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Article: LSU student runs Christmas tree lot
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- University Wire
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- December 7, 2007
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Nicholas Persac
University Wire
12-07-2007
(The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) BATON ROUGE, La. -- The first time Ben Collier tied a 7-foot Christmas tree to the top of a family's car he was only 11 years old.
"I wound up tying their doors shut with the family in the car," the Louisiana State University general studies sophomore said. "I don't know how they got out."
Collier, now 21, has come a long way from making rookie mistakes on a Christmas tree lot. He runs Toy Soldier Christmas Trees on Perkins Road near Bluebonnet Boulevard. A 40-foot tall inflatable toy soldier clearly marks his lot.
"I've learned what to do and what not to do," Collier said. "The little details along the way have really ...