Final Tree Count – 951
One final day. Everyone who’s able is supposed to come in to help take down. We get started at 9 and it takes longer than expected. Only 4 guys showed up, so we can’t work as quickly as we thought. But everything gets done, we sell quite a few more trees (though at quite great rates) and even treat the guys to pizza as thanks for their hard work this season.
We’re surprised how many people stop by looking for trees. Last year they sold 4 on Christmas Eve while we sold 23 (one lady purchased 9 for an upcoming wedding, still bundled). One gentleman bought a tree, after driving 15 miles, and then returned about 9:20 to purchase a stand. We’d already closed the books, sent in final inventory, etc… So it came out of petty cash. After he left I locked the gates since closing them and having an empty lot apparently wasn’t quite enough.
Mike and Vicki stopped by with a Christmas feast. That was quite a treat. We love visiting with them, though we definitely want to tream them to a meal. Vicki showed off her new engagement ring – it’s beautiful. How exciting!
One of our employees, Bill, gave us a ceramic Christmas tree that he painted for us. It’s RV-sized!
Our new Christmas Tree!