a haystack salesperson who will hold hand and get you 95% through your Christmas shopping list.

Dec. 23 – Last Saturday before Christmas – Now The Single Biggest Shopping Day of the Year!!!! The mall is absolutely crazy and
there are no sales people anywhere.

It’s a zoo everywhere – on the roads, in the supermarket, even at the gas station people are honking, hollering at the gas attendant to pump faster! But you know what … stopped at my favorite pastry store and was in and out in
a nanosecond… there was no line!!

Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve – downtown is glorious, everything is so splendid and magical…. will go to Midnight Mass…. Christmas is
the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!!


Christmas Shopping Year Round

There are a lot of great advantages to Christmas shopping year round.



Some of these advantages include avoiding the stress of last minute shopping,

not having to worry about accumulating exorbitant credit card bills during the Christmas season and being able to enjoy the Christmas spirit all year.

This article will take a look at some of these advantages in an effort to explain the benefits of Christmas shopping year round.

One of the biggest benefits of Christmas shopping year round is not having to do the bulk of your Christmas shopping at the last minute.

It also may means not having to do much Christmas shopping in the typically hectic time after

Thanksgiving and before Christmas Eve when malls and shopping centers are usually crowded beyond belief and most people have a ton of other obligations to take care of during this time.

Although there are some people who enjoy shopping during this hectic and chaotic time,

most people find it stressful and only do it because they have procrastinated and still have some Christmas shopping to get done before Christmas Eve.

However, making a conscious effort to Christmas shop all year round helps to eliminate a great deal of the stress which is typically associated with last minute Christmas shopping.

It also helps you to purchase more meaningful gifts for everyone on your Christmas list because you are not rushing around to purchase the Christmas gifts at the last minute.

You may find a gift you think is absolute perfect for your sister in the month of April. All you have to do is purchase the gift when you find it and save it for the Christmas season.

People who do their Christmas shopping year round are not only less stressed around the holiday season but they also have more free time to participate in other activities.



Those who like to bake may skip baking if they feel like they still have too much Christmas shopping to do while those who did their shopping ahead of time can take some time to relax and bake wonderful cookies to enjoy during the Christmas season.

Another downside of last minute Christmas shopping is the amount of bills which accumulate.

For those who rushed to get their Christmas shopping done in the month of Dec.

the New Year can bring in a new set of financial problems as repaying the debts accrued while Christmas shopping can be quite daunting.

However, those who wisely did their Christmas shopping throughout the year do not have this problem.

If they budget a certain amount of their monthly income for the purpose of Christmas shopping they may not have even noticed the financial strains typically associated with last minute Christmas shopping.

Although last minute shoppers may save up to do their Christmas shopping all at once by putting their money into a special savings account, it can be difficult to stick to a budget when you are shopping at the last minute.

This is because there they may wind up spending more than anticipated on each person on their list because they cannot find anything else to buy which seems appropriate.

When this happens and there is a shortage of time, it is common to just purchase the more expensive item rather than keep looking.

Finally, Christmas shopping year round is a great idea because it helps people to stay in the Christmas spirit throughout the year.



While many of us get caught up in the spirit of giving during the holidays, those who are always Christmas shopping may enjoy these feelings of generosity throughout the year.

Giving is a wonderful experience and although you may not actually be giving the gifts until Christmas you are purchasing them at other times during the year and this can be very fulfilling.

Sometimes simply finding a great gift for a loved one can put you in a great mood and make you feel as though you have really accomplished something wonderful.


Last Minute Christmas Shopping

If you are like most people you do the majority of your Christmas shopping at the last minute.



Visit any mall or shopping center in the final days before Christmas and you are likely to find parking lots that are filled to capacity and stores that are literally filled with shoppers who are still searching for the perfect Christmas gift for their friends or family members.

As it gets closer and closer to Christmas the crowds tend to get more and more restless and the search for the perfect gift becomes a search for an acceptable gift.

Although Christmas falls at the end of the year and people have a whole year to prepare for this joyous occasion, most people leave their shopping until the last minute every year despite New Year’s resolutions to get the Christmas shopping done early.

This article will discuss a few different types of last minute Christmas shoppers.

There are those who do their Christmas shopping at the last minute out of necessity,

those who do it because they have procrastinated and those who do it because they find it to be exciting.

People become last minute Christmas shoppers for a number of reasons. Perhaps the most innocent last minute shoppers are those who shop at the last minute out of necessity.

Consider college students who typically end the semester around mid to late December. Many of these students are living on campus without access to a car.

This can make Christmas shopping quite difficult but when you combine this living situation with the fact that they have finals to take at the end of semester,

Christmas shopping becomes downright impossible. Finals often account for as much as 50% of a college student’s grade and it is understandable that they would have to



spend the early part of December studying, the middle of the month taking their finals and then wind up last minute Christmas shopping almost immediately after their last final.

Other last minute Christmas shoppers include those who are just born procrastinators. They may go to stores every weekend in October or November.

This could be an excellent opportunity for them to get their Christmas shopping done early but instead they wind up window shopping or purchasing items for themselves.

While they are aware the Christmas season is approaching, they don’t feel compelled to start shopping until the absolute last minute.

When this happens they find themselves in the unfortunate position of fighting the crowds in a last minute Christmas shopping frenzy.

Finally, there are others who are last minute Christmas shoppers simply because this is when they prefer to do their Christmas shopping.

Some of these shoppers see shopping at the last minute as a challenge.

They know they are short on time but are confident they will be able to find great gifts for everyone on their Christmas list this year.

Other shoppers who intentionally wait until the last minute to do their Christmas shopping may do so because they enjoy the excitement of the crowds.

Although last minute Christmas shopping can be stressful it is often exciting.

Those who enjoy this excitement love shopping at the last minute because it gives them a sense of energy they wouldn’t feel if they were shopping for Christmas presents in October.


 

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