Save Money as UK Christmas shopping peaks online

Haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet? If not, then you, like thousands of others, could be poised to flock to online shops next Monday in what could be the busiest online shopping day of the year.

'Cyber Monday' refers to the first Monday after 'Black Friday' - a day traditionally associated with the start of the Christmas shopping season in the USA - that is the Friday after Thanksgiving. 'Cyber Monday' falls on 30 November this year. The date has in recent years become a UK shopping phenomenon as online sales peak on a Monday two or three weeks before Christmas.

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Retail analysis suggests that shoppers spend pre-Christmas weekends browsing and buying on the high street, and then return to the office on the Monday morning to use price comparison sites to get the lowest prices or find items that were out-of-stock.

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This year, experts expect that shoppers will be keener than ever to find a bargain online in the face of the ongoing recession.

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Popular gifts bought online include books, perfumes, CDs and toys which are typically at least 15% cheaper from online retailers than high street shops.

Sarah Kidner, editor of Which? Computing said: ‘You can definitely bag a bargain on the internet. However, we’d advise shoppers to look for hidden extras such as delivery charges before they buy. Shoppers should also check delivery times.’

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Experts offer Important tips for Christmas Shopping

CONSUMER rights experts have offered 12 handy tips for Paisley shoppers this Christmas.

The advice guide forms part of the national Know Your Consumer Rights campaign, which is a joint awareness raising initiative organised by the Department for Business, Consumer Direct, Consumer Focus and the Trading Standards Institute.

The 12 tips include checking the store’s returns policy, keeping receipts, remembering your rights, checking the guarantee and acting promptly if there is any problem with items you have bought.

Gordon Macdonald, manager of Consumer Direct Scotland, said: “This year, shoppers will be looking for value but will want to have the confidence that shops will respect their obligations and honour their promises.”

For further information on consumer rights, the 12 Christmas shopping tips and a chance to win £150 of shopping vouchers, visit the Consumer Direct website at www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

Once you have digested your rights, then there is no better way than to do your Christmas shopping than shopping online in the UK. Why get stuck in the crowds at places like the Trafford Centre, Oxford Street or The Metro Centre when its all at the touch of a button and delivered to your door the very next day. How did we cope without computers?

The Only way to do Christmas Shopping in The UK

Christmas is the best festival of the year and everyone looks forward to the day to rip open the presents and see what they’ve got. All people hope to get good presents that will be useful and Christmas shopping is a huge agenda as the holidays loom ahead. For those who enjoy shopping in general, Christmas shopping will be a lot of fun but tiresome. For people who are too busy and not that fond of shopping, it could be an ordeal. There is also the fact that all the stores would be filled with Christmas crowds and it is very probable that you might not find what you are looking for easily.

The best way to do your Christmas shopping in UK is to shop online. By shopping online, you can easily avoid the crowds. Each person likes different things and instead for going from store to store looking for just the right things to present to family, friends and relatives, you can shop with ease, comfortably in the confines of your home. All you need to have to complete your Christmas shopping is a few hours to find the best of things and a little patience to browse through prospective gifts.

There are also a few things that you should note before shopping online. You should make sure that you are shopping in safe stores and once you have started safe shopping you can plunge in and buy all the finest gifts. One of the best things about shopping online is that you have a lot of choices unlike going from store to yet another store where you would have to settle for an average gift. While others sweat it out trying to figure out the best gift, you can complete your Christmas shopping in UK in a couple of relaxing hours and watch your loved ones enjoy your cool gifts on Christmas.

Amy Whinehouse Christmas Shopping

Amy Winehouse got into the Holiday season spirit yesterday by stocking up on wrapping paper during her six-hour shopping spree in London's Selfridges, where she reportedly spent £18,000 on Christmas decorations! She's still wearing that engagement ring, but it's not just Blake Fielder-Civil Amy has her eye on. Amy has apparently fallen in love with Robert Pattinson after watching New Moon, and according to a friend she "loves the sexuality around vampires", so much so that she's planning to host a vampire party at her house for New Year’s Eve.