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Show , , . ( li . r K ' ! Grandma Got Kim Over IBy a Reindeer Mall madness5 doesnt Troubles deter shoppers holiday with trees Foram e have a difficult time coping with limited quantities. Barbara, mother of three, said I could tell you the horror stories of trying to buy Cabbage Patch Dolls and Teddy Kuxpins in years past. This year its Baser tag that my kids want. I bought one last month, and now Pm laughing at the people fighting over whats left in the stores." Six weeks ago. finding a parking place in or near one of the downtown malls was chancy. Today, the situation is so frustrating that taxi driver Manual wont even drive in the area. last-minut- Editor by Gimty.Gale Jennifer Killian by Lou Managing Editor Here are some helpful hints about Christmas trees. Why the tree? Tree worship, especially the custom of bringing trees inside during holidays to ward off the devil, was for centuries a practice of pagan Scandinavians, and Germans, who insisted on keeping up the custom after becoming Christians. It was introduced to the rest of Christendom in the 19th century by tree worshipping Lutherans and by Queen Victorias husband. Prince Albert. Buying the tree. Christmas trees can be purchased throughout city and suburb, often from badly shaven men who look like they stole the trees from somewhere else, ' and may have done 5 to 10 for aggravated kidnapping. Christmas tree prices generally range from $5 more than you expected to pay to $10 more than you wanted to pay. Ginny Gale Business Manager Julie Fullmer Advertising Manager Laura Reeves Photo Director Karla Joost Contributing Writers Cara Cahoon Karen Charnholm Tawn M. Dewey Myriam Hernandez Tricia Martinez Selecting the tree. No matter what their price, all Christmas trees come with huge empty spaces in the boughs that cannot be filled even if you use your little brothers or kids tricycle as an ornament, with long, ungainly lower branches that droop to the floor, and with crooked tops. Bringing home the tree. Dragging your tree home along the sidewalk is to be discouraged, as it tends to wreck the few good branches on the tree and to knock down other people. Lou Perkins Erick Scheen Kristie Sowards N. L. Spackman Randy Sullivant Faculty Adviser - Scott Cairns . - - - The Forum of Westminster College of Salt Lake City will be (published and distributed approximately every other Tuesday throughout the academic year by the Associated Students of West-jminst- er College. The newspapers address is 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84105. 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Opinions expressed on the Forum editorial pages are those of the writers and are not to be construed as the opinions of the Associated Students of Westminster College or of the college administration, faculty or staff. Dec. 15, 1987 Issue 8' Perkins The day after Thanksgiving has traditionally been the first day Christmas merchandise appears in stores, as well as being the busiest shopping day of the year. However, in recent years shoppers have had to wade through tree ornaments, lights, and holiday wrapping paper in order to find their Halloween supplies. Although merchants occasionally receive criticism for this, they are actually doing the public a valuable service. Avoid the Christmas rush shop early. slogan this time of year, This is an often-hear- d but how many shoppers follow this advice? Father of four and veteran Christmas e years shopper Robert recalls. Twenty-fivChristmas do would I all my shopping ago. Eve. after the kids had gone to bed. I could always find what they wanted, and in one store, too. Today, things are different. If you dont find every item youre looking for before Thanksgiving. you may be out of luck. Planning ahead for Christmas shopping is a good way to avoid the stress of fighting the two major holiday nightmares: unruly crowds and limited parking. In their quest to find the most popular electronic toys for Iheir kids, parents sometimes Its just not worth it to me, he said. I pick it takes and the blocks fmm few mall, f;uv a a up me 15 minutes to get there. only get paid $2 for the distance, and it has taken up more time than driving to Ogden. When merchants encourage shopjiers to get thoir buying done early, it isnt just to try to increase their sales. The reality of Christmas is that even though we try to tell ourselves that the spirit of the season is whats most important. were still going to buy presents for friends and family. But buying early means we can have more time to spend with those friends and family when Christmas finally arrives. Commercialism doesnt have to be a bad word to consumers. With good planning, we can make it work for us. Maybe the sales are a good place to start... 1 after-Christm- If you bringyour tree home by car, your auto insurance will cover any pedestrians you knock down. Few cars are designed to carry Christmas trees, however, so youll probably have to tie your trunk lid or hatch back down over it with a string affixed to your bumper. Youll never be able to get the string of your bumper again, but if you have the peculiar habit of saving string, you wont mind. Setting up the tree. There are two methods of setting up the tree. One is to lay the tree on its side and slip your Christms stand over the trunk. The other is to hold the tree erect and set it slowly down into the stand. Neither works. Musical sounds. Almost as soon as you put up your tree you will hear a gentle musical sound whenever you walk through the room. These are falling needles. Give your tree extra amounts of water. Even more needles will fall off. Fireplaces. Never have a tree in the same unattended fire in a fireplace. The chances of a spark leaping out and igniting the tree are small, but worrying about it will ultimately cause you to get up in the middle of the night and put out the fire with a bucket of water, which will make a big mess. Getting rid of the tree. To get it out of your house without all the needles falling on the carpet, wrap the tree in a couple of sheets. Then, dump it outside your door. If youre lucky, the garbageman will haul it away. room with an Now students can enjoy the greatest hits in history for our lowest price in history. All it takes is S3 and your student I.D. Tickets for most Utah Symphony concerts are available at Symphony Hall. 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