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If you want to save money on your Christmas shopping, ditch the Amazon, eBay and online gift store accounts and start hoofing around your local shops. That is one of the findings of the 21st annual PNC Christmas Price Index at http://www.pncchristmaspriceindex.com/pressrelease.htm The index shows that the cost of Christmas for True Love - made famous by the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' - comes to a whopping USD 72,608 for all 364 items bought offline compared with an Internet shopping cart total of USD 123,846.62. The extra costs are mostly due to handling and shipping charges. The greatest differential, though, was for Ten Lords a Leaping: USD 10,947 online compared with USD 4039.02 paid for their services using more traditional means of recruitment. Overall the index has gone up by 6 per cent. Avian flu and energy prices are major contributory factors the report claims. -- Karen Blakeman, UKeiG Management Committee mailto:[log in to unmask] Tel: 0118 947 2256 Int. +44 118 947 2256 Fax: 020 8020 0253 Int. +44 20 8020 0253 Mobile: 07764 936733 Int. +44 7764 936733 88 Star Road, Caversham, Berkshire, RG4 5BE