https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx The largest consumer season in the world. en-us 2017-12-20 15:37:16 UTC 2017-12-20 16:13:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217520583 There are 1.76 billion candy canes sold each year, most sales are in the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first candy cane introduced into America in 1847, by a German- Swedish immigrant named August Imgard. Many candy canes are used for decoration, snacks, and giving out as gifts. If you are keeping keeping candy canes for decoration they are still safe to eat because candy canes last up to a year unopened.   

 ]]> 2017-12-20 15:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217520583 gmccrum https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217520832 2017-12-20 15:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217520832 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217520867 Jean-Sebastien Trudel, founder of an independent study, says that natural trees are the better option. Although you may think that fake ones are better since you can use it over and over and save those couple real trees, the fake ones are actually worse. The real trees only produce 1/3 of the carbon emissions that the fake trees do. Most fake trees contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) which produces carcinogens during manufacturing and disposal that harm the environment. 400 million trees are grown on Christmas tree farms each years. 34 million real trees are bought each year and 10 million fake trees are bought each year. ]]> 2017-12-20 15:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217520867 obalestr https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521112 288,000,000 cubic feet of wrapping paper are used each Christmas. (5,000 football fields)]]> 2017-12-20 15:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521112 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521179 In 2010, 9.36 Billion USD worth of wrapping paper was sold, which equates to almost 4 million pounds of wrapping paper, and that was 7 years ago. If you were to lay this out, it would cover nearly 5,800 football fields 
  ]]> 2017-12-20 15:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521179 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521241 There are 25-30 Million Christmas trees bought a year]]> 2017-12-20 15:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521241 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521345 2017-12-20 15:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521345 tfacun https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521404 150 home fires per year begin with holiday lights and other decorative lighting, causing 8 deaths, 16 injuries, and $8.9 million in property damage each year.]]> 2017-12-20 15:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521404 teetsel https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521454 Americans on average spend about $700 on holiday gifts.
That totals to about $465 billion each year]]> 2017-12-20 15:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521454 estammle https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521570 350 million grown for the sole purpose of Christmas in the US.
That could fill over 570,000 football fields.]]> 2017-12-20 15:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521570 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521594 If you go all out with your lights it could consume an extra 24,590 watts a day.
 

 ]]> 2017-12-20 15:49:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521594 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521725 It is predicted that 107 million Americans will travel for the holidays from December 23 until January 2.]]> 2017-12-20 15:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521725 jtoews https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521727 Everything in general]]> 2017-12-20 15:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521727 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521763  During holidays, people throw away 25% more trash than they do during the rest of the year. That can add up to 25 million tons, or 1 million extra pounds per week. If every family refused to buy two feet of holiday ribbon, the amount saved could be wrapped around the world. If we sent one less card, we would save 50,000 square feet cubic yards per year. 
Some ways to reduce trash: During parties, instead of throwing away leftover food, send leftovers home with the guests. During gift wrapping: most wrapping papers are actually recyclable. While traveling: Usually when travelling, we throw away a lot of plastic bottles, etc. Try to reuse these, or recycle them instead of throwing them away. Holiday lights: Always recycle your old holiday lights instead of throwing them away. ]]> 2017-12-20 15:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521763 gmccrum https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521854 2017-12-20 15:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521854 ashtynm https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521877 2017-12-20 15:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217521877 ashtynm https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522092 2017-12-20 15:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522092 ashtynm https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522228 This one should cost about $100-500]]> 2017-12-20 15:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522228 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522246 30% of electronics sales are made between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

 ]]> 2017-12-20 15:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522246 dillonc2 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522261   $465 billion ]]> 2017-12-20 15:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522261 ashtynm https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522620 2017-12-20 15:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522620 jtoews https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522916 2017-12-20 15:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217522916 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523171 Pet owners are expected to spend around $36 on each of their little friends during the Holidays this year. 54% of pets will have a Christmas stocking. 29% of pets will get a card. 16% of pet owners say their pet will be on their Christmas card. 3% of pets will be writing letters to "Santa Paws".]]> 2017-12-20 15:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523171 ashtynm https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523234 2017-12-20 15:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523234 rmancuso https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523426 6.8 Million devices are activated on christmas day.]]> 2017-12-20 15:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523426 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523584 An average family spends $992 every year




]]> 2017-12-20 15:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523584 jtoews https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523647 Prices are supposedly supposed to go "down" but the closer to Christmas the higher the price. Prices actually go down after Christmas.]]> 2017-12-20 15:56:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217523647 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217524364 2017-12-20 15:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217524364 gmccrum https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217524452 2017-12-20 15:59:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217524452 dillonc2 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525192 goes up 30%-50% in the average suburban home during the christmas season]]> 2017-12-20 16:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525192 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525401 2017-12-20 16:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525401 jtoews https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525418 2017-12-20 16:02:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525418 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525553 Amazon sold over 1 billion gifts from November 1st to December 19th. Sold 426 gifts per second in 2013. Out ruled all other companies in black friday sales (see image)]]> 2017-12-20 16:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217525553 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526071 2017-12-20 16:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526071 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526240 http://money.cnn.com/2013/12/27/real_estate/christmas-burglaries/index.html

]]> 2017-12-20 16:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526240 ancell1 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526312 2017-12-20 16:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526312 sbegshaw https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526348 Americans throw away roughly $165 billion in uneaten food during the holidays.]]> 2017-12-20 16:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526348 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526364 2017-12-20 16:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526364 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526463 2017-12-20 16:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526463 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526858 The most common birthday is around September because conceiving rates sky rocket around the holidays]]> 2017-12-20 16:07:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217526858 https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217527055 http://abcnews.go.com/WN/mailform?id=14998335]]> 2017-12-20 16:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmason3/har4uxu14ylx/wish/217527055