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Christmas Presents: Ms. Swan Goes Christmas Shopping

With Christmas only a few short weeks away how prepared are you? Indications are that if you are a woman then you will already be prepared but if you are a man you will have done nothing.

A UK Halifax building society survey has shown that women tend to be far better prepared for Christmas and for beating the economic downturn than men. Around one in three (30%) or women who save for Christmas have said that they started saving earlier this year compared with only 15% of men. Nearl half of the women surveyed (48%) said that they had written a Christmas gift list but only 15% of men said they had done the same.

Although there have been reports that the recession is over many are indicating that they will be tightening their belts by spending less this year than last. Around half (47%) of the women interviewed have said that they would be spending less on gifts this year compared to around 30% of men. A large proportion of the men interviewed (75%) said that they would be changing their buying habits by taking advantage of pre-Christmas sales.

Many are turning to online shopping this year with around 28% of women and 43% or men reporting that they would be buying some or all of their Christmas gifts online. Many parents have reported that they tend to leave the high value, main gift shopping until last, particularly if they are buying large items. This avoids the need to find secure places to hide the big gifts from inquisitive little eyes.

The best advice for consumers this Christmas is that shopping around is likely to present some money saving bargains. Many stores are offering some outstanding pre-Christmas bargains with discounts as high as 25%. There are lots of discount codes available that will provide some useful discounts when shopping online.

Be sure to take time this Christmas for some well earned rest and relaxation.

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