Santa may be checking his list twice, but some shoppers in the Garden State say they just made their Christmas list Thursday.

Many residents at the Jersey Gardens Mall in Elizabeth say they haven?t started their Christmas shopping yet. Some have plans and have mapped out their way around the mall to get their shopping done before the Christmas deadline Monday.

Several store managers say sales are down about 20 percent as compared to last year. The managers say a good way to bring in business is to cut prices. Retailers who haven?t done well this holiday season are blaming high gas prices.