By Rachael Wabel
Black Friday and the weekend after Thanksgiving is normally when people start shopping for Christmas gifts, but some wait until the last minute to even think about what to give their friends and family.
Stores including Walmart and Target put countdown calendars near the front entrances to remind shoppers how many days they have left to complete their holiday shopping. Despite the constant reminders, some insist that the holiday season is so busy that shopping gets put off until the last minute.
“December is crazy,” Utah State University junior Jake Hansen said. “There’s always concerts, Christmas parties and work goes crazy. I’m lucky if I get my shopping done before Christmas Eve.”
Holiday films and television advertisements often make men seem like the only shopping procrastinators, but women too, admit to putting off finding gifts.
“I admit I wait until the weekend before Christmas,” said Lisa Morgan, a sophomore at USU. “I go home and finally have a car. It’s much easier than trying to cart a bunch of presents on the bus.”
While some procrastinate shopping, others manage to purchase or make all of their gifts before Thanksgiving.
“I’ve had all my gifts bought since the end of October,” Weber State University student Julie Chambers said. “I found good deals and wanted to make sure I got them before they were gone.”
Although many stores have been picked over and not many gift choices remain in the days just before Christmas, waiting has some advantages as well.
“If I wait until the end, I don’t have to make many decisions,” Morgan said. “There’s usually only one or two things left on everybody’s lists, and that’s what I get them.”
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