The Wisconsin-Made Festivus Pole

Mike Paulus |

We're well into the holiday season, and you know what that means. Festivus is fast approaching. It seems to come sooner every year, right? Before you know it, boom, it’s the 23rd and another Festivus  is upon us.

You’re probably knee deep in your Festi-prep, planning your  Festivus dinner, brainstorming for the  Airing of Grievances, cross-training for the  Feats of Strength, hoping for some  Festivus miracles. But wait, what’s this? The ol’  Festivus Poll  is all rusty and dilapidated! Unacceptable!

Do not be afraid – it happens. Lucky for you, the world’s foremost manufacturer of Festivus Poles,  Wagner Companies, is located right here in Wisconsin (a convenient 250 miles away, down in Milwaukee).

Available in a full, 6-foot version, as well as a table top size, these Sconnie-made poles won’t disappoint.  From the website:

Surface Finish:  In keeping with the precepts of Festivus, the Festivus Pole is to be "unadorned and lusterless". As such our Festivus Polesâ„¢ are provided unfinished -- as extruded – and you might see die lines and occasional scratches in the surface. Unfinished aluminum will develop a layer of oxidization that may come off as black on your hands while handling. If you wish to avoid this issue, you may coat your Festivus Pole with any commercially available car wax product but you could be crossing the line by being too concerned with outward appearances.

The quality is unmatched. You can even recycle it. Yep, when you’re celebrating a completely made up holiday popularized by a  17-year-old episode of  Seinfeld, you just gotta go with Wagner Companies.