It doesn’t take long for someone to guess that Chinese New Year is just around the corner with the upbeat Chinese New Year’s songs playing and the red Chinese lanterns hanging everywhere. It’s the Year of the Snake and the snake decors were completed a hint of Chinese knotting. Considering we are too busy to shop, it is definitely not enough for us to get the food, new clothes and everything else prepared in time as there are only less than two weeks until the actual day of Chinese New Year. To help you embark on a last minute shopping spree, here are some helpful tips to get your shopping
1. Shop at a Chinese street market
Instead of buying your New Year decorations in a mall, a Chinese market can will offer great bargains for Chinese New Year’s decors. In fact, the atmosphere is definitely much livelier and people are usually friendlier because the Lunar New Year is all about being bubbly for the festive season.
2. Make a shopping list
Before embarking on your shopping task, take time to list down all the things you should get for Chinese New Year. This is to make sure you have more time to do shopping and avoid buying unnecessary items to decorate your house.
3. Online shopping
Unless you have one week left until Chinese New Year, shop for your New Year clothing from an online store instead of the mall. It can help you save a lot of time and it all you need to do is take note of the shipping terms and arrival. But if you’re not keen on shopping online, and only have less than 24 hours before the holiday, get an idea or concept for what kind of outfit you want before heading to the shopping mall.
4. Check out return policies
Last-minute shoppers should always look out for the return policies before making a purchase. The return policies are important when the item you purchased is not something you wanted and it’s usually difficult to return it or get a refund.`
5. Make quality the priority
Time is running out but that doesn’t mean you should neglect the quality of an item just so you can get every thing in time. Quality should be prioritized than the quantity because buying something that is useful is always better than buying too much items including the unnecessary items.
6. Stay calm and don’t rush
Last-minute shopping is nerve-wrecking but you should stay calm as usual. Shopping is supposed to be an enjoyable experience and you should make some time before making the final buying decision. Don’t be fooled by the last-minute retail sales because they are usually part of marketing ploys in getting you to buy more than you should.
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