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Article: More Seattle-Area Malls Have Santas with Real Beards.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- November 29, 2002
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By Jake Batsell, The Seattle Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 29--Here's a job-security strategy you won't hear from any career consultant:
Grow a beard. Preferably one as white as snow.
As the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear, the malls are decked with more naturally bearded Santa Clauses. One Seattle holiday-photography business says more than half of the 40-plus Santas it has hired for local shopping centers this year have real beards, a record of some sort.
Those in the know say parents are increasingly asking for Santas with a more authentic look, who sport natural beards that can't be pulled down ...