I didn’t get a chance to talk to every couple about their experience, but I did talk to the other new couples and their impressions of the job all varied. Of the other 11 couples, two had worked the previous year (where they did record sales and sold out midway through December) and the remainder had worked several years for the owner. We started this job for four couples who had never worked a tree lot before. If you are a person that likes to start at the beginning before reading the summary start with this blog post. If there is that much variation why bother writing about it at all? I still feel there is value because I believe it is representative of an experience another person could have and being forewarned is forearmed. Even the four new couples who worked here this season had vastly different experiences because they all worked on different lots which had different sales volumes and physical lot characteristics. After talking to people who have worked here in previous years and hearing anecdotally about the experiences of people who have worked in New York, Florida, and Memphis there is an excellent chance your mileage will vary. Once again it is important to note that this post only talks about our experience working for one Christmas Tree organization in San Antonio Texas during the 2016 season, which was exceptionally rainy.

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