MSE Poll: How much of your Christmas shopping is now done online?

Former_MSE_Naomi

Poll started 10 December 2019

We've just a couple of weeks to go until the big day - but with reports of shoppers abandoning the high street in favour of shopping online, will you be buying your Christmas gifts in store or from the web?

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Owain_Moneysaver

Rather distorted by the value, as all of the expensive stuff is online. But most (number of) items is local shops.

rammy007

Tbh i am absolutely sick of the orders i have done for christmas being cancelled and taking ages to get the money back,its hard to get through to call centres to find out whats happened too

XRAT

Hmm, I don't think I can answer this one.
By value my children are by far the majority of my spend, but they are now adults and abroad, so I'll send money and let them buy their own. This avoiding postage costs, import duties and of course the very likely 'lost in transit' scenario.

NaughtiusMaximus

Upwards of 95% online. Literally the only things I've bought from a 'real' shop this year are a £5 secret santa for work and a couple of tubs of chocolate.

ScarletBea

And then people complain that the high street is shutting down.....

This year I bought everything in real shops.

NaughtiusMaximus

ScarletBea wrote: »

And then people complain that the high street is shutting down.....

I don't.

I've always considered offline shopping to be nothing more than a chore, add in pre-christmas crowds and it's downright unpleasant. If I had to pick the number 1 way life in 2019 is better than in 1999, the opportunity to buy anything I want from the comfort of my home would be it.

Saving9

Increasingly a larger proportion of shopping is done now online (80%+). It saves me a lot of time, which saves me money as well (as a freelancer paid by the hour)

Less effort involved, and but more options available, better prices, more easy comparisons. What's not to love?

ronda454

would be interesting to see how the situation in the 2020 will look like