Preshopping

Accompanying a gift purchaser to a store prior to the actual purchase of gifts as a way to ensure desired gifts are purchased and avoid mishaps on the actual day of celebration. The "recipient" selects, tries on, and gives priority rating to a selection of merchandise. The "gift buyer" writes down all details of selected merchandise; size, color, priority, etc. and goes back unaccompanied at a later date to purchase gifts.

Susan's friends think her husband has esp, but the truth is she took him preshopping prior to Christmas. As a result, Christmas night was romantic and not a debacle.

preshop

verb: The act of using the Internet for research prior to the act of shopping. It is a lazy/ savvy persons alternative to window shopping. Also dubbed, "Windows Shopping".

I'm going to go preshopping for Christmas presents