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The Holiday Season, traditionally a time for splurging and generous gift giving, is likely to be a challenge for many families this year as they grapple with the new economic realities of job loss , mortgage meltdown and general economic uncertainty.

Parents and kids, inundated with enticing television advertisements, promotions and glittering in-store displays, have to face the reality of a scaled-back Holiday Season, even though it's hard to resist impulse buying when it's supposed to be the season for giving and receiving.

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