The holiday shopping season is approaching quickly. Have you started shopping for your friends family, and loved ones? My town has the only mall for about 75 miles, so when holiday shopping time comes around I make a personal commitment not to be anywhere near the mall. I’m just not a big fan of crowds, so each year I do more and more of my shopping online. Lately in the past few months, I Have also started hearing things about online personal shoppers, good things.

I have been doing a little bit of shopping with places like thinkgeek and amazon for years now, but those are places to shop if you know exactly what the person you are shopping for likes. I decided to see if an online personal shopper could help find gifts for the people I don’t know as well. I decided to get an iPod for my little cousin, who doesn’t like music? Anyway, I told my personal shopper what features I would like, and what my budget was, and she went to work. Before I knew it, I had several great deals on iPods to choose from!

I will definitely be using online shopping services to do more of my holiday shopping. Hopefully I will be able to shop for my friends, parents, and brothers and get some great deals! One thing is certain, I am totally sold on the idea of doing all of this year’s holiday shopping via the internet. Brick and mortar stores lack so many features in comparison. Online stores are not limited by shelf space when it comes to selection, internet shopping gives you more options. Online stores save money because they don’t have to lease out valuable real estate to put up a storefront, and most stores offer free or cheap shipping, shopping online saves you money. And finally, online shopping is so convenient, you don’t even have to get in the car! Why don’t you join me in shopping online this holiday season, maybe even try out a cool personal shopper!