December 26th.

[Brakie]

Never got money for Christmas. We weren't that well off. Always got practical stuff, and the 26th was the day I visited my friends to see all of the neat stuff they got. Besides, nothing in my area was ever open on the day after Christmas.

Maybe that was a Columbus, Ohio thing because all department stores but, Lazarus Department Stores open on December 26th and its was a mad house as people rushed around to shop and return faulty gifts..

Oddly enough the major manufacturers shut down Dec 23rd and reopen January 2. Railroads resume operation at 12:01 Am Dec 26th.

I wasn't a rich kid by any standard but, my family was railroaders and that was one of the top paying jobs in Columbus..That $100.00 was the first and last time I got that much for Christmas.