Holiday Shoppers Get a Head Start This Year

The holidays are here, and along with seasonal festivities comes shopping—and lots of it. Each year, it seems we’re getting into the spirit earlier and earlier, hitting the stores before we’ve even sealed the envelopes on our holiday greetings. Just how early are we making our lists, and checking them twice?
According to a recent Harris Poll, 41 percent of Americans started their holiday shopping this year by the middle of October, and 11 percent had completed more than three-q