It's no wonder online shopping is growing at a phenomenal rate every year. But with so much to choose from, how do you buy perfect gift for someone?

The mistake most people make is buying something that they like instead of thinking hard about interests of person they are buying for. Admit it; you have probably done this before.

If you want to buy perfect gift for your recipient, take time to learn about interests of that person even if it's something you don't particularly enjoy.

Once you know their interests, you can shop smarter and have a much better chance of getting that perfect gift with thought that says: I picked this gift only for you.

If you are shopping for a gift for your sweetheart or partner, just apply same rule. Try to focus on their interests. Remember, it's not what you want; it's what your partner wants that matters.

Listen close to your conversations then casually ask questions to get more specifics. You'll get clues about gifts they desire. Once you apply this new method of gift shopping, your partner or sweetheart will end up with perfect gift and you will be surprised by response you receive.

But what about buying a gift for person who has everything? Here are a few ideas that work well for that problem.

So, you might think that despite staggering numbers that shows how many people are actually doing their Christmas shopping online, they are just a minority out of entire Christmas shopping population. Well, while I do not have statistics to back this up –this thinking is likely to be true

To ascertain fact that Christmas shopping online folks are really a sub-set of Christmas shopping crowd, just visit Marcy’s, Barnes and Noble or one of large departmental stores during pre-Christmas period, and crowd you see would highlight fact that a very large proportion of shoppers are still doing their shopping offline.

And of course, it is this crowd that give rise to Christmassy feelings. Never mind that you have to wait an hour to find a parking lot or half an hour to pay for your purchases, this feeling enhanced by jingles that flood stores is something that doing your Christmas shopping online would never be able to offer.

Having said so much about value of shopping physically, are there any merits to doing your Christmas shopping online? Yes, from my own experience there are at least two major contributions that doing your Christmas shopping online can provide.

First, Christmas shopping online eliminates hassle of browsing and deciding at absolutely ground zero on spot. Imagine you are doing shopping with only a vague idea of what to buy for whom and your only reference is some scribbling on a post-it note.