Retailers Extend Hours, Enable Last-Minute Christmas Shopping
Yes, Amazon is enabling procrastinators by promising delivery before Christmas for items ordered with one-day shipping up until tomorrow, and same-day delivery on December 24th for orders placed before 10 A.M. in the select markets where they offer that service. If you prefer in-person shopping while you’re supposed to be asleep, big-box retailers including Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, and Kohl’s plan to stay open 24 hours a day until they close down on December 24th.
Many retailers will also be offering fabulous deals to attract last-minute holiday shoppers, which can be useful if there’s something that you have an eye on for yourself. One familiar-looking expert stopped by Good Morning America to chat about last-minute shopping and the sales that will probably be available to attract frantic last-minute gift buyers as they run through the mall. (Warning: auto-play video) If you fear the pre-Christmas crowds, many of those deals will be available online, too: just don’t bother with the express shipping.
Of course, this is exactly what UPS asked retailers not to do again this year, fearing that another last-minute shopping frenzy could lead to a last-minute delivery disaster like what happened last year in much of the country.
Tick-tock: Tips for last-minute shoppers [Associated Press]
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