It seems that the stats don’t reflect laptop purchases. It wasn’t too long ago that laptops were considered mobile platforms. How quickly things become so yesterday and forgotten. Everywhere I look people have their face buried in concentration on smartphone or tablet screens.
My shopping is relatively easy in that it is primarily cash for everyone. Grandsons will use theirs to pay for their books next semester. My son and dil are using theirs to pay for new windows in their living room. Gift cards from Cabelas for more ammo and a new tent in their stockings with some small funny inexpensive gifts made shopping this Christmas a breeze. None of them have a smartphone or tablet and don’t seem to care for anything electronic beyond their laptops and old style cell phone. Works fine for me.