How much online shopping did you do for the holidays? And how much do you normally do during the course of a regular year? Does your online shopping increase or decrease for the holidays?
I ask because there’s always a lot of news each year anticipating increased Internet shopping overall and especially for the holidays. And one of the ways I make a living is by marketing stuff online, so I’m always interested in people’s online buying habits — or “non buying” habits if that’s the case.
I bought a few things on Amazon this year, but they were mostly for myself and not for holiday giving. I find they have an excellent selection of stuff of all sorts and much of it with free or very low cost shipping. I’m becoming a real Amazon convert.
I also pick up stuff once in awhile at eBay, though I am NOT the sort of person who enjoys auctions. My eBay purchases are almost always “Buy It Now” options, instead of auction bidding.
Between Amazon and eBay, it’s hard to think of a product you can’t find online. Then there are specific websites for everything (literally) from “soup to nuts” as the cliche goes — including home furnishings, pets, pet supplies, toys, nutritional supplements, hair potions and lotions, youthology 90 second eye serum, garden tools, footballs, 3-person arctic tents — you name it, and you can probably find a way to buy ANYTHING you might want online.
So as a little “survey,” with absolutely no rewards or prizes of any kind if you respond, let me ask for your comments to answer this question: What was the 1) cheapest, and, 2) most expensive single online shopping purchase you made between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2009? Leave us a comment and tell us, please. Thanks.