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Panicky Holiday Shopping Is Dumb and Self-Defeating
Sure, there are shortages. But those experts out there yelling at people to buy now are just doing marketing work for retailers.
They’ll wait.
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Hey, calm down! Ignore all those frantic experts who are urging consumers to tackle holiday shopping earlier than usual due to supply-chain issues and shipping delays.
The idea that all, or even most, shopping has to be completed as soon as possible this year is overkill. The only real beneficiaries are retailers and their bottom lines.