TECH BYTE: Last-Minute Christmas Tech Gifts

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — If you don’t have all of your Christmas shopping done yet, don’t worry.

There are some nice tech gifts you can get at the last minute without breaking the bank.

“When we’re thinking of budget friendly, I’m thinking of, you can get a Pop Socket for your niece or nephew, something really easy,” said Laurie Starcher, AT&T. “There’s always phone cases galore that we have in our AT&T locations, so you can really shop for if you’re someone who’s needing a strong solid case, or if you have a niece or nephew that’s wanting something fun with a pattern, we have that available too.”

Starcher suggests wireless headphones, or even battery chargers. Everyone needs those.

“It’s almost like being able to upgrade your life with things like tech gifts where you’re not even realizing how wonderful of a gift it could be – whether it’s a 10, 12 foot cord that you didn’t even realize would just, when I say upgrade life, I mean really make it so much more easier to charge your device, or that wireless charging pad that just really makes it seem high-tech, but still very budget friendly,” Starcher said.

On top of these items being budget friendly, Starcher says there are also deals you can take advantage of.

“What I would suggest is on AT&T.com., we have a gift guide so that is something that our community can take a look at, see, and help with that gift giving. Take a look at our local locations, because we have so many different discounts that we have – whether it’s our JBL speakers, to buying two cords and getting one at another discount. We have lots of different sales and promotions that we have going on, so it just really depends on what your needs are.”

And if you’re really in a hurry, you could always buy online, and pick up in-store.

Forget those expensive shipping fees, and waiting on all those packages.

“With the click-to-store option you literally are shopping online, so you don’t have to worry about getting into the store and browsing,” she said. “You can do it all from the comfort of your home, and then simply popping into the location, letting our employees know, ‘Hey, I’m here for a pickup,’ and we have it all ready and wrapped in a bag for you to go ahead and take, so it’s a nice, easy transaction.”

Doing it that way gives you more time to spend with your friends and family, instead of stressing to find that perfect gift.