One of the most popular shopping innovations in recent times is the 3 for 2 offers. This kind of deal can be offered in shops year round but is particularly associated with pre-Christmas spending. Here, you buy three items but only pay for two of them so you'll usually get the cheapest item free. The real benefit to shoppers is that they can use this kind of deal to buy presents for three people and will effectively get one free. This can be a great way of saving money on your Christmas shopping and also allows you to shop quickly and easily.
The growth of 3 for 2 offers
It is generally held that the 3 for 2 offer started with the Boots chain of stores. Boots have offered this kind of deal for a good few years in their stores across plenty of product ranges. Come Christmas, their 3 for 2 selections allow customers to buy gifts for people of all ages and sexes. It's little wonder that so many people do most, if not all of their shopping, here a lot of the time.
As it became obvious that this kind of offer was encouraging a lot of customers to go to Boots to do their Christmas shopping a lot of other retailers started this kind of deal. Again, sometimes these deals are offered all year round, sometimes they are offered as part of a non-seasonal sale, and sometimes they are reserved for Christmas.
It is now quite common to find these deals both on the high street, in online stores, and in catalogues. Many people will, for example, be taking advantage of 3 for 2 offers in well-known catalogues such as Littlewoods, Freemans and La Redoute this year.
The type of 3 for 2 offer that you can take advantage of will vary from retailer to retailer. Some, like Boots, will offer 3 for 2 deals across their Christmas Shops. Others will offer this kind of deal on all shopping and some will offer it on certain product ranges or types of shopping.
For example, you might find a store that is offering 3 for 2 deals on Christmas decorations, kid's clothes, or on cosmetics and fragrances. The great thing about these deals for customers is that there are so many of them nowadays that you can find offers to suit you no matter what you will be buying.
Conclusion
If you want to do your Christmas shopping quickly and easily then it may be worth your while to look out for these 3 for 2 deals. It is certainly worthwhile looking at catalogues and stores that offer these deals. If you're a savvy shopper then this could mean you get most of your Christmas shopping done quickly and simply in one place. Also, if you use catalogues with this kind of deal you may not even have to leave home to get all of your shopping done, it doesn't get much easier than that!
