[barb1191]

I emailed the following to the Christmas Tree Shops and their response is included below. Maybe we might get one here in TV!!!!
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To Bargains@christmastreeshops.com

Subject C'mon Down! Our residents want you here!!!

Being from MA, and now retired to FL, I sure do miss the Christmas Tree Shop.

If you do a bit of research, please give some thought to opening a Shop here in our retirement paradise called The Villages in Central Florida.

This retirement community is the largest in the world and is compared and also sometimes called Disneyland for Seniors. The community has grown to a population of 80,000 and still growing strong. We have youthful retirees here that get around in golf carts rather than cars in most cases. You can not go wrong in considering a move here; you have to see it to believe it. [inserted TV website link]

We have a plethora of restaurants such as Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Village restaurants such as Nancy Lopez (who lives here) Restaurant and country club and Arnold Palmer restaurant and countryclub as well as hospitals and many medical practices, a polo field where international polo games are played, and on and on.

There's a website by residents of The Villages called Talk of the Villages (TOTV) (Inserted TOTV website link.)
where you can read the forums and especially the posts that are wishing for The Christmas Tree Shop to open here in our paradise.


Barbara Church
The Villages, FL 32162
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Dear Ms. Church

Thank you so much for your email - your community sounds wonderful!
We will forward this information along to the appropriate people.

Best Wishes -
Sincerely,
Christmas Tree Shops
Customer Service

Christmas Tree Shops
64 Leona Drive
Middleboro, MA 02346

[laryb]

Great letter!! thanks for the effort, maybe it will work!!

[spk7951]

So here we are visiting my folks on Cape Cod and I find out that Christmas Tree Shops is indeed opening a store in Florida and in fact just over one hour drive from TV. My wife is thrilled and I imagine we will be making trips that way once we are back in TV. Finally, now maybe Trader Joes will follow.


130 East Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Phone407) 332-0049

[pooh]

Originally Posted by spk7951

So here we are visiting my folks on Cape Cod and I find out that Christmas Tree Shops is indeed opening a store in Florida and in fact just over one hour drive from TV. My wife is thrilled and I imagine we will be making trips that way once we are back in TV. Finally, now maybe Trader Joes will follow.


130 East Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Phone407) 332-0049

HOORAYYYYY!!!!!!

[MLBellis]

I too miss The Christmas Tree shop.... I do not know of a store around here that even comes close...try Dockside on 27 south in Leesburg then go to Big Lots.... that is what I call a southern x-mas shopping LOL

[dominojc]

Hooray is right...there IS a new Christmas Tree Shop open now in Altamonte Springs...think that is just about an hr. away...google CTS and check out their website...they post their flyer online too!

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by spk7951

So here we are visiting my folks on Cape Cod and I find out that Christmas Tree Shops is indeed opening a store in Florida and in fact just over one hour drive from TV. My wife is thrilled and I imagine we will be making trips that way once we are back in TV. Finally, now maybe Trader Joes will follow.


130 East Altamonte Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Phone407) 332-0049

i wonder if/how we could get a bus trip scheduled to the christmas tree shops as often as one goes to the casino!!! i'd rather leave my money at CTS than hardrock!!!

[PattyPan1]

Hi,

As all of you, I am a big fan of the Christmas Tree Shops. This weekend they opened one in Altamonte Springs.

Yippeeee, more crap for the house.

[Ceafolks]

Yea!! Hooray!!

[Sable99]

I've never heard of the Christmas Tree Shops. Something to look forward too!

[rosygail]

A new christmas tree shop just opened at 130 E Altamonte Drive in Altamonte Springs I get Christmas Tree shops email and they sent me a notice of the new store. I'm in Indiana and don't really know how close this is to the villages, but it said in the Orlando Area.

[Nana Doey]

Awesome!! It take a little over one hour to get to Orlando!! We all love Christmas Tree Shops!!

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by rosygail

A new christmas tree shop just opened at 130 E Altamonte Drive in Altamonte Springs I get Christmas Tree shops email and they sent me a notice of the new store. I'm in Indiana and don't really know how close this is to the villages, but it said in the Orlando Area.

I Googled it from our home in the S/E corner of The Villages to the Altamonte Springs address, and it came out to over 46 miles and about an hour and 15 minutes or more drive. Strangely, the corner of Buena Vista and 466 also showed the same time of an hour and 15 minutes with 5 miles further in distance.

[OscarOlden]

I think Christmas Tree Shops are like a glorified Dollar Store.

[lafayettepark1]

One just opened In Altamonte Springs Florida, not that far from The Villages.