51.   He bought the items last year from a well-known collector, Barry Halper.

52.   He says he bought the items for himself, for friends, or to donate to charity.

53.   He stretches the dollar by clipping coupons, buying sale items and mailing in rebates.

54.   If at all possible, buy those items with low per-unit prices.

55.   In addition, a higher percentage of respondents said they planned to buy expensive items such as cars and appliances.

56.   In addition, many people bought big-ticket items like televisions on credit and thus are saddled with monthly debt payments, he said.

57.   In some cases, it may help to buy a few items, like paint, or a few accessories.

58.   In the end, two Chinese companies bought the items, vowing to return them to the motherland.

59.   Inmates who refuse to work are not allowed to watch television or buy items in the canteen, he said.

60.   Inmates who have the money and behave themselves are allowed to buy items such as hot plates, fans or radios from the prison commissary.