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Savor the joys of holiday convenience shopping at 7-Eleven

12/21/2008

Just days away from celebrating one of the most festive and frenzied time of the year, busy holiday rushers still looking for gifts for their loved ones don’t have to spend hours trekking stores or braving mall parking lot chaos. Through creativity and 7-Eleven, the world’s most dependable neighborhood convenience store chain, cramming gift-givers have more practical reasons to make their nearest c-store an enjoyable, last-minute holiday shopping destination.

• Fewer crowds, shorter lines. Armed with your dependable running list of groceries, emergency shopping for necessities is made convenient and hassle-free at 7-Eleven. Unlike stepping into malls or mini marts that are literally swarming with people all trying to get their Christmas shopping done, 7-Eleven c-stores’ maximizes customers’ emergency shopping time by cutting the wait on long, chaotic queues.

• Guaranteed service and accessibility, 24/7. For road trippers that are miles away from a department store, they don’t have to fret about the early closing of malls or arrive empty-handed to a family gathering. Just make a quick stopover to the nearest 7-Eleven even at wee hours and shop for thoughtful, inexpensive stuff that they can later personalize for their loved ones.

• Budget-friendly convenience. Busybodies like working moms and homebodies would be certainly pleased in receiving practical gifts. Beautifully wrapped ready-to-bake cookie or brownie mixes and other generic gifts like candles be easily bought at 7-Eleven stores.

• A treasure trove of last-minute holiday gifts. Fine wine, cigarettes, magazines and other hobbyist accoutrements are among 7-Eleven’s top-selling list of time-honored gift suggestions. Gourmet chocolates, and other branded sweets are also popular stuffers for children’s Christmas stockings. Or, give family and friends the gift of health: create a wonderful food package consists of 7-Eleven’s freshly baked Daily Bread pastries and cups of instant Hot Beverage coffee and chocolate mixes.

• A great place for family bonding. Tag along the whole family and friends and have an instant mini picnic at 7-Eleven where they can share a few bags of chips, ice cream, and doughnuts, along with hearty laughter.

Whether going for a fancy gift-giving galore or just a simple celebration, bringing cheers to loved ones and friends this holiday season doesn’t have to be a strain to your time and holiday budget.