| As a man do you dread Christmas shopping? Or as a | | | | items compared to women. This is no surprise |
| woman do you just adore time for Christmas | | | | considering men like to buy electrical gadgets such as |
| shopping? | | | | SLR cameras, game consoles, iphones, watches and |
| More importantly, who is a better shopper for | | | | laptops while women are likely to buy smaller and less |
| Christmas presents - the man or the woman? | | | | costly items such as books, perfume, Christmas |
| Surveys show some stark differences between | | | | decorative items, make-up kits, clothing and apparel. |
| shopping habits and preferences between the man | | | | The major distinct difference is that the man is likely |
| and the woman, or the mother and the father in a | | | | to leave the Christmas shopping to their spouse, or if |
| typical American family. | | | | they do shopping, they are likely to shop at the very |
| Women like shopping, and so the female will actually | | | | last minute - when it is merely a few days away |
| look forward to shopping for presents and gifts. The | | | | from Christmas. This means there is a tendency to |
| female is thus better prepared to shop. In contrast, | | | | shop in haste for the typical male, and thus, he may |
| the man dreads the crowd at the shopping malls, and | | | | not be able to get the best deals, at the tail end of |
| hates the checkout counters. With this thought at | | | | Christmas shopping time. |
| the back of their minds, they are seldom better | | | | While these may be stereotypes, it is now opportune |
| prepared than the female when they do go out to | | | | to consider whether we have really given time to |
| the malls to shop for Christmas presents and gifts. | | | | find out and get the best meaningful Christmas gifts |
| Online shopping surveys show females are better | | | | and toys for the little children and our loved ones. |
| shoppers online as well. Females outnumber the males | | | | Christmas shopping at online stores have changed |
| in online shopping. The simple deduction is that | | | | many shopping habits of the typical American, and in |
| females are better shoppers whether online or | | | | fact the worldwide citizen. This is because there is |
| shopping physically at the malls or departmental | | | | next day delivery for many large online stores after |
| stores. | | | | you have placed your orders. It is never too late to |
| There is one difference though. | | | | shop online, and to show your love during this |
| Men spend much more money whenever they shop. | | | | Christmas season of giving. You can still break the |
| The dad of the house has been surveyed to spend | | | | stereotype image of the male and female Christmas |
| some 15% more than the mum on average. This | | | | shopper, go online and get the best Christmas gifts |
| simply means men are easier buyers of larger ticket | | | | for 2008 for your kids and loved ones. |