So last night, I went on the prowl to three different retailers in search of a tea gift set: Borders, Peets Coffee & Sur La Table. I struck out at all three, although Sur La Table had a tea set, but it would cost roughly the price of my firstborn. And it wasn’t even a good-looking color. So, back to the retail Christmas drawing board I go.
Why, oh why, did I wait so long to go Christmas shopping?
If only I had known about Sam’s Club’s seasonal website and its promise to make “the holidays simple.” Holidays, simple? Seems like some type of crazy oxymoron, but Sam’s Club is doing its part. The website features gift ideas (tea set maybe?!), party planning tips (would have helped with my holiday bash last week) and special offers. They’ve got a gift of the day, an interactive gift finder, recipes and a members' section for sharing holiday ideas.
In short, the folks at Sam’s Club have worked awfully hard to give customers everything they need in one fail swoop. Something tells me they may know a little about the mania that can go on out there during the holidays. How many stores have you been to searching for the perfect gift? Did you race from one store to the next, hands freezing cold, bundled up in wool, cursing the weather and the lack of available parking as I did?
Save yourself people.
Make the holidays simple.
How will you make this the best holiday season ever? And what retailers will you visit to keep it simple? Tell us about it here!
–Heather Strang