| With the oil prices at $2 a liter, driving to a mall is going | | | | where gifts are concerned is that you can get the gifts |
| to be even more expensive than ever. Driving | | | | delivered directly to the doorstep of the recipient. I'm |
| anywhere is going to be very costly. | | | | really absent minded and tend to forget to bring gifts |
| Then there are the traffic jams which translate to | | | | with me for birthdays and other occasions. What I do |
| more unproductive time in the car, wasting even more | | | | these days is to order the gift in advance and send it |
| precious petrol. | | | | ahead of time to the birthday girl's home. She gets a |
| Add to that the lack of parking space especially during | | | | pleasant surprise when the postman delivers her the |
| peak periods where you have to circle the car park | | | | gift ahead of time. I even send Christmas gifts this |
| over and over again looking for a space to park. Oh, | | | | way. You can send yours with a note "Do not open |
| and the parking charges that would be involved. | | | | until 25th December." if you want yours to be opened |
| Just getting there alone is going to cost you quite a bit. | | | | only on Christmas day. |
| As for the other factors like the crowds, the long | | | | I buy my skincare online too. Some things I just can't |
| queue to pay up, fighting over that last must have item | | | | get at the neighbourhood store. Usually, the malls I |
| with someone else who got to it at the same time. | | | | frequent charge much higher prices for the same |
| Hours going physically from place to place looking for | | | | skincare product than my favourite online stores. You |
| the shop that still carries that toy your child must have | | | | can find them in Health and Beauty Product Discounts I |
| for his birthday or for Christmas. | | | | don't blame them. Malls have higher operating costs.. |
| Why go through all that when you can shop without | | | | rental costs for example, which they pass down to us |
| even leaving the comfort of your home? | | | | in the price. Online store operate on much lower |
| Besides saving the petrol cost, you can compare the | | | | overheads and their savings are usually passed down |
| offerings of various stores without having to physically | | | | to us, the customers. |
| travel from store to store. You can get the best deals | | | | All this adds up. By shopping online, saving on petrol, |
| on each item you intend to buy, check the brands, see | | | | saving on time (time that could be used more |
| the discounts just a mouse click away. | | | | productively), saving through discounts.. you end up |
| Some online stores have web only promotions. Others | | | | with substantial savings. |
| offer free shipping. Yet others offer online coupons | | | | The writer is the webmaster of Cheapest Sale where |
| you enter into a box when you check out for additional | | | | you can find the best deals in anything to do with |
| savings. All these add up to substantial savings if you | | | | health, beauty, watches, jewelry, electronics, fashion, |
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| the list of offerings from reputable online fashion shops. | | | | even superheros. |
| Another thing I love about online shopping, especially | | | | |