On 1/30/2014 1:10 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> I've probably seen them but never bought. I lived briefly in Berwick
> PA, home of the Berwick bow and ribbon factory. For about a month
> before Christmas, the main street through the town is all decorated
> with animated Christmas scenes. We would drive down it. The drive
> could take about an hour because the vehicles go slow and traffic gets
> backed up very badly. Some years, people from the Berwick bow and ribbon
> company will be there, throwing things in your open windows. Usually
> excess stock of ribbon which is most likely not in Christmas colors.
> Then at the end of the displays will be Santa who will give you Wise
> products. Most years it was just a bag of chips but one year they too
> had excess product and the van that my BIL was driving was filled with
> all sorts of chips! The type of product you'd get would vary each time
> you went through.

Sounds like a pretty good Xmas. I like things thrown into my car,
especially sealed salty snacks. It's like a parade except the onlookers
are the ones moving down the street and goodies get thrown into the
vehicles instead of from vehicles. It's brilliant!