TAMPA, Fla. — Fancy Fir Christmas Trees is back open in Tampa for its 18th year as we shift into the holiday season.

Tom Daly owns the business and runs it with his family.

What You Need To Know • Economic experts said that some decorations and gifts could be more expensive this year because of tariffs • A USF professor said artificial trees face tariffs, so prices will be higher this year • Fancy Fir Christmas Trees said its real trees are the same price as last year • The American Christmas Tree Association said of the households putting up a tree, most will pick artificial

“People have driven up all day saying, ‘we’ll be in later today, we’ll be in tomorrow or whatever, can’t wait’,” said Daly. “I do it because I love it — it’s great.”

Ten years before the pandemic, Daly sai

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