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4 Thrifty Tips For Holiday Shopping

By: Ellie Evergreen

Published: October 11, 2009
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This Christmas, many families are trying to have a successful Christmas holiday while tightening their belts and being more careful of their spending. This can be a tricky and challenging endeavor. Fortunately it is possible. While this is a tough time in the economy for families, those that plan can also take advantage of great savings in retail that will be happening this holiday shopping season. Here are some great money saving tips to help you out as you do your holiday toy shopping.

First plan a shopping budget. You should know how much you can save after paying for thanksgiving dinner, what you can save for the Christmas holiday. Check your kids wish lists and letters to Santa against toy catalogs and store publications to get a rough estimate of what you will expect to spend. You need to make sure that you don't spend more than you have to per child. A great suggestion I've heard is to set the maximum at $250 per child. If you can save that much for two or three children, then you are in good shape; however, if you can't afford that moderate the limit for each child. There are still a lot of great toys out there that are under a $100. The main thing in the end is to save up the money as it will give you more options when it comes to holiday shopping

The next thing to do is to be aware of industry news. There is already buzz on this year's list of hot Christmas toys. Some toys to look out for is the Mindflex a game that uses brainwaves as the remote control. There are also toys that allow your kids to make and mix their own tunes such as the Radica Ucreate Music. There are also going to be smaller versions of toys and games that will be more affordable and still allow you to meet the demands of your kids? lists. Also make sure to pay attention to the forecast of price cuts. There are already some for video game consoles such as the Wii, PS3, and the Xbox 360.

Take advantage of major savings from sales or alternative pay options at stores. Remember toy stores are desperate for your business this year. If you have the money this makes it a buyers market for you. There will be massive sales to entice customers. Look out for the day after Thanksgiving and just before Christmas Eve. Also if you have not yet make sure you have a membership to major retail chains they often give members advance warning of special sales. This also applies to items other than toys such as apparel and electronics

Save money buying items that are expansions of toys you have already bought your kids. This is especially valid for video games and learning toys. If your kids already have the main toy or console you can buy accessories or new games. This will be much cheaper than paying for something that will be equal in price to what you paid for the game console or learning toy. A great example is buying the new Rock Band or Wii Resort the Nintendo Wii Motion plus accessories. This will extend the life of the games and help save major money. As something extra you can also give your kids letters from Santa in reply to their Christmas letters

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