1.   An article in USA Today last week reported teens are avoiding malls, saying they would rather hang out with friends.

2.   Avoid malls.

3.   He avoided malls, did not work and stopped eating at restaurants when someone tried to make small talk.

4.   He said one-fifth of those people said they are avoiding malls because of the recent anthrax scare.

5.   My big wish was to avoid malls.

6.   Still, he said more shoppers will avoid large malls than ever before.

7.   To save time and money, consider buying Christmas gifts from catalogs, avoiding the mall.

8.   Young people stay away from bars, shoppers avoid malls and parents keep their children away from any large gatherings.

9.   The publications give tips such as borrowing books from a public library instead of buying them, learning to share, reducing costs and avoiding malls.