Christmas Gift Giving: What You Should Know About Last Minute Gifts

A word of advice. Try to plan your gift giving inChristmas. That costs money. I used the UPS
advance. Don't wait to the very last minute. Lastcalculator to find the estimated cost of shipping a 1 lb
minute gifts would probably cost you more than youpackage by UPS, using the 2 day delivery, within U.S.
might anticipate.Take a calendar and your organizer.and the shipping cost alone was around $29.42. For
Circle every birthday, your wedding anniversary,UPS next day air saver, the shipping price was
christmas and all gift giving dates on the calendar for$34.03. For UPS next day air, the shipping cost was
the entire year. For starters get an extra calendar$36.28. The shipping cost of the package alone
just for your gifts to simplify your gift giving.Planmakes last minute gift giving rather expensive.If you
ahead a few weeks in advance. For each date, whomissed the shipping deadlines, the next best bet
are the persons you intend to get gifts for. What iswould to skip the excess shipping costs by sending
your budget? What would you give thatan online gift certificate. These are electronic gift
person?Shop online for the gift. Now, this is why Icertificates that you can send by email. No shipping
say it is cheaper to plan ahead than wait for thecosts or shipping time required. Not as impressive as
very last minute. If you wait until a day or twosending a nice package, but still better than
before the event, you would probably have to gonothing.Another reason why you should do your gift
for overnight shipping. If you order long in advance,buying preparations in advance is that you can take
you can take the cheapest shipping method possible.advantage of free gift cards to buy your gifts. All
The shipping cost between the different shippingthat takes time. There are a few such gift cards and
options can vary considerably.Some places offer freefree gifts available at Basically, you answer some
ground shipping within U.S. for a minimum order size.questions in surveys and get a gift certificate or gift
For this free or relatively cheap ground shipping, youcard or free gift in return for your participation. Now
have to order ahead of time. For example, if youif you do this way before the deadline, you would
want your gift to make it in time for Christmas withinhave time to complete the survey, get the gift
U.S., you have to order it by December 16th latest.certificate, go to the store and get the gifts. You
Now if you miss that 16th December deadline, yousave even more money getting your gifts that
would have to go for faster, more expensiveway.That said, last minute gifts should be the last
shipping options. Between 16th December to 20thresort. Be wise and prepare your gifts ahead of
December, you would probably have to go for thetime.The writer is the webmaster of Here is where
UPS 3-Day shipping in order to make it in time foryou can get online gift certificates.