Quick tips

• Track the usual price. Before the sales, note what each gift normally costs. That's your yardstick, not the sticker.
• Distrust big "was" prices. A −50% badge means nothing if the "was" price was never the real one.
• Know a real drop. In this game, a real deal is 15% or more below the usual price.
• Work back from the deadline. A gift needed by Christmas Eve has a last order date. Past it, you pay extra for rush delivery.
• Let January gifts wait. Gifts needed after Christmas can ride out to the Boxing Day sales.