holiday shopping
December gift buying
Holiday shopping refers to the purchasing of gifts and related items during the period leading up to major holidays, especially Christmas, Hanukkah, and other winter celebrations.
The term evokes crowded stores, sales events, and the sometimes frantic search for presents.
In American usage, holiday shopping season traditionally begins around Thanksgiving and extends through late December.
I haven't even started my holiday shopping yet.
The phrase often carries connotations of both festive anticipation and consumer stress.
- Black FridayMajor retail discount day
- early bird dealsDiscounts for arriving first
- discountsSubtractions from full price
- regiftingPassing on received presents
- sold outNo inventory remains
Cyber Monday · free shipping · Christmas · Diwali · Hanukkah · wish lists · returns · bargain hunting · gift cards · crowds · store hours · stocking stuffers · flash sales · charitable donations · mall · gift wrapping · gift exchange · doorbusters
- seasonalflu season, ski season, beach season, harvest season, rainy season
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- holiday activitiesgift giving, gift buying, family gatherings, decorating, baking
- holiday salesBlack Friday, clearance sales, Boxing Day, New Year sale, last-minute deals
- spendingspending, purchases, expenses, bills, groceries
- Winter HolidaysChristmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
holiday shoppinggrocery shopping