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Holiday Shopping: what will be different for you this year?

Economists say the recession is probably over, but unemployment in Washington state is near 9 percent now.

What's different for you this year, from shopping and preparing to taking stock of what's important? Share your experience with KUOW by filling out the form below.

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Fill out the form below to share your insights with KUOW's newsroom. What you tell us is not broadcast unless you give explicit permission later on.

How do your plans for gift-giving compare to last year? Check all that apply.

I plan to spend about the same as last year.
I plan to spend more than last year.
I plan to spend less than last year.
I plan to make more gifts than I did last year.
I'm not planning on giving gifts this year.
I don't give gifts.
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Tell us more about your approach to gift-giving and how it's changing this year.

At which kinds of stores - brick-and-mortar and online - do you plan on buying holiday gifts? Are any of these different from stores you've used in the past?

How do your plans for charitable giving compare to last year?

How do your plans for holiday travel compare to last year?

What else should we know about how the economy is influencing your holiday plans?

How has your thinking about how to celebrate the holidays evolved over the last few years? Which traditions still make sense to you, and which don't work anymore?

Now we have a few biographical questions. You don't have to answer these but they are helpful in understanding where you're coming from.

In what year were you born?

If you haven't mentioned this before, what's your line of work?

What is your gender?

To what organizations do you belong?

Very generally, what is your household income?

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