GetPrice reveals some clues about what could be under Christmas trees this year…

GetPrice reveals some clues about what could be under Christmas trees this year…

Digital cameras, holiday packages, tents, eskys, Nintendos, iPods and hair straighteners are some of the most popular pre-Christmas searches this year according to GetPrice

Digital cameras, holiday packages, tents, eskys, Nintendos, iPods and hair straighteners are some of the most popular pre-Christmas searches this year according to GetPrice Australia’s leading comparison shopping site, www.getprice.com.au, has revealed some clues about what could be under Australian Christmas trees this year.

Announcing GetPrice’s November shopping index, GetPrice CEO, Chris Hitchen, said the most popular pre-Christmas searches were holiday packages, seats and chairs, digital cameras, tents, eskys, Nintendos, iPods and GHD hair straighteners.

He also said online Christmas shopping activity was booming with GetPrice traffic up 45 percent since October.

GetPrice enjoyed 1.6 million unique visitors in November according to Google Analytics - up 180 percent compared with the same time last year.

“Australians seem to be furiously researching and shopping online in order to secure the best deals on Christmas gifts,” he said.

“Bargain hunting has become a mainstream activity these days.

“And it looks as though Australians are keen on camping trips this year with tents, eskys, seats, chairs and holiday packages among the most popular searches.”

Searches for “Nintendo” were up 580 percent since October while searches for “GHD hair straighteners” were up a whopping 800 percent.

“It looks like there could be a lot of straight hair in 2009,” Mr Hitchen said.

Will you suffer from price envy this month? Did you pay too much for any of the following items?

The biggest price differences this month:

• Lenovo ThinkPad SL500 - prices ranged between $1,446 and $1,946, a difference of $500 (35 per cent)
• Apple iPod Touch 8GB Media Player – prices ranged between $302 and $385, a difference of $83 (27 per cent)
• Apple iPhone 3G 8GB Mobile Phone – prices ranged between $940 and $1,139, a difference of $199 (21 per cent)
• Canon Ixus 90IS Digital Camera – prices ranged between $270 and $428, a difference of $158 (59 percent)

Biggest price drops this month:

• Yves Saint Laurent Opium 50ml EDP Women’s Perfume – dropped from $119 to $60, a difference of $59 (50 per cent)
• Ubisoft Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Xbox 360 game – dropped from $91 to $46, a difference of $45 (49 per cent)
• The Simpsons Game Nintendo DS Game – dropped from $55 to $28, a difference of $27 (49 per cent)
• Gres Cabotine Rose 30ml EDT Women’s Perfume – dropped from $63 to $32, a difference of $31 (49 per cent)
• Creative Zen Vision M 30GB MP3 Player – dropped from $409 to $210, a difference of $199 (49 per cent)