[My Favorite Headache]

Thought Freepers would like reading this...I am still laughing over what I saw. How ridiculous.

[inkling]

Just call them Festivus Poles and be done with it.

[cripplecreek]

We wish we had some customers

We wish we had some customers

We wish we had some customers

our stock holders are sad

[stillonaroll]

Upon my trip to the retail "giant" I walk by and notice the price of the Christmas Trees they were pushing...but oh...what is this? They are not called Christmas Trees...nope.

WISHING TREES!

This is getting sickening. Could someone please direct me to a national chain that still says the word Christmas?

[DoughtyOne]

Those who can't muster the courage to call it Christmas, won't get my Christmas dollars.

[Horatio Gates]

That is lame.

Have you seen the upside down Christmas trees that Target sells? I think they call them Christmas Trees still. I guess you can get more presents under them that way.

[Prost1]

Why not call the "Evergreens"?

[ditto h]

So what do you put at the top of this wishing tree, a magic wand?

[COBOL2Java]

You can have a little fun with the sales clerk:

Freeper: "Excuse me, but I'm looking for Christmas Trees."
Clerk: "They're right here, sir!"
Freeper: "Where? I don't see them..."
Clerk: "Um, they're right here, in the 'Wishing Tree' display!"
Freeper: "The WHAT??? Don't you have any Christmas Trees?"

[operation clinton cleanup]

Wishing Trees? You have got to be kidding! Did they have turkey wish bones hanging on them for ornaments?

[Fizzie]

Wishing Trees. How special.
At what time of year does one put up a Wishing Tree? You wouldn't suppose it would be about the time of year people put up Christmas Trees, would you? I can't wait to see the Dec. 26th ads Sears comes out with. Perhaps something like:

Day After Wishing Sale. 50% off on all Wish Related Items.

[Dog Gone]

Maybe they're selling Christmas wells in the garden section to even things out.

[Abcdefg]

See here:
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=LAWN&pid=07187658000&subcat=Outdoor+Decorations+%26+Figures
"Brilliant Christmas Pathmarkers"
Apparently, not all Sears departments are afraid of the word.

[jb6]

Are you surprised? Sears were the ones who destroyed Christmas and created a freakdom of present buying and Christ ignoring with their initial Santa, back about 100 years ago. Now they're just finishing off the murder they started.

[Moonman62]

Can a wishing tree be used for the airing of the grievances?

[cubreporter]

I WISH everyone a Very MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[operation clinton cleanup]

Wal-Mart still sells Christmas trees... although they are imported. I prefer a fresh one imported from North Carolina!

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=3162815

[sourcery]

Such angst by all concerned over 'Christmas trees' is highly ironic, given that neither Christmas nor tree idols would have been recognized as Christian by the orignal Christians during the first century of the Christian era.

Reference: Christmas

[FFIGHTER]

Mine still sells Christmas trees in the Christmas Shop. They even are selling Nativity scenes.

[highlander_UW]

They are called...................... WISHING TREES

Yup...and they are a MUCH bigger challenge than a birthday candle to blow out, let me tell you!

[Mygirlsmom]

I bought a Wishing Tree from Sears and wished for a million dollars, beautifully wrapped, of course. Well guess what, my wish didn't come true! The thing was a piece of junk. I think I'll sue.