QUESTION OF THE WEEK

2008-12-03 / Op-Ed

From your own personal experiences, what advice would you give to the Christmas gift shoppers out there?
By David Hart


Winston Fifield, of Owls Head: "Go to secondhand stores and look for sales." Winston Fifield, of Owls Head: "Go to secondhand stores and look for sales." Dawn Taylor, of Kingfield: "Spend carefully. You can get new merchandise right at the thrift shops and spend less money." Dawn Taylor, of Kingfield: "Spend carefully. You can get new merchandise right at the thrift shops and spend less money." Sarah Traynor, of Carrabassett Valley: "Buy as local as you can." Sarah Traynor, of Carrabassett Valley: "Buy as local as you can." Jim Brochu, of Freeman: "Don't buy on credit." Jim Brochu, of Freeman: "Don't buy on credit." Sterling Hooke, of Kingfield: "Hit up Wal-Mart and don't go overboard." Sterling Hooke, of Kingfield: "Hit up Wal-Mart and don't go overboard."

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