It’s that time of the year again, well, almost.
There are always telltale signs that Christmas is just around the corner. Normally, I would go by the amount of time it takes to clean off my car, but since I am so very far from Calgary and am lacking in my daily dose of snow I’ve had to go by other indicators.
Here are 3 fail proof signs, for the new Vancouverite, that December is almost here
1. Red Cups
2. Radio stations are playing non-stop Christmas music.
3. Mandarin Oranges
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It started out small, I would walk by Starbucks and notice the new cups. The next day their posters for annual holiday flavors would be up, and the following day their Christmas gift items would be in the window display.
Then I would get to work, and hear Christmas music on the radio. The following day the Christmas music would still be on the radio. Now I love Christmas music, but you can only listen to “I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus” so many times before it gets on your nerves. For me I find the breaking point is once I hit double digits. However, instead of picking fights with Christmas carols, what I should have realized that all this was the buildup for what I would come to call the “Orange Avalanche”
I came into work on Saturday and was greeted a flurry of shoppers, hence I didn’t notice the orange mass that had taken over half of our store. As I was setting up my till I asked Leah, would had trained me, if we had any new items come in. She smiled. At this point I should have known something was up, however she simply pointed across the store and then proceeded to drop two crates of oranges in front of me.
“It won’t take you too long to memorize the codes, and bag these when you have time”
We had received 8 new types of oranges and in addition to the 3 types that we already carried so we now had 11 different types of oranges in our store. Of the 8 new arrivals 5 of them were Mandarins. I was overwhelmed, but Leah was right. The codes weren’t the problem it was trying to figure out how to tell all those oranges apart.
Basically it was a headache and a half as mandarins peak around December, and because they are so delicious they become some of our most popular items. Also, because they are so widely available in December, for some customers oranges have become a Christmas tradition.
With December here, the seasonal promotions of your favorite retail and service outlets are in full swing, and Kin’s is no exception. As a part of our Christmas promotion we’ll be discounting our oranges in our daily specials, we’ll also be providing samples so you can be assured of the great taste.
Cheers, and Happy Holidays