8 Options for Last-Minute Gifts

Shock — Christmas is days away. For those who haven’t completed your reward buying but, you’re working out of choices. Not even your Amazon Prime membership might help you now. Belief me. I’ve scoured by way of Amazon pages in search of reward concepts that can 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 should stroll right into a retailer to complete your reward buying. You could possibly do it the old school method. Drive to your native Goal, Finest Purchase, Walmart, and many others., and spend hours wandering the aisles, in search of minimally acceptable items amongst sparsely populated retailer cabinets.

That doesn’t sound enjoyable.

A extra environment friendly possibility, for my part, is to purchase on-line, choose up in retailer (aka BOPIS). Don’t get me fallacious — you’ll nonetheless spend an excessive amount of time trying to find accessible merchandise. At this level, until you reside in New York or LA, it’s most likely slim pickins on the market. However not less than you are able to do your last-minute buying from the consolation of your personal house, with refreshments shut by.

Right here’s an inventory of shops the place you may BOPIS (yeah, I simply made that acronym a verb…). Shopping for on-line and selecting up in retailer could also be your final likelihood to save lots of face together with your giftees this 12 months.

Purchase on-line choose up in retailer identical day at these 9 retailers

1. Walmart

Store Walmart last-minute for beauty gift sets, attire, and equipment. Verify Walmart.com or the Walmart app for accessible pickup instances. In line with the Walmart web site, you’ve got 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 accessible for purchase on-line, choose up in retailer. It’s also possible to discover beauty-related stocking stuffers like nail polish, loofas, and physique scrub.

Goal gives 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. Often, your order might be prepared for pickup inside two hours.

Observe 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 every week.

It’s also possible to go for “Drive Up” service from throughout the Goal app. With “Drive Up,” you park in a delegated part and a Goal consultant brings the order to your automobile.

3. Walgreens

Order online from Walgreens and you’ll choose up your merchandise in as quick as half-hour. You could 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 possibly can shop Walgreens online or within the Walgreens app. You’ll obtain a notification when your order is prepared and you’ll choose up in retailer, within the drive-through, or curbside the place accessible.

4. DSW

You most likely don’t wish to purchase sneakers as items, however DSW.com does carry some good equipment. You have to place your order earlier than 6 p.m. native time or 4 hours earlier than shut, whichever is earlier.

5. Previous Navy

You already know Previous Navy has an enormous collection of fashion basics — sweatshirts, t-shirts, leggings, and many others. These could make enjoyable items. The shop additionally has a web-based reward 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 probably discover items for a number of buddies at Kohls.com. The department store has jewellery, clothes, equipment, magnificence objects, and residential décor items.

Your order will likely 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 reward matches the invoice for the style-minded women in your life. Plus, you may 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: You realize, 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 must be prepared for pickup inside two hours should 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.