Amazon's Holiday Best Sellers Are Not Surprising

"The Seattle, Washington-based online store did not provide a breakdown of sales figures but said online orders reached record levels during the holiday shopping season for the 14th year in a row. It said in a statement that more than 6.3 million items were ordered worldwide and 5.6 million units shipped on its peak day, December 15. Amazon said it shipped items to more than 210 countries between November 14 and December 24 and more than 99 percent of its orders arrived in time for the holidays. Amazon said best-selling holiday items this year included the Samsung 52-inch HDTV, the Apple iPod, the Acer netbook computer and Nintendo Wii."

I'm not surprised by this list at all; the only thing I found surprising about it was that the Kindle wasn't on it.  While they don't say what specific iPod was the top seller, it stands to reason that it was, as it has been for the last few years, the Nano, with the Touch probably right behind.  I don't know about you, but any of those gifts would've been just fine with me!

On a slightly different note, does anyone else find it interesting that Amazon did so well this holiday season while other retailers are acting like they got killed?  It can't be a coincidence; I think people are realizing that holiday shopping stinks and getting your stuff from Amazon is a great way to avoid having to do it.  I learned it two years ago (took me long enough, huh?) and ever since then I've been much happier around Christmas time.