THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THEY SHOPPED LAST-MINUTE GIFTS SNATCHED UP.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Darvish Staff Writer VALENCIA Valencia, region, Spain Valencia (välān`thēä), autonomous region (1990 pop. 3,902,429) and former kingdom, E Spain, on the Mediterranean. It now comprises the provinces of Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia. - 'Twas the day before Christmas Christmas [Christ's Mass], in the Christian calendar, feast of the nativity of Jesus, celebrated in Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches on Dec. 25. In liturgical importance it ranks after Easter, Pentecost, and Epiphany (Jan. 6). and last-minute last minute n. The period just before a significant or concluding moment such as a deadline, due date, or scheduled event: always waits until the last minute to do his holiday shopping. shoppers were emptying shelves - and at least one shopper returned to the mall for more buying because she kept her mother's present for herself. ``I'm pretty much done, but I need to get my mom (1) (Messaging-Oriented Middleware) See messaging middleware. (2) (Microsoft Operations Manager) Software that monitors and captures system and application events throughout the network. another present because I decided she won't like the boots I got her,'' said Camren West, 29, who was wearing the boots Friday afternoon as she headed into Valencia Town Center to replace her mother's gift. ``I'm going to get her some jeans instead. Every year I say I'll finish (Christmas shopping) earlier, but here I am,'' she said. ``I still have four or five gifts to buy.'' As it does every year, Christmas Eve proved to be the best day to spot the largest group of procrastinators assembled as·sem·ble v. as·sem·bled, as·sem·bling, as·sem·bles v.tr. 1. To bring or call together into a group or whole: assembled the jury. 2. in one building. Last-minute shoppers were out early Friday at the Town Center mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
There were some shoppers, however, who said they were pleasantly surprised by the ease with which they found parking and moved through lines to pay for items. Tanya and Randall Cadabona of Castaic celebrated the purchase of their last gifts with an afternoon meal in the mall's food court. Their two young daughters snacked on pizza and wondered aloud how Santa would fit down the chimney Chimney A vertical hollow structure of masonry, steel, or reinforced concrete, built to convey gaseous products of combustion from a building or process facility. later with all those toys. ``Oh, we leave it till the last minute every year, unfortunately,'' Tanya Cadabona said. ``We started shopping this week, on Monday or Tuesday. But it isn't as bad (Christmas Eve) as I thought it would be.'' Her husband agreed, marveling at how quickly they purchased their last 10 gifts on Friday. ``The last ones, we didn't know what they wanted until this morning,'' he said. ``But it didn't take us long at all. I'd say there were eight people ahead of us in line at J.C. Penney's, but it only took about five minutes to get to the front.'' The Castaic couple said they will do their best to get the Christmas shopping finished earlier next year, but years of experience soon got the better of that pledge. ``Who are we kidding?'' Tanya said. ``We do this every year; I'm sure we'll be right back here again next year.'' Amy Raisin Darvish, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Last-minute shoppers take a spin around Valencia Town Center on Christmas Eve. The mall opened at 8 a.m. to accommodate those who still needed to buy gifts. (2) Jason Lucia, 12, of Canyon Country shopped till he dropped on a chair at Valencia Town Center, which welcomed last-minute Christmas shoppers on Friday. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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