this christmas are crossing off their christmas list early and in person. i wanted to get out and get the experience, i didn t want to do everything online i wanted to get that holiday feel. that s part of the whole christmas experience, the month leading up to it, not just sitting on the computer and ordering. today is the official kickoff to the holiday shopping season but it looks different, door buster deals that people used to camp out overnight to grab are the ghost of black friday passed. several retailers stayed closed on thanksgiving instead of a one-day stampede of shoppers this season, it s been a steady flow of sales. business is trickling out deals weeks before thanksgiving. the national retail federation says more people are shopping in person this year, 64% of shoppers are expected to be out and about today, that doesn t mean that there aren t some thanksgiving shoppers, pumping prices from inflation, shipping snafus from supply chain or