NSW: Crowds and prices boost Christmas checkout rage

AAP General News (Australia)
12-05-2006
NSW: Crowds and prices boost Christmas checkout rage

Retailers across the nation are bracing themselves for the latest by-product of Christmas
pressure .. checkout rage.

According to the Australian National Retailers Association .. the festive season triggers
many a "tanty" .. as shoppers lose their cool searching endlessly for that perfect gift.

Their concerns are backed by a recent survey by eBay Australia .. indicating 96 per
cent of Australians hate Christmas shopping .. and more than 70 per cent dislike the queues
and crowds.

Association chief MARGY OSMOND has urged people not to take out their frustration on
shop staff .. to plan ahead and not to shop in peak periods.

AAP RTV sth/was/rt/bart

KEYWORD: XMAS RAGE (SYDNEY)

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