Lynchburg - By now, hopefully, most gifts are wrapped and under the tree. But according to the National Retail Federation… it was a race against the clock. 35 Million Christmas shoppers still had shopping to do as of a week ago. But as Leigh Forrester found, there is one group of procrastinators who really likes to wait until the last minute. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that one and five men weren’t done with their Christmas shopping….and I went to the mall.
Jake Callane, Last Minute Shopper - “Man I got to get some last minute shopping done. I got to go shopping for my girl and my girls mom, my mom, my dad.
I got a lot of shopping to do man.” Everywhere you turned they were frustrated, confused…and in a hurry! John Hall, Last Minute Shopper - Leigh - “So you’re doing some last minute Christmas shopping?” John — “Yes” (laughing) Leigh - “Did we bust you?” John - “Yeah” I even caught the general manager of the mall….well…bag handed! James Dolan, River Ridge Mall - “I’m actually shopping and working at the same time.” And everyone’s got an excuse.
Callane - “I’ve been working so much man it’s crazy.” John Hall, Last Minute Shopper - “I always get my wife’s gifts the day before Christmas because she never tells me what she wants.” But there are other theories, perhaps the sales, there are lots of them. Or maybe the fellowship of other panicked men on the last shopping day.