It is Christmas Eve and that could only mean one thing—if you don’t have your gifts already, not even Santa can help you. Over the last few weeks, I have noticed a few different types of shoppers and I feel like these brave men and women need homage (a little disclaimer, if your shopping habits sound very familiar, then I probably am talking about you):
The Over-Achiever: This is the shopper who has everything purchased by Halloween, wrapped before Thanksgiving, and shipped out two weeks before Christmas. Most people want to be the over-achiever, but there are pros and cons to being the over-achieving shopper. The pro is, yes, you have everything done and there is no beating people off with a stick to get the last Candyland game at Walmart for $4. However, the over-achiever misses out on all the Black Friday and afterwards deals that make Candyland $4 instead of $10, thus the over-achiever spends more money in the long run.
Black Fridayers: This is the shopper who wakes up at 2am with their clothes already laid out and have probably trampled someone for a Tickle Me Elmo. The Black Fridayer has gusto. He or she has practically memorized the deals offered at different stores and can plan and attack with only 2 hours of sleep. There are pros and cons to Black Firdayers. The pro is that he or she gets really good deals on gifts, before they all disappear to other shoppers. The con is who really wants to wake up early after eating all that food from Thanksgiving?
The Amazing Amazon Shopper: This is the shopper who gets all the deals from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sent to their e-mail. All the Amazon shopper has to do is click on a few buttons and everything is shipped, usually for free because of the deals. Pro to being an Amazon shopper: no waking up early and being able to shop in your pajamas while cradling your morning coffee. Con: Shipping is always a tricking thing and you never know when your stuff will arrive. Hopefully, they will be on time. There is only so many times you can click on the “Track Package” button and see your package is stranded in California for six days.
Last Minute Procrastinators: It’s a few days before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature is stirring because they are all out shopping. These are the shoppers who go shopping a few days before Christmas, the closer to Christmas Eve, the better. Pro: There are still last minute deals with stores. Con: A lot of the gifts you may want are bought out already, especially if they are popular.
The Santa Clauses: These shoppers I have not heard of until this year, but my friend assured me that her friend’s dad does it every year. The few stores that stay open the night before Christmas actually get shoppers, these Santa Clauses. They go to the store on Christmas Eve, get everything wrapped there and are back in time for the 6am wake up time for the kids. Pro: Stores are usually empty on Christmas Eve because everyone is sleeping. Con: Only a few select stores are open and everything you need might not be available at the one store that is open. Also, you become “that guy” when all the employees at the store just want to close down and go home and spend time with their families and you are silently debating which blender your significant other really wanted.
The What About Next Year? Shopper: These are the never-tiring Christmas shoppers who are already shopping for next year’s Christmas on December 26th. Yep, these people exist but they are like unicorns. Pro: Getting the post-Christmas deals that are practically dirt cheap. Con: How are you going to hide Christmas presents for a whole year?
Pick and choose which shopper you are, because time is running out and whether you have presents under the tree or not right now is probably a tell-tale sign of what kind of shopper you are.
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