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72% of Amazon customers shop on mobile devices
Amazon shipped A LOT of merchandise this holiday season. Continue reading →
Track Santa Claus on the NORAD radar system
Track Santa Claus on the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
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How much did Cousin Eddie spend on his leisure suits?
For 25 plus years, American Christmas cannot be celebrated without watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Continue reading →
“A Christmas Story” DVD Sales to Hit $50 Million
We all know it’s right around the corner. Christmas presents and laying around watching “A Christmas Story” Continue reading →
“Black Friday” Yearly Spending by Consumers
Black Friday is right around the corner and it’s a big deal. Continue reading →
2015 Internet Christmas Sales to Break $100 Billion
Government to Save Americans From Christmas Lights
The federal government has decided regulating Christmas lights is a top priority for the citizens of this country. Here is more from The Washington Free Beacon:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a regulation for Christmas lights on Monday, deeming some holiday decorations a “substantial product hazard.”
The ruling applies to a variety of Christmas decorations, including “stars, wreathes, candles without shades, light sculptures, blow-molded (plastic) figures, and animated figures.”
The CPSC said the regulation is necessary because Christmas lights can be dangerous.
What caused this ruling?
The CPSC said there have been 258 deaths associated with Christmas lights between 1980 and 2013. However, fatal incidents have been on the decline, with an average of less than one fatal (0.9) incident a year since 2008. The number of people who die of alcohol poisoning in California every year is greater than the number of Americans who have been killed by Christmas lights in the past three decades.
Merry Christmas and Have a Wonderful Day
What Santa Claus Gets Paid
Tis the season for kids visiting Santa Claus at the mall or Santa being hired out for large Christmas parties. What is the pay for being ol’ St. Nick. Aol.com had one write up and found this:
First, the good news: The pay can be exceptional. A PayScale survey showed that Santas can earn up to $100 an hour. Amounts posted at RealSantas.com show even higher rates, $175 to $300 for the first hour for posing as Santa at private parties. Additional hours average $125 to $200 each.
Marketwatch found mall Santa’s get the shaft while others make the money:
Mall Santas have a far less lofty rate ranging between $10 and $40 per hour. Those offering private visits (no chimneys, please) might charge anywhere from $50 to $300 per hour. Typical Saint Nick earns more in six weeks than many consumers do in six months. A Santa might make $8,000 to $15,000 during the holiday season, and particularly talented ones can pull in as much as $80,000
Don’t just think Santa shows up without any effort either.
Many pay as much as $1,000 in tuition and other costs to receive specialized training at a professional Santa school. On the syllabus: Sign language, voice projection and storytelling, an immersion course in the six levels of child development and 30 different ways to work with a hesitant child.
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