Not sure about malls, but I was at WalMart and Target yesterday and both were packed! I saw several people looking at lists and seeming to be buying Christmas stuff.
I told my husband they don't know how to really live on the edge, I like to wait until at least the day after Thanksgiving to start buying stuff and I really like to wait until the last week! Seems to early to be Christmas shopping.

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