What’s with Lowe’s having an upside down “family tree” in their Christmas Catalog?

Kelly R: What’s with Lowe’s having an upside down “family tree” in their Christmas Catalog?
Anyone work at Lowe’s and have an answer to that bizarre tree?

Answers and Views:

Answer by woolly worm
MAYBE ITS A TREE THAT DOESNT LOSE ITS ORNAMENTS WHEN IT UPSIDE DOWN. IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR CHILDREN TO GET ANY GIFTS THAT ARE AT THE TOP OF THE TREE. MAYBE THE PUBLISHER IS CELEBRATING ALREADY AND HAD ONE TOO MANY

Answer by J R
Hanging fir trees upside down goes back to the Middle Ages, when Europeans did it to represent the Trinity. But now, Christmas trees are shaped with the tip pointing to heaven, and some think an upside-down Christmas tree is disrespectful or sacrilegious.

The trees were recently introduced to retailers for in-store displays, so more ornaments could be displayed at eye level to the buying public. And they left more floor space to hold extra stock of decorations.

But the upside-down Christmas trees have caught on, and are being sold to the public as a novelty piece.

Answer by Jonny B
Slumping sales in the Christmas decoration area prompts sales and marketing departments to try new things.

Face it, if they don’t come out with something new, each year, all anyone would ever do is replace things that got old and worn.

Answer by Mommy of 4 wonderful boys 🙂
its not just Lowe’s i have seen them other places to I think it is crazy !! I told my husband if you would put that tree up and when people came to visit they would be thinking oh my gosh that woman was Drunk when she put the tree up lol

Answer by bordercolliemom
I’ve seen these at other places also. I think they are “cheesy”, but then, I’m sure people thought aluminum trees back in the 60’s were “cheesy” also. Now they are coming back in style!!

Answer by Cliff
The thing that bothers me the most is that they are trying to rename the Christmas tree. I think that until America gets wordly enough to completely remove Christ from December 25th – then the day will be called Christmas & the tree will be called a Christmas tree.

God Help and Bless us All

Answer by bud41
Upside trees are an eastern European custom ( especially in Hungary). They are well known there. Also, Lowe’s has apologized for using the term “family” trees. Let’s thank them for listening to those of us who protested!