The beauty of the Internet is that you can find gifts for all occasions without ever leaving your home. You know you've hit the bonanza, though, when you can find one single website that offers a huge variety of items. When you encounter a website that offers everything from jewelry and electronics to leather goods and lingerie, you know you have a winner.

This kind of one stop stopping saves an incredible amount of time and hassle. When you shop for gifts at multiple sites, you have to print out a multitude of order forms and tracking numbers. Plus, you end up paying an inordinate number of shipping charges. When you can find everything you need, however, at one site, ordering and keeping track of your order becomes hassle-free.

The best kind of one stop shopping site not only offers gifts for all occasions, but also has a real-time inventory tracking system that lets you know that the gifts you want are in stock. There's nothing more frustrating that going through a site, carefully narrowing your choices, then clicking and adding an item to your shopping cart and discovering that the item is out of stock.

Great one stop shopping sites often offer wholesale prices and the bonus of having items dropship from the manufacturer or distributor. In essence, you're cutting out the middleman and getting bargain prices for the gifts you're buying, whether they're toys, knives, or the latest electronic gizmo. Plus, shipping times are often cut in half, since your packages originate from the source rather than from an intermediary.

The most economical way to shop for gifts - in terms of saving both time and money - is to buy gifts for all occasions at the same time. It's easy to do this when you've done your homework. In other words, keep a running list of weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, holidays, and other special occasions for which you'll need gifts. When you overhear a friend, spouse, child, or other family member say they wish they had a (fill in the blank), jot it down on your list. Over time, you'll get a good sense of what each person on your gift list wants, and what types of gifts will bring smiles to their faces.

When you sit down to do your one stop gift shopping, you'll have your list ready, and you won't have to spend time wracking your brain trying to come up with gift ideas. At that point, it's just a matter of selecting the gift that's most appropriate for each of your recipients, clicking the mouse a few times, and making your purchases. In no time at all, you'll have gifts for all occasions sitting on your doorstep.