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Don't worry about Scrooge this Christmas, by shopping online you'll save plenty of time and money
According to a study by BizRate Research, 60% of women were
already planning their online buying in September, compared to
only 42% of men. Women are also reported to carry the burden of
Christmas shopping with 55% taking on the responsibility,
compared to only 45% of men. However, as more and more retailers
go online, women can exploit the internet by saving themselves
time, money and effort.
There are many advantages to shopping online:
* You have more choice
* Prices tend to be lower
* It's scientifically proven to be less stressful!
Choice:
Even if you live in a big city, you'd have to be prepared to
shop in multiple districts to get the same choice that you would
have online. Most high street retailers now have a presence on
the internet in any case and you may find that the website could
offer more choice than your local store. In addition to big
brand names, there are also lots of specialist sites on the
internet - which only have an online presence. Such online
specialists include CCL - a
computer system and accessory specialist, Justtoys -with
toys for kids and "big kids" ( http://www.justtoys.com/ )
and ChristmasHamper.com
or Highland Fayre which specialise in luxury food and drink
hampers.
Lower prices:
Many websites offer minimal delivery charges and because they
don't have the same costs as a bricks and mortar business, their
prices to the consumer are often lower. Most transactions on the
internet start with a search engine, but this is not the only
method of research that you can do for your Christmas shopping.
Perhaps you have heard of price comparison sites which exist for
very specific markets such as personal finance like moneynet.co.uk or for more
general shopping services ( Kelkoo , Ciao ). These sites act as
mini search engines and they will collect data from a range of
services - showing the results of products with the lowest
prices.
Internet shopping
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is healthier
Internetretailer.com reported in 2003 that when twin sisters
were asked to conduct Christmas shopping - one online, one
offline, the sister who did her shopping on the internet fared
much better. ( htt
p://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=10847 )The
sister who shopped on the high street took four hours to
complete her shopping trip. At the start of the shopping
expedition, this sister had a heart rate of 67 which rose to 138
whilst shopping and was still 79 when she got home - apparently
"tired and cold, with sore feet".
On the other hand, her twin sister who had done her Christmas
shopping online - took only 36 minutes to do her purchasing -
and that was without broadband! Her initial heart rate was 66
and didn't rise above 67. Instead of dragging the kids around
the shops, this twin was able to have them on her lap, and all
the shopping was delivered direct to the home.
And if you want some assistance in the New Year to lose those
few extra pounds, there's always online help for losing weight.
The high profile website theleanteam.co.uk, as
featured on Channel 4, provides useful health advice and if that
still isn't enough to tempt you online for Christmas - take a
look at - Disco
Dancing Santa
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About Rachel
Rachel is a quirky lassie and lives in Edinburgh in bonnie
Scotland. Rachel writes for the personal finance blog Cashzilla
- a mighty personalfinanosaurus.
http://www.cashzilla.co.uk
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Contact details:
Rachel Lane
E-mail: rachel@positiveinterest.com
Phone: 0131 561 2251
About the author:
Rachel is lives in Edinburgh in bonnie Scotland. Rachel writes
for the personal finance blog Cashzilla - a mighty
personalfinanosaurus.
http://www.cashzilla.co.uk
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