Through out Syracuse, signs that it is almost Christmas are visible. From holiday lights to inflatable snow men. With Christmas just a few weeks away, people are decorating their homes for the holiday season. But with the state of the economy, will people think twice before purchasing that hundred dollar snow globe to put outside their homes? "No extravagant type stuff for our house this year," says a resident of Syracuse. "The economy is certainly going to affect how much people are going to spend. By in large people would be affected so you will probably see less decorations than usual," says Apuru Khana. Syracuse resident, Janet Russo, are one of those people. "I think I probably would have bought a little bit more if I had more money, maybe some more lights. But I don't think I would go all out with the blow up things that are like a hundred dollars," she said. According to American Research Group, 2009 Christmas spending plans will be slightly lower than 2008 levels. With overall spending down a little over three percent from 2008. Cory Slater, Sales Manager at Lowes, says consumers are waiting out for sales before purchasing decorations. "A lot of people have held off a little bit with buying stuff waiting to see if they will go on clearance. Once we get close to Christmas, some of the decorations don't start until a little later this season and were going to see people coming in this time of year still trying to decorate for Christmas. A lot of people start in November. Now this year it's been more towards December with people starting to decorate," he says. Even though some associate decorations with the holiday believe it can still be Christmas with out them. "I think it;s still Christmas with out these, but to each his own. Some people like to have bigger decorations. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, but I don't think you need to have the big decorations to have Christmas," said Khana. "In my personal opinion Christmas is about being with your family. So I don't think it matters with the decorations and all that stuff. So it really depends on the person, but some people associate them with Christmas," said Russo.
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