With everyone spending more time at home recently, and seeing family members a lot less than usual, gifting buying has had to change. We’ve all had to shop online much more.
There are lots of ways you can shop online for gifts. From supermarkets to small Instagram businesses, department store websites to pay weekly online catalogues.
I own my own small business, Ada & Alfred and my sales have increased a lot in the current situation. SO people are obviously doing more shopping online!
Not only can you order lovely gifts online, you can also post directly and even gift wrap to make the gifts even more special.
I’ve decided to list some of my favourite please to shop online for gifts, incase you’re looking for inspiration.
Amazon
Amazon has to be the easiest place to send gifts to loved ones. Even more so if you have Prime. Gifts can arrive as early as same day if you’re posting in the north (where the Amazon depots are). So it’s the perfect place to shop if you’ve left things to the last minute. You can also buy from small businesses who sell on the platform, so can find something really unique. And let’s not forget you can pay £3.99 for gift wrapping on most items. This sounds a lot, but the wrapping is really high quality and stylish.
I absolutely love buying from small Instagram shops. Being one myself, I appreciate how hard it is to grow a business, as well as how much love and energy goes into each item. It also means you can buy something unique that is less likely to be bought twice!
Online Catalogues/Spread The Cost
There are a few places I like to shop for larger gifts like games consoles. I don’t always have the money to buy something expensive so I use Very or Studio to spread the cost. It just makes life a little easier for me as my disposable income isn’t very high. I never buy anything I genuinely can’t afford. But if the monthly repayments are within budget I make sure they come out automatically so I don’t miss one.
ASOS
Asos is my go to place for fashion gifts. I have a VIP account so I get free next day delivery. Again, this is great for last minute gifts that I may have forgotten about. You can change the delivery address and post elsewhere, but you can’t gift wrap so I tend to use ASOS for gifts locally that I can quickly wrap and deliver. There’s always a sale and discount code somewhere, so you can get some fab stuff at a great price. There’s even a novelty gift section if you don’t want clothes or accessories.
Alex
* This is a guest post
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