I know, I know, you just finished your Christmas shopping, you thought you
were done until next year. You thought you had approximately 360 more days
before you were standing in an abandoned quick-e-mart wondering which lunch meat
you should buy for your mother in law. How about you finish shopping early
this year, like 360 days early? Braving the shopping world again in
January is worth it:
1. It’s a public service. January is typically one of retailers
slowest months. Do a good deed, shop.
2. Slow months mean sales. They mean empty aisles, 7 non picked
over goods. I was at a chain store today 7 they where alerting everyone of
the senior citizen discount (blast my youth). I doubt this happens in
December. My mom was happy that she was old. They also had a table set up
with Fig Newton’s & cups of peanuts, of which I did not partake because why is a
store giving me free food if it isn’t costco?
3. Cashiers are GLAD to see you in January. They practically hug you.
You’ll get much better customer service.
4. After Christmas sales. There is some stuff you can use next
year, heavily discounted decorations. Maybe you are totally over
Christmas, well then you should buy something nice for yourself. All the
cool kids are doing it, well just me, but isn’t that enough. Besides, all
the cool make-up, lotions & red sweaters will work nicely for Valentines day
without paying those pesky Valentines Day prices. (Valentines Day isn’t
more expensive, I just don’t like it, so I give it a bad name).
5. It’s a nice tradition. You get to shop at a slower pace & see all the things you missed while crazed shoppers were trying to claw your well deserved gifts out of your hands. If you aren’t into Christmas, you get to look at the ruins of Christmas & say “Ha Christmas, I won!”
So get out there & eat free Fig Newton’s & lie about your age for 5% off on
the first Wednesday of every month.
