I know of a few people that are still Christmas shopping. They have an excuse. They are not actually seeing their family for Christmas until tomorrow or until New Year’s Eve. The reason being is that they rotate seeing their family or their in-laws every other Christmas or they were waiting for a loved one to come from overseas. There is one family that I know that missed getting together because they were all stricken with illness, as their seven year old had incubated it from having caught something from school. That last family had no excuse though…they should have had everything ready beforehand.
These folks have little to fear because there are still last minute gifts from Kmart, as well as it is time to take advantage of sales even if the items are strictly for you and not to be given as gifts. This has been a strange retail year in general, as retailers were hoping people would shop after the holidays to boost sales after crappy weather kept them away beforehand. In fact, Kmart is boasting a “collection” of 25,000 quality gifts for under $25.00. Let me clarify that statement. You can’t walk into the store with $25.00 and come out with 25,000 items in your cart. I meant that there are 25,000 gifts that cost you $25.00 or less EACH. Just covering my rear end with that one.
For example, you can get a pair of Martha Stewart Nickel Candlesticks, or a Craftsman 23″ toolbox with comfort grip for your tools, or even your art supplies. Just poke around their website or your local Kmart and see what treasures you can find to get the look for less.
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