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There is a hell. I have been there.

Hell is shopping for toys two weeks before Christmas.

In hell, the Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas Album plays allthe time. In hell, Patty Play Pal is the Welcome Wagon lady.

And every day you delay shopping for your kids, the flames gethigher.

If you haven't been there yet, here's what you can expect: All the toys salespeople are hiding in the automotive section. There isn't room for two carts to pass in the aisles. Customers are disoriented. Some have brought their children along.(In hell, parents put toys in the basket and tell the kids, "It's notfor you.") You may encounter some couples fighting openly …