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Shoppers battle last-minute crowds
Checking Christmas lists goes down to the wire
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Steve Hauglie visits the fragrance counter at Belk and gets some help from Ann Lavasseur on Sunday afternoon.
With less than 24 hours left until Christmas, stores are buzzing with last-minute shoppers looking to check off the last of the presents from their twice-checked lists. From Lakeshore Mall to the square of downtown Gainesville, hundreds are scrambling to make sure they have all the presents for Tuesday morning. Carol Parks, a schoolteacher, was at Lakeshore Mall on Sunday afternoon trying to tie up the loose ends of her shopping list.