Last-minute shoppers hit stores in Central Florida on Christmas Eve
ACCURATE FORECAST IN MINUTES. TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO FIND THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE SPECIAL PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE. WESH 2’S BOB HAZEN SPENT THE MORNING TALKING WITH BUSY SHOPPERS IN OVIEDO. CHRISTMAS IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME, BUT █IT’S ALSO A DEADLINE TO GET ALL THAT SHOPPING DONE BEFORE THE STORES SHUT DOWN. I GOT TO GET 18. I GOT LIKE NEPHEWS, NIECES, GOT AUNTS, UNCLES, MY DAUGHTER. WE’RE ALL COMING TOGETHER. JIMMY NOVELLINE HAS A LOT TO GET, SO HE STARTED EARLY, HITTING TARGET AND ROSS AND OTHER STORES PACKED WITH A NONSTOP SHOPPING AND SMILES. THE PARKING LOTS ARE CROWDED. EVEN IN THIS NEW AGE OF SHOPPING, AND SOME FOLKS WE TALKED TO STILL HAVE A FEW THINGS LEFT TO GET. NOWADAYS, WITH ONLINE, YOU DO MOST OF YOUR SHOPPING ONLINE ANYWAY, SO JUST LAST MINUTE THINGS. AT THE OVIEDO MALL, FAMILIES GOT A LATE MEETING WITH SANTA WHILE THEY SHOPPED. WE EVEN SAW A DIFFERENT SANTA SHOWING UP WITH COFFEE IN HAND AND ULTIMATE COMICS IN THE MALL. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN GREAT FOR ERIN HOLLAND’S BUSINESS. THERE WERE PEOPLE BEFORE I ROLLED UP THE DOOR. IT’S FUN. YESTERDAY WAS INSANE. I’M REALLY DIGGING IT. HIS BIGGEST SELLER, A NEW BATMAN COMIC, THE BIGGEST SELLER. HONESTLY, ABSOLUTE BATMAN. IT’S THE WEIRD THING THAT OLD SCHOOL FANS AND NEW PEOPLE BOTH LOVE. LIKE THERE’S NO HATERS. IT CAN GET STRESSFUL TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT GIFT WITH TIME RUNNING OUT, BUT JIMMY SAYS YOU GOT TO GO WHERE THE SHOPPING WINDS TAKE YOU. IT ALL COMES TOGETHER. NO, I MEAN, I’M LIKE A SPONTANEOUS GUY. SO IF I SEE SOMETHING LOOKS NICE, REASONABLE PRICE. I GOT A PERSON THAT THAT GOES TO. COVERI
Last-minute shoppers hit stores in Central Florida on Christmas Eve
Updated: 1:04 PM EST Dec 24, 2025