If you’re freaking out about the fact that it’s less than two weeks to Christmas and you haven’t started your Christmas shopping yet, breathe a sigh of relief and get ready for some good news.
New research released this week shows that in Australia specifically, those who leave their present shopping to the last minute will spend less than half than those who are ultra-planned and hitting the shopping centre with military precision early on.
Mamamia’s Deputy Head of News Valentina Todoroska has already felt the pinch, after completing her Christmas shopping weeks ago in an attempt to avoid the last minute Christmas rush.
“I always try to tick off my Christmas shopping early to avoid the last minute panic and hassle of heading to the shops. I also do a big chunk online. But with all the sales on now, I see that was probably a big mistake,” she said.
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I buy for next year on Boxing Day.
This is purely assessing the financial cost and not taking into consideration the cost of the time saved by buying early, the greater financial convenience of being able to spread purchases across a greater period of time to limit credit use and lowering the risk of something being unavailable by leaving it to the last minute.