A man in Tacoma who runs a Christmas tree lot to raise money for his charity is out around $500 because a scammer allegedly pretended to be a lot employee, selling trees at a deep discount and pocketing the cash. But while he’s unhappy about the loss, he seems to have mixed feelings about the scammer. [More]
Xmas Tree Lot Owner “Impressed” By Scammer Who Sold His Trees And Pocketed Cash
By December 11, 2012
The Future Of Sears And Kmart Depends On Cross-Selling, And They Suck At It
By November 26, 2012
It’s Christmas tree buying season! Alan and his wife shopped around and found a spiffy fake spruce on Sears’ website. “In stock from Kmart,” said the Sears website. Well, then, they’re part of the same company: it shouldn’t be difficult at all to go to Kmart and get them to match the Sears price. Right? [More]
Online Florist Garden Of Discontent: The Christmas Shrub
By December 21, 2011
Erica’s boyfriend is the type of exceptionally thoughtful person who sends his girlfriend’s mom flowers for Christmas. It’s a nice 1800Flowers.com arrangement, with the greenery arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree and decorated with candy canes. Or, in the case of the arrangement actually sent, a roundish shrub. [More]
Christmas Trees Sales Perk Up To Pre-Recession Levels
By December 7, 2011
Tis the season to throw down some cash on Christmas trees, and this year the U.S. is finally back to pre-recession levels of spending on the festive firs and spruces. [More]
5 Tips To Cut Christmas Tree Costs
By December 5, 2011
Many of you may have already snagged your Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving, but for those still searching for the perfect fit in a fir, there are ways to find a good tree for right price, so you can spend more on presents and eggnog. [More]
White House Gets Dept. Of Agriculture To Delay Christmas Tree Tax
By November 9, 2011
Less than 24 hours after the Dept. of Agriculture announced a program that would charge a $.15/tree “tax” to Christmas tree growers in order to fund a campaign to promote those very trees, the White House has responded to the flurry of criticism by asking the regulators to rethink the idea. [More]
Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Christmas Tree Tax To Help Promote Christmas Trees
By November 9, 2011
I Was Stalked By A Crazed Christmas Tree Salesman
By December 15, 2010
How aggressive do you expect someone to be when they’re selling holiday cheer? Matt writes that he expected a strong sales pitch from the nursery where he went to price out Christmas trees, but didn’t expect a pushy sales pitch that would make the average used car salesman blush. [More]
Would You Ever Rent Your Christmas Tree?
By December 10, 2010
When we recently asked Consumerist readers if they would ever purchase their Christmas tree online, a few commenters wrote that they kept their tree potted all year round and would just bring it inside during the holidays. And now we’ve learned that there are a handful of businesses are offering this same service, for a price. [More]
American Family Association Goes After Chase Over Lack Of Christmas Trees
By December 3, 2010
Fresh off its apparent victory to put the “Christmas” back into Dick’s, the not at all crazy people at the American Family Association have re-focused their laser beams on JPMorgan Chase. Not because it’s a big bank who was recently sued for its alleged part in the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme, but because they don’t want Christmas trees in the lobby. [More]
Would You Buy Your Christmas Tree Online?
By December 2, 2010
In November, Target started selling fresh-cut Christmas trees on their website, joining Costco in the growing number of companies who have turned to the web to offer holiday greenery. [More]
It's June, Time For Hobby Lobby To Kick Off The Christmas Creep Season
By June 20, 2010
People, it’s June! Why is Hobby Lobby selling Christmas wreaths?! Two years ago Hobby Lobby rolled out the trees in August. Last year they decked the halls in July. We’re going to celebrate Christmas all through 2015 at this rate. Seriously Hobby Lobby, call us if you ever decide to throw one of those “We’ve Gone Crazy!” sales. We’ll totally vouch for you. Hit the jump for some unreasonably unseasonal pictures. [More]
Hobby Lobby Worships The Great Pumpkin With Halloween Tree
By October 7, 2009
Hobby Lobby, with its devout Christian ownership, isn’t the first store we’d think of to honor the Great Pumpkin. Yet reader James spotted this festive tree back in mid-September.
This Garden Ridge Christmas Display Is Obscenely Unseasonal
By August 24, 2008
We thought Hobby Lobby’s August Christmas trees might be the height of this season’s Christmas Creep, but wow were we wrong. Garden Ridge is striving to be a one-stop panacea for all your summer Christmas needs. They’re already stocking Christmas trees, ornaments, lights, snowy yard inflatables, and what looks like a snow toboggan complete with Tigger, Winnie The Pooh, and everybody’s favorite Christmas downer, Eeyore!
Now Available At Hobby Lobby: Christmas Trees?
By August 20, 2008
Why is Hobby Lobby selling Christmas Trees in August? WHY?! We can understand the tinsel and countdowns, maybe, but !@$% Christmas trees? This picture comes from Hutchinson, Kansas where it will be 92 degrees on Friday. We called Hobby Lobby for an explanation…
National Christmas Tree Association Says Real Trees Are "Green"
By November 23, 2007
Apparently there’s some debate about whether or not it’s more eco-friendly to buy a real Christmas tree every year or a fake one once every billion years or so.
Store Messes Up? Ask For More At Same Price
By December 14, 2006
Free Money Finance has a good strategy you can employ to help solve customer service disputes in your favor: ask for more at the same price.
