Let's hear your plans for holiday shopping
With the Thanksgiving weekend fast-approaching, the time has come to down plates of turkey and get serious about holiday shopping.
National retail forecasts indicate the economic pressures of higher fuel prices and mortgage market troubles will put a damper on gift buying. But locally, shoppers are saying they won't let economic malaise get in the way of their present purchases.
What drives your holiday shopping plan? Do you follow a budget or let the holiday spirit be your guide? Will you hit the stores on Black Friday, or sit it out at home with online shopping?