Property News · December 3, 2016

Should you buy your Christmas tree this weekend?


Retailers say this weekend is prime to bag one, but others argue it’s just corporate crass consumerism. Get the lowdown on an evergreen marketNumber 10 Downing Street took delivery of its Christmas tree yesterday, just a few days after Michelle Obama unveiled her last-ever festive decorations for the White House. Meanwhile, radio and TV adverts implore us to pop down to our local garden centre this weekend as the eight million firs and spruces that Brits will buy this season are lined up for the first major rush. But is buying a tree on 3 December too early – and also a tad vulgar?If you think they appear to have arrived early this year, you’re right. Normally the second and third weekends of December are the major selling points. But as Christmas falls on a weekend, major retailers reckon that families will be buying this weekend, or on the weekend of the 10th, rather than waiting until the 17th. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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