Shock — Christmas is days away. If you happen to haven’t completed your present purchasing but, you’re operating out of choices. Not even your Amazon Prime membership might help you now. Belief me. I’ve scoured by Amazon pages on the lookout for present concepts that may arrive earlier than Christmas. They’ve all disappeared as of some days in the past. (BTW — Anybody however me discover that Amazon Prime’s two-day transport simply isn’t a factor anymore??!)
At this level, you have to stroll right into a retailer to complete your present purchasing. You could possibly do it the old style approach. Drive to your native Goal, Greatest Purchase, Walmart, and many others., and spend hours wandering the aisles, on the lookout for minimally acceptable items amongst sparsely populated retailer cabinets.
That doesn’t sound enjoyable.
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A extra environment friendly possibility, for my part, is to purchase on-line, decide up in retailer (aka BOPIS). Don’t get me incorrect — you’ll nonetheless spend an excessive amount of time looking for out there merchandise. At this level, until you reside in New York or LA, it’s in all probability slim pickins on the market. However not less than you are able to do your last-minute purchasing from the consolation of your personal dwelling, with refreshments shut by.
Right here’s an inventory of shops the place you possibly can BOPIS (yeah, I simply made that acronym a verb…). Shopping for on-line and choosing up in retailer could also be your final probability to save lots of face together with your giftees this 12 months.
Purchase on-line decide up in retailer identical day at these 9 retailers
1. Walmart
Store Walmart last-minute for magnificence present units, attire, and equipment. Test Walmart.com or the Walmart app for out there pickup occasions. In response to the Walmart web site, you’ve gotten till noon December 23 to put orders for pickup.
You might also have the choice for supply, relying on the place you reside.
2. Goal
Goal has cosmetics, pajamas, wearables, toys, and kitchen items out there for purchase on-line, decide up in retailer. You can too discover beauty-related stocking stuffers like nail polish, loofas, and physique scrub.
Goal affords order pickup from Goal.com or the Goal app. The merchandise’s web page on the web site or app will inform you whether or not the merchandise is eligible for pickup. Normally, your order may be prepared for pickup inside two hours.
Be aware that “purchase on-line & pickup” is just not the identical as Ship to Retailer. Goal’s Ship to Retailer possibility will take as much as per week.
You can too go for “Drive Up” service from inside the Goal app. With “Drive Up,” you park in a chosen part and a Goal consultant brings the order to your automobile.
3. Walgreens
Order on-line from Walgreens and you may decide up your merchandise in as quick as half-hour. You’ll find some fabulous items inside Walgreens’ in depth magnificence assortment — that beats gifting somebody bathroom paper or toothpaste (the opposite objects all of us routinely purchase at Walgreens).
You’ll be able to store Walgreens on-line or within the Walgreens app. You’ll obtain a notification when your order is prepared and you may decide up in retailer, within the drive-through, or curbside the place out there.
4. DSW
You in all probability don’t need to purchase footwear as items, however DSW.com does carry some good equipment. You should place your order earlier than 6 p.m. native time or 4 hours earlier than shut, whichever is earlier.
5. Outdated Navy
You already know Outdated Navy has an enormous collection of trend fundamentals — sweatshirts, t-shirts, leggings, and many others. These could make enjoyable items. The shop additionally has a web-based present information that features slippers, t-shirts, socks, and extra.
OldNavy.com will get most orders prepared for pickup inside two hours.
6. Kohl’s
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You could possibly presumably discover items for a number of pals at Kohls.com. The division retailer has jewellery, clothes, equipment, magnificence objects, and residential décor items.
Your order might be prepared in two hours or much less, assuming you place the order greater than two hours earlier than closing time.
7. Sephora
When doubtful, a magnificence present suits the invoice for the style-minded women in your life. Plus, you possibly can earn or redeem Sephora loyalty rewards within the course of.
Sephora.com accepts BOPIS orders till 4 p.m. native time on December 24. Relying on the place you reside, you might also have the choice for curbside pickup or same-day supply. Similar-day supply orders can be found till 3 p.m. native time.
Private tangent: , I’m internet hosting a Christmas Eve dinner. I’m questioning how my household would really feel if I had all their presents delivered from Sephora whereas we’re munching on appetizers?
8. Ulta
Ulta is one other speedy possibility. Use Ulta.com and your buy-online, pick-up-in-store order needs to be prepared for pickup inside two hours in case you order by 6 p.m. or two hours earlier than shut. My native Ulta closes at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve — which makes the order cutoff time 4 p.m., the identical as Sephora.