[mad_as_he$$]

I have friends at Amazon.com. They tell me their business is brisk. I think many are shopping online. I do to save on sales tax. Many online retailers offer free shipping so I do not even have to fire up the SUV; let the UPS guy drop it off.

As a side I as a general rule do not even like mingling with the masses at Wal-Mart, Home Depot or Sears - forget it, takes all the fun out of shopping for me.

[Bluestateredman]

I agree. Why would I want to go out in the cold, waste money on gas, just to be surrounded by the stressed-out masses in the stores?

ALL my Christmas shopping is done online. Shipping is usually free and I avoid paying MA sales tax. Not to mention I can comparison shop in minutes to find good deals.

Christmas shopping or any other shopping in stores makes no sense to me.