Claire Rusk, a shopper in Alexandria, Virginia, says she is changing her holiday spending habits this year because of the economic crisis, even though her nine-year-old son expects Christmas as usual.

• 克莱尔腊斯克，顾客在亚历山德里亚说，她正在改变她的假日消费习惯今年以来，由于经济危机，即使她9岁的儿子预计圣诞节一如往常。