The Christmas tree should only come into the house when Sinterklaas is over, right? Christmas tree traders notice that the search for the perfect tree seems to start earlier every year. Saleswoman Danielle Dudok received the first phone calls three weeks ago.
Everyone who drives into Christmas tree seller Danielle’s yard this Saturday morning has patiently waited for the good saint to leave the country. While employees pack the Christmas trees and load them into the car, visitors warm up at a fire pit.
“I’ll wait until Santa is gone, not a day sooner.”
Anneloes (77) and Eddy (80) deliberately only came to get a Christmas tree today. “That really shouldn’t happen until after December 5, as is tradition. This month is already so busy, we shouldn’t do everything at once,” says Anneloes. “I only bought Christmas wreaths yesterday and not a day earlier,” she laughs. It is also a conscious choice for Chiel (35) not to choose a tree until after the Sinterklaas period. “It’s just not appropriate for Sinterklaas,” he says, as he loads his acquisition onto his trailer.
Danielle always responded to this: “We really open the weekend after Sinterklaas. The weekend before there are people who want to buy a tree, we use that as a trial period to see how things go and where we will go.” to make.”
“Because of corona, people want to make it cozy at home more and more.”
But now more and more people are starting their Christmas decorations earlier and earlier. Danielle received the first phone calls three weeks ago. “For some, the party really can’t start early enough.” She thinks that the corona period has played a major role in this. “People were sitting at home and wanted to make it cozy, so they used to put up Christmas decorations. That stuck.”
In any case, it is a great year for Christmas tree sales. “Due to the lots of rain, the trees are nice and full and green this year.”