Olympics could make holiday shopping a little pricier

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It's never too early to start thinking about the holidays. But this year you might really want to think about buying presents early. The Olympics are playing the part of the Grinch.

This holiday season, the shelves may be leaner and the prices more expensive. Why? The Olympics.

Chinese officials have set up roadblocks and checkpoints in the Beijing area already, and it's harder for some trucks to come and go.

Those trucks carry all those products -- like toys, auto parts and electronics --that America depends on.

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