Here's the pickle “legend” from one Web site: “A very old Christmas eve tradition in Germany was to hide a pickle [ornament] deep in the branches of the family Christmas Tree. The parents hung the pickle last after all the other ornaments were in place. In the morning they knew the most observant child would receive an extra gift from St. Nicholas. The first adult who finds the pickle traditionally gets good luck for the whole year.” This Christmas pickle story, with a few minor variations, can be found all over the Web and in print inside the ornament package. It says that Germans hang a pickle-shaped glass ornament on the Christmas tree hidden away so it's difficult to find. The first child to find it on Christmas morning gets a special treat or an extra present.
So, each and every MONDAY, one Zazu crewmember is tapped to hide the pickle somewhere in our store shelves. Hint: not on a tree - on a shelf - practically in plain sight. Whomsoever findeth such pickle gets one really great prezzie - The Pickle!
So, come on over to Zazu and get pickled!
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I hide a pickle in our tree and whoever finds it gets to open the first present. The kids look forward to this every Christmas.
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ReplyDeleteI was in the store when a customer found the pickle last week. She was soooo excited. Even as she was exiting the store she was shouting " I found the pickle!!" Guess you had to be there. Glad I was...it was a good giggle.
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