87 Percent of U.S. Consumers Expect to Spend Same or Less in 2011 Holiday Shopping Season Due to Economy

A telephone survey conducted among 1,000 U.S. adults by Ipsos Public Affairs commissioned by Offers.com found that, given the state of the economy, almost half of consumers have been looking for deals throughout the year when shopping for those on their holiday gift list, while only 18 percent are planning to wait to shop on Black Friday or Cyber Monday.