I have never understood people who want the XMas tree down on the 26th or 27th. One time in the late ‘80s when I was in college I did a temp job at an upscale furniture store in FL over the college break. The boss/owner did not celebrate Christmas but he put up a tree a couple of weeks beforehand but that day after the holiday, he came in the store and yelled at the floor coordinator to start taking down the tree and used a bit of vulgar language and he also wanted the warehouse staff to take down the Christmas lights on the exterior of the store. Unfortunately for him a high end customer was in the store at the time and was really put off by the "grinch’s" behavior and the ex-client cancelled a very large sale for his Davis Island mansion which he was moving into next February and I heard he went to the competition for his furniture. I am sure the designer working with this gentleman was quite angry at losing a sizable commission as well. Next year I heard the tree and lights stayed up until January 3rd or so.
I have never understood people who want the XMas tree down on the 26th or 27th. One time in the late ‘80s when I was in college I did a temp job at an upscale furniture store in FL over the college break. The boss/owner did not celebrate Christmas but he put up a tree a couple of weeks beforehand but that day after the holiday, he came in the store and yelled at the floor coordinator to start taking down the tree and used a bit of vulgar language and he also wanted the warehouse staff to take down the Christmas lights on the exterior of the store. Unfortunately for him a high end customer was in the store at the time and was really put off by the "grinch’s" behavior and the ex-client cancelled a very large sale for his Davis Island mansion which he was moving into next February and I heard he went to the competition for his furniture. I am sure the designer working with this gentleman was quite angry at losing a sizable commission as well. Next year I heard the tree and lights stayed up until January 3rd or so.