This is from part of Peggy Noonan's Column. You can read the whole thing by hitting my link on the left side of the page.
The man who sells Christmas trees on Manhattan's 96th Street and Lexington Avenue, and who knows the habits of a neighborhood that encompasses the wealthy, the not-wealthy and the getting by, said business is slow, "down at least 25%" from last year. He predicted it would pick up, but expected an increase in the people who see a stated price as the starting point of negotiations. "There'll be more hagglers. 'The recession, I'm bleedin', work with me.'"
I've always wanted to do a story with a person that sold Christmas trees from the lot. Or watch the people and listen in on the conversations that take place. I think it would be interesting. I did a story with the Christmas Tree farm a few years ago but it was prior to it opening to the public as more of a preview. That is the photo that is above!
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