Is It Even Worth Buying Tech During Early Holiday Sales? Here's What We Recommend - CNET
Early holiday sales are here, but so are bills.
The holidays have never been merciful when it comes to balancing everyday expenses, so juggling your necessities during a busy (and expensive) shopping season can be tough. There’s a glimpse of that in CNET’s latest holiday survey. This time last year, holiday spending for tech products and services was higher, with the average US adult spending $931. Now, that budget has shrunk to $808, a $123 dip from last year’s survey findings.
But there have been so many new releases this year, like Apple’s AirPods 5, the highly anticipated Legend of Zelda-themed Switch 2 console, and even Apple’s first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo. We can’t all comfortably fit new devices into smaller holiday budgets. The real question is, who’s to blame for me saying, “Bah humbug!” when I start my holiday shopping — the economy...
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