Brick and Mortar stores, Paper catalogs, or On-line. Where will most of YOUR Holiday Shopping happen?

Contributor: Miss Morphine Miss Morphine
For most things I shop online, but I'll be in line at Best Buy on Black Friday for a few things.
11/16/2011
Contributor: northstar northstar
Usually my shopping in online with all the crazy dealfinders and such. Yay for laziness!
11/19/2011
Contributor: WierdAl WierdAl
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Originally posted by Bignuf
My mailbox is already PACKED with Christmas Catalogs. The mall has had Christmas Decor up for a month now, and it is not even Halloween. Everyone is FIGHTING for the retail dollar. On-line merchants are ramping up sales already ... more
Amazon.com is the bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!
11/19/2011
Contributor: ThoughtsAblaze ThoughtsAblaze
Last year I began my own new Christmas tradition: I give one small gift to each of my family members and friends, and then I make a donation to a charity relevant to each person.

This year, I've also decided to make every gift a fair trade item. I've bought all of my family's gifts from an actual store (Ten Thousand Villages), and will not start shopping for friends at area craft fairs. Most of my money will be spent on the donation, though, so I wasn't really sure how to classify that kind of "purchase."
11/19/2011
Contributor: MrWishyWashy MrWishyWashy
Amazon for me...love them!
11/19/2011
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
My mailbox is already PACKED with Christmas Catalogs. The mall has had Christmas Decor up for a month now, and it is not even Halloween. Everyone is FIGHTING for the retail dollar. On-line merchants are ramping up sales already ... more
Definitely more online.
11/20/2011
Contributor: Princess-Kayla ♥ Princess-Kayla ♥
I just found out that EF added a bunch of lotion, and soaps. So I'll be shopping for the ladies in the family here on EF.
11/21/2011
Contributor: mizzmilla mizzmilla
Probably all online
11/21/2011
Contributor: Pink Jewel Pink Jewel
Mostly online
11/24/2011
Contributor: Eucaly Eucaly
Mostly online, except for homemade gifts.
11/24/2011
Contributor: null null
Probably online, but I'm trying to convince my family not to buy me presents and vice versa, it's just wasteful.
11/24/2011
Contributor: toxie m toxie m
Other: I don't do any holiday shopping.
11/24/2011
Contributor: Cherrylane Cherrylane
I really prefer shopping in real stores, though that's mostly towards locally/independently owned businesses and instances where service is actually necessary.

For example with the service, I shop at outdoor goods stores a lot (REI, Great Outdoor Provisions) and a lot of the stuff is available online, both from those stores and from other online-only retailers. However, for certain things, like sleeping bags, packs, and shoes, I'll spend a lot of time in-store trying on, fitting, quizzing the sales people on the brand and materials and all that sort of thing. I want those people to be rewarded for the time they spend helping me, even if it means paying a little more.
11/24/2011