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 KYW 1060 asks in an ominous headline: Weak Economy Affecting Local Christmas Tree Sales? Oh, no! Fewer Christmas trees means fewer ornaments and garland sales, fewer garland sales means more dollar stores close, fewer dollar stores means certain doom for the U.S. economy. What will we do?!
But, oh, wait, should probably read the story:
Gary Hague has been selling trees out of his Hatfield farm for a quarter century now. Growing them for 35. And one thing he’s learned over that time:
“People are going to have a Christmas tree no matter what. If that’s their tradition, they will get a Christmas tree.” Then again, it’s not like they can just stop on a dime. It takes about 10 years to grow a tree for holiday harvest. Still, Hague’s been doing some informal checking around with neighbors and friends, and they’ve told him they’ll be buying when the time comes, starting just after Thanksgiving.
And so the story’s thesis is already broken. Whoops! To be fair, “checking around with neighbors and friends” is a better kind of evidence than “none.” It’s good to know that Christmas trees are such an American addiction this economy won’t be stopping anyone from purchasing one.
Photo by My Aim is True, licensed via Creative Commons
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