X-Mas Tree Sales Up. Mall Sales Not.
wsj.com: Will Christmas Trees Light Up Retail:
“The gap between Christmas-tree and store sales may be a sign that the shift in spending away from brick-and-mortar retailers and toward online shopping, and experiences over things, has intensified this year. Put simply, people would rather spend money at Amazon, or on meals and vacations, than on stuff at the store. That may explain why Christmas-tree sellers aren’t getting hurt by the changed environment.
For many people getting a tree, hauling it home and trimming it counts more as buying an experience more than it counts as buying a thing.”
Live & Learn 
When in doubt, always buy the experience. 🎄
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Smiling. And that Van, is the punchline.
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hail to the trees!
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Yes. Standing in the forest or decorated in the house.
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Guess no one is pining for trees this year! grin. I know they always tend to “spruce” up my house!
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🙂 I get it…I’m with you.
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The Griswold’s spring to mind.
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Good one!
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I love this post. Our society, through economic changes beyond individual will, has re-discovered the joy of the experience of an event.
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Yes, it is turning. Slow but turning.
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