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Surviving the silly season with the White Pages®

December 5, 2011

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With the endless parties, gridlocked shopping malls and never-ending Christmas gift lists, getting through the silly season can sometimes feel like completing a marathon.

This Christmas save your sweat by enlisting White Pages® Online to help get you through the ultimate endurance event of the year.

Has the family given you a wish list as long as Santa’s beard? Don’t fear the jam packed shopping centres and road rage-filled car parks typical at Christmas – use White Pages® Online as your gateway to extended trading hours during which you can pace yourself and shop in peace. Businesses with enhanced listings may include their trading hours on White Pages® Online along with links to their Twitter and Facebook pages so you can keep track of important announcements including special offers.

Another smart way to maintain your energy levels and avoid the crowds altogether is by shopping online from the comfort of your own home. Use White Pages® Online as a portal to the websites of your favourite stores and brands by entering their details into White Pages® Online Business Search and following the links.

Take weightlifting out of the equation and have your groceries sent to your home. Type your favourite grocery store into White Pages® Online, follow the links to its website and start ordering. Why not spoil your guests and pre-order a lavish hamper of gourmet treats for the day? All that may be required is a phone call to the store using its contact details found on White Pages® Online.

Like any endurance event, surviving is about breaking the season into manageable chunks. Next up is scaling that pile of unsent Christmas cards. Streamline the process and save all of your Christmas card contacts to your own personal MyList. It makes addressing all of them a breeze.

With the gift buying and card giving out of the way, the finish line should be in sight. But don’t let your endurance desert you at the last minute. The final challenge is getting in touch with all of those loved ones near and far to wish them a Merry Christmas.

Stay off their naughty lists by double checking the time difference using the White Pages® World Time tool. For those relatives living in another region, double check their digits with the White Pages® Dialling Codes function, which lists Australian and international dialling codes.

When that final ‘Merry Christmas’ passes the lips, breathe a sigh of relief and enjoy some egg nog – you just survived a yuletide marathon with White Pages® as your personal trainer.