12-29-2003, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Online Holiday Shopping Going Strong
"Even as a Commerce Department report put coal in the nation's economic stocking by showing a 3.1 percent month-over-month decrease in orders for durable goods for the month of November, two market research firms and e-tailing giant Amazon.com confirmed earlier data suggesting it was a record year for online holiday sales. Amazon called this its busiest holiday season yet and reported selling 2.1 million items in a single day--or 24 units per second--though it declined to say which day. The company considers the holiday season the period between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25."
I'm a huge fan of online shopping, and I prefer that nowadays to most brick-and-mortar stores, although I still haven't managed to get myself to buy clothes online.  In any case, I'm curious how many of you did (some or all of) your holiday shopping using online etailers.
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12-29-2003, 08:07 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
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This is the 5th year in a row that I have done all my shopping on line. I can't deal with the crowds at the mall and the disarray at the department stores. I find that on-line shopping saves me time, aggravation and money because I can do a shopping bot search and find what I'm looking for at the cheapest price available, all without having to leave the peaceful surroundings of my home office. Nice!
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12-29-2003, 08:19 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Feb 2004
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mine was not as fulfilling as in previous years.......downright disappointing......
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12-29-2003, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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I did all my non-food holiday shopping online, combination of Amazon and Barnes and Noble for the majority, and some smaller shops for the rest.
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12-29-2003, 09:10 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 190
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I moved the week before Christmas and hadn't done my shopping until the day before. Yikes! I'll never do that again. Online shopping couldn't help me this year. Maybe next. 0X
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12-29-2003, 09:24 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,186
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Re: Online Holiday Shopping Going Strong
I did all of my shopping online this year. I was ready before most of my "brick and mortar" buddies had even started! The only thing I had to go out for was wrapping paper and cards, but I've ranted about that already. :mrgreen:
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
I still haven't managed to get myself to buy clothes online. In any case, I'm curious how many of you did (some or all of) your holiday shopping using online etailers. |
Come on, Janak! Where's your sense of adventure? :wink: I ordered a pair of Mobile Pants from jcpenney.com about 6 months ago, and everything went fine! They were shipped quickly, no defects, fit perfectly! 8)
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12-29-2003, 09:49 PM
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My sister is in Ireland right now (I'm in Canada). Amazon.co.uk made Christmas a snap this year (I hate shipping stuff...). 8)
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12-29-2003, 11:08 PM
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5000+ Posts? I Should OWN This Site!
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I had no idea what I was going to buy anyone, so I braved the malls and decided what to get when I finally saw something I figured they might like. (A la foo:
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I did all my tech gift shopping online, but for mainstream items (clothes, perfume and such) I rely on brick and mortar retailers.
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But I very much enjoy shopping online.
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12-30-2003, 01:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: Online Holiday Shopping Going Strong
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I'm a huge fan of online shopping, and I prefer that nowadays to most brick-and-mortar stores, although I still haven't managed to get myself to buy clothes online. |
The clothing article I won't buy online is pants. Dunno why a 33x31 in mens' pants is not the same regardless of brand/style, but it sho' ain't. Heck, I've purchased 2 different styles of Dockers in the same size on the same shopping trip, and they didn't fit the same.
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12-30-2003, 02:22 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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What about no shopping whatsoever b/c I am a broke a$$ student that just paid his tuition for the spring.  The bluetooth dongle splurge didn't count, it was before Christmas...........
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