I did 99% of my shopping online this year! It made it a lot less stressful & I'm happy to pay up to $6 for postage if it saves me from having to find a carpark & battling the crowds!

I go to smaller shopping centres. It may be a little further and the range may not be as wide but it's definitely less chaotic!

Wine....lots of

I always think I've been super organized until the last few days before x-mas then it's a mad dash getting all the last minute pieces writing lists before I leave the house and checking it twice!!

Mostly online because sending stuff overseas is bloody expensive ;-).

You all have to experience that last minute smash & grab at least once.

The list idea always fails me (jumps out of my bag before I leave) as does my eyesight (can't read the list scrawled on the back of envelope if it's at home) I guess in the end my problem is then who's going to eat that 5 kilos of chocolate, cheese & biccies I bought just in case?

My vote goes for role reversal, the women wander aimlessly (into the coffee shop) while the men scrap over the last available perfume pack!!!

Rush? What rush? The kids (all adults) get cards and best wishes, the grandkids (all teens or early twenties) get cheques (what 17 year old wants a shirt or game chosen by grandparents), and friends get a bottle of wine (we are very well stocked on a permanent basis - ahem). Better half and I have a $50 limit for each other. Chocolate, nougat and a book or jazz/rock CD figure largely in the mix. All available at local markets/shops. No stress. Christmas ought to be about family, not shopping.

I cancel Christmas each year :) LOL but no one listens so I try to buy during the year grab specials etc

Preparation is the key
to the Christmas shopping
rush. Have a list of who to buy
for and what you want to buy for them.
Start shopping once you receive your taxation return.

99.9% online, rest in pet food aisle.

I make a list as it gets closer to Christmas & buy things gradually.

My vote still goes for role reversal, the women wander aimlessly (into the coffee shop) while the men scrap over the last available perfume pack!!!

Damn, ineligible for the prize because I commented too soon. I shall drown my sorrows, and it won't be in tea, whether in a cup or in the bathtub.

PS to recap my opinion: send out cheques to the grandkids, use your vast wine cellar to entertain neighbours and friends, and give a sex toy to your better half. Done and dusted.

I don't do the "The Rush" as I shop from Boxing Day to get the sales....All finished months ahead!

I live within Walking Distance of a Westfield that has a 48Hour Shopping day. Amazing how few people there are to fight with at 3am in the morning..

In our small towns, they almost lost a security guard about 5 years ago at like 2 in the morning, it is the darn, 2 hour specials!

oh, an i realize i did not clarify, when i said pet food i meant meat dept and a little deli, and the doggie sweater aisle. you know smoked tuna, steak, chicken, all those fuzzy person delights.

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