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Show Goodby Turkey Days . . . Hello Christmas can't. Don't go in stores where there are only one or two customers. That's a sure sign the prices are too high. Go where the crowds and the messy bargain tables are. Try to avoid buying too early for kids who change their minds three times a week about what they want. And, with other gifts, if you shop too early all the stuff you paid full price for will be on for half and the people you give it to will think you got it at the sale price. Unless you are a super good cook, don't try to make homemade candies, cakes, or cookies for presents. The candy will go sugary, the cakes will fall, and you'll over-cook the last batch of cookies. Don't ask me why, it's just part of the game. Anyway, the rush is on; r guess it's a good time to walk off the pounds Thanksgiving put on. CT7 j S There's another problem-the things that come unassembled. By about l a.m. Christmas morning, Hubby and I are at each other's throats about whose idea it was to buy ' the &?(!$&) thing anyway. So, a few things to remember as you go about your annual shopping; don't buy anything that says a child can assemble it. Maybe a kid can, but chances are you By Mary Gae Evans PAROWAN - A terrible thing happened to me last Thursday, just as I was having a most enjoyable en-joyable time stuffing my face with turkey, dressing, pudding and pie. Some totally unfeeling person mentioned Christmas. Now with summer just ending last Friday, I had no idea Christmas would show up so soon. I almost choked on my whipped cream when someone said there were only 25 shopping days left. It usually takes me that long to finalize a list. Christmas shopping used to be kind of fun, but no more. Too much specialization Little girls used to be contented with a nice little doll that just laid in a blanket with a blank stare. Now they walk, talk, crawl, giggle, roll over and burp, and they are working on one that throws up when you feed her candy. Toy trucks are motorized and have gear shifts and enough steel to stand up under an elephant's foot. Kitchen ap pliances have to chop, roll, cut, freeze, thaw, count down, and shout "dinner's ready" at a given time. So you can't just go out and buy any old thing. And, expensive--wow ! My sons' levis that they wear to school for a casual worn-out look cost $20 a pair, and that's the plain ones--the fancy ones go on up and up and up. When they say, "don't worry about me mom, I just want a few clothes," believe me, you'd better worry. You could have bought a new TV set a year ago for what the few clothes will cost you today. Don't misunderstand me-I love Christmas; but not until about 2 a.m. December 25th. Up until then it's a quagmire of lists, loans, problems and sales on shirts for $5 that I paid $15 for the preceeding day. The things I send off for are "temporarily out of stock," and the smalV mechanical gadgets I buy either have a part missing or bent or else they fail to mention the fact that six batteries are required to run them. |