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Christmas is coming, the weather gets colder and shoppers begin their yearly frenzy, waking up in the middle of the night to make sure they are the first through the doors at Wal-Mart or Target. It is expected to be a very slow holiday season when it comes to sales, primarily because of the recent scandals involving lead-tainted toys from China, which led to massive recalls and damage to the image of companies like Mattel, Hasbro and Toys ‘R’ Us. This forces toy companies to resort to huge discounts and offers, while consumers seem to focus more on other types of entertainment tools, like game consoles and video cameras.

Christmas is coming, the weather gets colder and shoppers begin their yearly frenzy, waking up in the middle of the night to make sure they are the first through the doors at Wal-Mart or Target. It is expected to be a very slow holiday season when it comes to sales, primarily because of the recent scandals involving lead-tainted toys from China, which led to massive recalls and damage to the image of companies like Mattel, Hasbro and Toys ‘R’ Us.