If you, like me, didn’t waste your Thanksgiving break bargain hunting for Christmas presents, don’t worry, there’s still plenty of time for shopping.
Men, more so than women, procrastinate on this component of the holiday season for two reasons: either we’re broke or we just can’t think of any good ideas. If you haven’t blown all your summer earnings on mind altering substances and thus fall into the latter category, I feel your pain. No matter who you’re shopping for, the whole ordeal just seems like a waste of time if you can’t think of the perfect gift.
Shopping for that special lady friend is always the worst. When it comes to clothes and shoes, you can never remember her size, lest you offend her. Gift cards are out of the question, because ‘you didn’t put any thought into it.’ And jewelry, while it may seem like a great idea, never pans out either. If she doesn’t end up exchanging it, she’ll just complain that it could have been bigger. If it’s truly size that matters, the only foreseeable Christmas present I can think of is an elegantly wrapped box held waist high.
Parents are equally frustrating to shop for, but for different reasons. Often you can never tell what they want, and they’ll blow you off when you ask them. But on Christmas morning, there’s always a look of disappointment when your dad opens a box filled with yet another tie and when your mom finds her gift of a picture frame subpar. And don’t get me started on grandparents, because I haven’t got a clue what they want.
Shopping for friends, however, is by far the easiest and most cost efficient. Whether it involves trip to the liquor store or a firm handshake and a twenty dollar bill, it sure as hell beats lines at the mall or praying that your online order arrives before Christmas Eve. And with friends, regardless of what you choose to get them, will be selflessly there to share it with you over Winter Break. Now that’s the true spirit of Christmas.
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