NORTH SHORE shoppers must be waiting for the twelfth day of Christmas to do their Christmas

shopping.

At least that’s what local merchants. are hoping as they hold their breath in this quiet, slow-starting Christmas shopping season.

Some of them, nervous at the prospect of poor business, have opted for some of the earliest year-end sales in years.

“It's the first year in years that I can remember sales before Christmas,” observed Ettie Sigurdson, manager of Cloud Nine Ifadies Apparel in the Westlynn mail.

People are\getting scared and clearing merchandise

much earlier than ever, George © Bailey; - vice- president of marketing: for Woodward. Stores, affirms.

‘Too early;:in: the: ion of several North Shore. businesses contacted: by, the News.

“We aren't . Christmas’ rush

_into the “yet,” said.

Rob Boyd, owner-manager:

of Time Out Sporting Goods | in Westlynn mall, and Dusty — Weingarten, promotion assistant at Park Royal, agrees.

“Most of the (Christmas) business is done in the last week,” she pointed out.

“And this year there are four —

shopping days the weck before Christmas.”

One opinion heard at Capilano mall is that the Christmas rush will begin this weekend, supposedly a payday weekend for many

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January 1, 1982.

There is only a limited number of memberships available prior to the new schedule.

The Winter Club offers the most complete family sport and social program in Westem Canada. tn- cluding hockey. tennis racquetball skating, curl- ing. swimming. ringette. keep fit and weekend

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We invite you to contact Marie Ward, our membership cCoor- dinator, to arrange a tour of our facilities or to provide further infor-

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