Despite the fact that the average UK household claims to have saved more than £2,000 during lockdown, the impression I get is that while many people are reducing their exits, many suffer a cruel slash on their income. With that in mind, here are some big sales dates between the present and the holidays to help you win in Christmas shopping.
October 13th-14th Amazon Prime Day: A great opportunity for Prime members to enjoy great deals while taking advantage of free and fast streaming. Sales at Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) start the moment October 13th begins, with early transactions including Amazon Alexa Dot falling from £50 to £19, and the Echo Show falling from £80 to £40.
Horrifying Halloween Deals on October 31: Both installation and online, Halloween is a promotional period, and not only costumes and decorations, but consumers can also get up to 40% off RRP on appliances, household items and gemstones, according to Money.co.uk.
Mayhem Weekend: November 27th-30th, Mayhem Weekend: It’s the biggest sales weekend of the year, but I am a growing trend that encourages UK shoppers to enjoy bargains on a variety of products, Cyber Monday, and the little-known small business Saturday, under one banner, due to the fact that recent shopping time is barely groundbreaking news, Black Friday (usually the whole weekend continues), shoppers can enjoy bargains on a variety of products, Cyber Monday offers similar opportunities at online retailers, and SMEs on Saturday are a growing trend that encourages UK shoppers to support local businesses. On the weekend, retailers bring in referral offers to the Christmas range, with electronics looking at some of the best discounts with around 60% off RRP.
Hanukkah, December 10th: The Jewish Festival of Light lasts for over eight days, and is a time for traditional gifts. With this in mind, and perhaps enjoying another opportunity to stimulate retail activity, many companies line up bargains on their early December holidays, and the savings chances reach 50% off RRP.
Green Monday, December 14th: This US trend, centered around panic purchases by late shoppers, has been adopted in the UK, like many sales traditions, and has everything from fashion to electronics to toys. Money.co.uk says during this period, shoppers can expect Amazon and eBay to host sessions of discounted products.
These insights came from studies conducted by Money.co.uk. He also predicts Brits’ Christmas spending will rise 25% this year, with 30% saying they have begun Christmas shopping by September, urging the lockdown to splash more at the festival.
Commenting on the findings, Salman Haqqi, personal finance expert at Money.co.uk, said: “Only 15% of Brits shop Christmas presents all year round.
“Amazon’s two-day shopping event offers discount opportunities to take advantage of shoppers who want to maximize their spending.”
“Money.co.uk surveyed 2,000 shoppers across the UK this July and painted an accurate picture of the country’s Christmas shopping habits. According to data, the highest agenda on the agenda is to recover from a year that was devastated by the coronavirus lockdown.”
“According to Money.co.uk data in 2019, the average amount spent on mothers’ Christmas presents was £63 in 2019. But in 2020, that figure was set to rise to £71. The same applies to fathers. The average current spending in 2019 is £51 to the average £63 in the 2020s.”
“Even family pets are set to feel the extra warmth of more expensive presents this Christmas. Last year’s Christmas spending rose from £27 to £31 in 2020.”
“The only exception seems to be the children of the country. 46% of the country say they intend to spend the most on children this year, but the actual spending value of a child’s present looks to reverse the trend by dropping from £129 in 2019 to £116 in 2020.”
