Last minute Christmas shoppers fill the malls

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Last minute Christmas shoppers fill the malls
Moderate chaos is one way to describe it
Dan Burritt Dec 24, 2010 15:19:16 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The clock is ticking and Christmas Eve shoppers have descended on local malls to finish their shopping...or start it!

News1130's Dan Burritt was among the crowds at the Pacific Mall this morning and says it's beginning to look a lot like... Christmas Eve shopping.

He says the smell of desperation is not pungent in the air, but there are plenty of determined looks all around walking through the mall, scouring for those last few presents or first twenty gifts.

Shoppers and even mall staff say it was not as busy as they expected, but good luck wondering a straight path into the clean, bright Apple store. It's packed this afternoon! This tech savvy grandmother picked two iPads for her family, but she has that one last tough gift nut to crack. "It's hard to buy for my husband because he is so picky, and it's his birthday on Christmas Day."

This man News1130 talked to says he finished his shopping early, but he expects bigger crowds this afternoon. "Probably mostly males, looking for last minute presents for their wives. I would imagine body shops will be pretty busy this afternoon."

And Christmas miracle or miracles, there were a few parking spots left out at last check. That miracle is supposed to dwindle later today. Another miracle -- Boxing Day sales start later today online.