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19 November 2008

Cut The Cost Of Christmas Shopping

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Where can you find the best bargains this Christmas? Laura Starkey shares her top money saving tips on how to cut the cost of Christmas shopping.

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andylecap 20 Nov 2008, 10:33am
Good snappy video with some useful ideas. My wife and I have 8 brother and sisters, about 25 nephews and nieces and many other relatives and friends. We gave up giving presents and cards to everyone years ago.
We do spend more at Christmas time, visiting friends and family and having a special meal at home. I am glad to see that this year other people will also be trying harder to live within their means, after all Christmas is only one day. Maybe we can learn to be kind and generous to other people in more meaningful ways.

The end of consumerism? I do hope so.
fenemore 20 Nov 2008, 12:11pm
The end of consumerism?

Oh how I wish - but people have short memories. Once this latest financial downturn is a distant memory it will be back to business as usual.

On a positive note, some of the Far East countries that have taken over the world's manufacturing, might just catch a cold and as a result, the west might realise that making things HERE might be a better. This will make us less reliant on service industries and more on the practical skills.

Hang on - wasn't that they way things were a couple of decades ago?
gartons 20 Nov 2008, 1:13pm
I trust that Laura was sober when she wrote this article as she looks to be enjoying the glass of wine!
TMFLaura 20 Nov 2008, 1:45pm
Gartons -- I was 100% sober, I promise you! We were lucky, though, that we didn't have to film the closing shot for this video too many times... I think the vino would definitely have gone to my head in that case!
MrPound 20 Nov 2008, 4:40pm
fenemore - I couldn't agree with you more. A decent manufacturing industry would help stimulate growth, jobs and liquidity back into our economy enabling us to recover from a recession much faster. Plus it would provide something for all those services to well... erm.. service!
I'd love to forego Christmas presents for cousins, aunties, siblings and parents etc. but if I was the only one to suggest it in our family, I'd be lynched. Between my wife and I, we have 57 presents to buy this year (includes 9 birthday presents which are over the festive period). Ridiculous!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Fool223239555 21 Nov 2008, 8:19pm
Gordon Brown did not anticipate the consequences of selling gold reserve at the wrong time,at £200 an ounce in 1998. He could have bailed out the taxpayers now by selling it at £500 an ounce and proclaimed himself to be the shining hero of the developed world. The emerging countries are having the last laugh,because Great Gorden says we are still the country with the lowest unemployed people.
However, looking at the silver lining, changes will come after March 2009 not because our Darling said he will do anything,but the constellations of the planets will cleanse the global economy-the problems are giving an opportunity for prudent improvement for the greatest good of all on earth.

Happy Christmas!
yoshibonnie2 21 Nov 2008, 10:46pm

I must admit that I do do most of the things that you suggest. But I do
have a complaint about shopping this way.
Yes the cost of items are much cheaper...... but most places charge a
considerable amount extra for packaging and posting. This is very off
putting. I know a few places like Play.com do include free postage and
if you order enough from Amazon then they don't charge for
transportation. Ebay, when buying sometimes it's OK, but other times the
seller adds on a higher postage rate than they need to charge.
So in the long run most places, by the time you add on their extra
charges for sending them to you it's not worth the hassle, especially if
you have to send anything back, in which case you have to pay for the
return postage also, ending up with two lots of charges and no goods.
Be careful and sensible.


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