Comment on UK retailers face weak demand and a barrage of increased costs
Fake4000@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve just been Christmas shopping and I can tell prices have gone up. Tacky stuff now cost more for some reason.
Time to go back and start gifting Amazon gift cards.
In my family we mostly only do small, cheaper gifts to each other. This year it’s been hard to find anything that’s cheap, even the tat is expensive now.
On the other hand I’ve noticed more shops quickly putting big discounts on Christmas decorations this year.
Not Amazon, that’s half the reason Hight Streets are struggling.
Gift vouchers for local places, magazine or software subscriptions.
I’d love them for Christmas, I don’t need more shirts.
Emperor@feddit.uk 6 months ago
Rather than tie them to Amazon (unless they ask for one), I tend to give the Post Office One4all gift card. It gives your local Post Office some much needed custom and the range of shops it works with is so wide pretty much everyone can find somewhere to spend it.
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 6 months ago
My parents would give me these and I wouldn’t recommend. I think I had two cards that I couldn’t activate and it would always be a pain at the retailer. And I know this is my issue, but I’d just forget I had them and then they’d expire (which should be illegal in my opinion).
DakRalter@thelemmy.club 6 months ago
That reminds me, this month is my three year Amazon-free anniversary and I don’t miss it one bit. And I used to be the type of person who would immediately go to Amazon the moment I needed anything.
I recently watched Louis Rossman’s video on the decline of Amazon, and man I’m glad I don’t use it anymore. That channel 4 documentary was interesting too, how easily he could game the system.
I agree, give them a general gift card like one4all or love2shop. Don’t be sending more people Amazon’s way, you’re just adding to the problem.
Also if your employer has one of those discount schemes with other retailers, look it doesn’t matter if it’s just 6%, claim it. It adds up.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 6 months ago
99% of the time, I can buy the thing from either eBay, CPC, or Toolstation. And it’s often somehow cheaper!
FatLegTed@feddit.uk 6 months ago
What’s CPC precious?
Fake4000@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s actually a better idea. Would do next time.
Emperor@feddit.uk 6 months ago
I used to try and guess which gift card would be good for each person and then I was in a queue at the Post Office where I spotted those. I’ve not gone back.
If nothing else, you can pop the receipt in and they can just get the cash out.