ON THE STREET

This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "This holiday season there are fewer Christmas shopping days. Will you do your Christmas shopping earlier?"

"Judy Anderson, Cape Girardeau

"Yes, I've already started. Usually I wait until the last minute but this year I put things on layaway and I started earlier."

Gena Schaefer, Thebes, Ill.

"No, I always procrastinate and put it off until the end every year."

Susan Criddle, Oran

"No, I'll wait until the last minute as usual."

Ryan Telker, Cape Girardeau

"Probably not I'm the type that will go out the day before Christmas and get everybody -- the kids something."

Kim Doyle, Jackson

"Yes, I start earlier in the year because I don't make enough money to do it all at the end of the year so I try to pick up stuff as I go along. A shorter amount of time doesn't affect me."