With the business of the holiday season, and the immediacy and simplicity of online shopping, it can be so easy to fall into the trap of buying every Christmas present on the Internet.
Five percent off with my Target card? I’ll place an order for Drive Up. Free one-day shipping with Prime? Add to cart on Amazon. A couple of clicks of the mouse or taps of my finger and holiday shopping is halfway done.
This is not to mention the week-plus of sales that ping my email as Black Friday and Cyber Monday seem to extend long before and after Thanksgiving. The convenience is obviously nice, especially when the alternative is dragging a 16-month-old out into the cold and rain and sometimes snow…