Hundreds of Islanders get last minute Christmas gifts in Charlottetown on Dec. 24
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A whole lot of final minute buyers dropped by Royalty Crossing mall in Charlottetown on Christmas Eve, in search of last items earlier than the mall closed at 5 p.m.
About 10 individuals have been just too rushed to talk with a reporter, however Beverly Hambly stopped instantly.
“Do I look confused?” she stated, “No, I’m not a bit confused. No matter. It’s what it’s. I’m not in search of a Cabbage Patch Doll. Bear in mind these years?”
As an alternative, Hambly, who lives in Charlottetown, had a prolonged and still-growing listing from her two grandchildren, aged one and 7, she stated.
Amongst different issues, she acquired a Star Wars Lego set for the older one, and rubber duck bathtub toys for the one yr previous.
“Good, proper? They’ll love that,” she stated, displaying off the geese.
Whereas there was regular visitors on the mall in the course of the time SaltWire was there, no shops appeared to have any main lineups.
Hambly seen this too.
“Have a look at the mall — empty. What’s {that a} signal of? Is it individuals haven’t any cash, or they’re making an attempt to wash up from final night time?” she stated, in reference to a significant rain storm that hit P.E.I. over the night time of Dec. 23-24.
Reward swap
Isaac Bell, from DeSable, was feeling a bit extra of the vacation stress this season, however not contained in the mall itself. He tried to get his purchasing completed earlier this week, however visitors was so busy — and he couldn’t discover all the things he wanted — that he needed to end on Christmas Eve, he stated.
“It was nuts Thursday, so it’s a little bit quieter at this time, which is sweet. Generally, I don’t just like the driving out round city proper now.”
The reward mission itself was fairly low stress. He and his household of about 20 maintain an annual reward swap, the place every individual spends as much as $30 on a single reward that members of the family take turns claiming and buying and selling till all of the items are taken, he stated.
“(I’m) simply form of trying till one thing catches my eye. Final minute resort I’ll simply get one thing I like and decide it myself.”
Royalty Crossing was Bell’s final cease for purchasing. After that, he was set to spend time along with his associate and household, going forwards and backwards to DeSable, he stated.
Royalty Crossing was open from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Christmas Eve Day.