With the shipping date almost upon us or already past for sending Christmas gifts there are still a few options available for sending gifts to our friends and family:
Canada
We have ordered a few things from the Amazon on-line store in Canada* and been impressed with the prices and with the speed of delivery. At the moment they are offering free shipping for orders over $25.00.
My personal favourite for gifts is actually Amazon Canada Gift Cards*. These cards can be delivered via e-mail, so even if it’s December 24th (or even 25th if you get something under the tree, only to realise you never sent anything) you can still get it there in time for Christmas. If you want to include the gift certificate in a Christmas card you can also print the certificate from your local computer.
Amazon Canada* has a wide selection of books, electronics, music and more that people can choose from.
United States (USA)
For gifts to America I again recommend the Amazon.com on-line store*, the American store this time. We have ordered things from here for delivery to friends in the USA before, and the US store is just as quick with very competitive pricing.
We have received a few gifts certificates ourselves for the Amazon Store in the USA and the Amazon Gift Cards* are great to get. Shipping can be a problem to Canada, but for shipping to the USA they are great (we’ve had some stuff delivered to friends in the USA for us in the past). Like from the Canada store you can e-mail or print the gift cards, or you can also have them mailed for you directly from Amazon to your friend, or sent to their Facebook page.
The Amazon.com store* has a huge selection of products that people can purchase, including books, electronics, music gear, music (downloadable and physical), movies, video downloads, toys, tools, food and much more.
Australia
The best place that I have found in Australia for ordering gifts online is TheNile.com.au*. They are the closest thing that I can find to an Amazon style store in Australia. They offer a wide variety of products for purchase online including books, games, movies, music, toys, wine and more…
As with both of the Amazon stores you can also purchase gift cards from TheNile.com.au*.
* All of these links are affiliate links, meaning that by purchasing something through that link we will receive a small percentage of the sale price. So this is good way to give great gifts, and help support us in our ministry.