Christmas in July-Shopping and Deals

Christmas in July
Shopping and Deals

It is here again, the best time before the best best time of year, Christmas in July! During this month, gifts began being bought and there are a lot of deals to enjoy. Reasons to start present buying now are many:

• No Holiday traffic or crowds
• Most likely to spend less on gifts
• Highly likely to save more on sale items
• Shopping is done early
• All that is left to purchase in December is wrapping material
• Black Friday is not the only option when it comes to great prices

These are a few reasons to go Christmas shopping early and one of the best reasons, it will lift spirits and may put one in a very happy holiday mood.

Christmas Savings in July

Many options are available when it comes to saving on gifts in July. Everyone is trying to filter out the previous years Christmas products, even William and Sonoma has fall and holiday goodies that will still be good for the holidays. Here are a few places to look at for great deals and gifts:

• QVC Christmas in July
• Colonial Williamsburg website
• Charleston Postcard Company (ornaments, keychain, calendars)
• Christmas.com
• Kohls
• Lowes and Home Depot (yep, they have Christmas items for decent prices online)
• Amazon
• Local Christmas Shops (look for sales tables upstairs or to the sides in a corner. Many local stores have last year's items reduced up to 80%)
• Avon (doing 60%+ off sales plus free shipping on qualifying orders)
• Shutterfly, Tiny Prints, and other online photo shops

These are some suggestions, but there are more places to look for savings. Christmas gift shopping is so much fun right now because it is summer, and by the end of summer, there are so many bargains and right now is a good time to even stock up on needed winter clothes if able to find them on the sells rack.

Christmas Gift Shopping

For anybody gift shopping now or during the holiday season, these are a few tips to help the day/days enjoyable and to get one in the Christmas spirit.

• Make a list, check it twice (go in knowing what is being sought)
• Keep it simple (ornaments, framed sayings, picture books)
• Go to one store or at least stores that are in walking distance (lets face it, shopping is exhausting sometimes and narrowing gifts down to one spot or general area is less stressful than jumping in the car, getting in traffic, parking, jumping back in, driving, and so on)
• Shop with friends (get up and go out with friends, grab a seasonal coffee-if able-and have fun together)
• Go early. The best time to get out is definitely when the stores open. By midday, everyone is out and about and less crowds is always a plus.
• Take a break. Go have a meal, coffee, tea, snack, or, if with friends, everyone could bake a dozen of their favorite Christmas treat and share.

Merry Christmas!!!