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Here's a sign of how shaky the economy has become: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) says its shoppers are redeeming their holiday gift cards for basic items -- pasta sauce, diapers, laundry detergent -- instead of iPods or DVDs.

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That's what I'm doing with the $50 Target card I redeemed for some of my T.G.I. Friday's Goldpoints.