The 2005 edition received over 3000 hits in the past year, so who am I to argue with success. The following results are from the 11/23 edition of the Pensacola News Journal.
Belk
Home Accents 7.5 ft pre-lit tree, entrance hall tree and pre-lit wreath (didn’t say what kind of tree or wreath)
Parisian
Hypocrisy Alert! *
JC Penney
7.5 ft. pre-lit Christmas tree!
Side note: They have a 4-in-1 universal voice-activated remote control! Remember when you had to get your lazy ass up and walk across the room to change the channel? Now you don’t even have to push those pesky little buttons.
GameStop
Hypocrisy Alert! *
World Market
Holiday ornaments, but no Christmas tree ornaments. Holiday stockings, but no Christmas stockings.
Linens-N-Things
7½ ft. prelit remote control Christmas tree! (no voice activation? maybe they should consult with JC Penney)
Dillard’s
Pre-lit Christmas trees!
Michaels
I can only save on 7 ft. or taller pre-lit trees, but the small print mentions that 9 ft. Christmas trees are available in most stores. They also have pre-lit tinsel trees (4 colors!), spiral trees and pre-lit 4 ft. hillside pines. No mention if those were for Christmas.
Target
6½ ft. pre-lit artificial pine tree with FREE wreath. Is that the hook to get me to buy a non-Christmas tree?
Old Time Pottery (who?)
7′ or pre-lit 7.5′ slim noble pine tree and 7.5′ Douglas fir or Montana pine tree. Oops, almost missed it. At the top of the section: Christmas Tree Doorbuster! They also have Christmas stockings.
CVS
They have Merry Brite 100 ct. light sets. Didn’t mention if they were for Christmas trees. Hypocrisy Alert! *
Home Depot
Let’s see, in artificial trees they have: Fraser firs Michigan firs, Kodiak firs, Balsam spuces, Carolina slim pines, fancy pines and Oregon pines. On the other hand, they do have fresh cut Christmas trees.
KMart
Martha Stewart Everyday Holiday 6.5 ft. Snowbird Mountain tree, Evergreen Mountain tree or 7.5 ft. Copper Mountain tree. Couldn’t they save some ink and just say Christmas trees?
Lowes
One half of the back page is nothing but Christmas trees!
Sports Authority
Hypocrisy Alert! *
WalMart
Another minor hypocrisy alert – They recently spouted that the “Merry Christmas” message was back, but no mention of the word Christmas in the circular.
* Hypocrisy Alert – The circular is trimmed with Christmas colors (red and green), but no mention of the word Christmas (unless hidden in the small print.)
