--- title: Run a Christmas Tree Lot Beginner Guide: First Day to HQ 2 description: Start Run a Christmas Tree Lot the right way: pick a save, place the starter order, serve the first customers, redeem codes, hire staff and meet the HQ 2 requirements. url: https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/guide/ --- From the tutorial to HQ 2 # Run a Christmas Tree Lot Beginner Guide Everything a new owner does in the first hour, in the order the game asks for it, plus the habits that keep reviews at five stars. **The Run a Christmas Tree Lot loop:** order trees on the Lot Manager computer, place them on the lot, sell them to customers at checkout and load them onto their cars. Sales give cash and reputation; spend them on parking, a Lot Worker and a Cashier, then on Lot Expansion 1 and the HQ 2 upgrade. A new lot starts with $300. Redeem the [working codes](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/codes/) first if you want a faster start. ## 1. Pick a save and a region The Your Tree Lots screen has three tabs: **Solo** , **Duos** and **Trios** . Each holds its own saves, shown with the lot's name, day, cash, star rating and region. "Create new save" makes a lot; in Duos and Trios you can instead join a friend's save with its code. You can rename a lot at any time (the default name is "'s Trees"). The region matters more than it looks: it decides which tree species your supplier sells. Most English-speaking players pick North America, and the [tree tables on this wiki](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/trees/) are for that region. A European lot sells species such as Siberian Fir and Swiss Stone Pine. ## 2. Place the first order The tutorial walks you to the HQ tent and its computer ("Lot Manager, Use Computer"). The Tree Supplier tab opens with a Recommended Starter Order button. On a new lot it suggested 3 medium Douglas Fir and 2 medium Fraser Fir for $148 of your $300. Press Add to Order, then Place Order. A delivery truck brings the trees to the drop-off area a short time later; the [Instant Delivery pass](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/game-passes/) skips that wait. - Use the minus, plus and MAX buttons next to each size; there is no number field. - Watch the High Demand tags and the stock count ("14 available"); stock refreshes on a timer. - The order panel shows the delivery area space ("0 / 30 free") and the bays in use. ## 3. Place trees on the lot Pick up a tree from the delivery area and carry it to your lot. The placement bar has Rotate, Place, Done, a Fill Row switch and a Store Mode switch, plus a gap setting; a red marker shows where a tree is "too close to another tree". Fill Row places a whole row at once, which saves a lot of walking with big orders. Layout is mostly taste early on: customers in the recordings walked straight through rows to reach any tree. Still, keep space around the HQ, since [the HQ 2 building is bigger](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/upgrades/#hq), and group trees by species, which also makes restocking easier. The Layout button moves the HQ, checkout and break area later. ## 4. Serve customers - A customer browses and picks a tree; its tag shows species, size, height and price (for example "Douglas Fir, Medium 7.1 ft, $70"). - Pick the tree up and bring it to checkout, then use "Check Out" at the register. - Carry the tree to the customer's car and load it. The order number floats over their car (#120, for example). - The customer leaves a review with a star rating and a line such as "Quick and friendly. Merry Christmas!" The first sale in the tutorial paid a reward of $400. Speed and price both show up in reviews: a three-star review in one recording said "Service was slow." Your average rating sits on the save card (4.0 to 4.9 in the recordings), and reputation, the star counter at the top right, is what the HQ upgrades ask for. ## 5. Do the daily quests and rewards The Quests button opens three quests and a bonus. Examples from the recordings: "Order 10 trees" for $150, "Get 4 five-star ratings" for +50 reputation, "Sell 3 large trees" for $150, "Sell 3 Noble Fir" for $150, and a fourth reward for finishing all three ("Sell 15 trees": $700 and +70 reputation). Quests refresh on a timer, and each can be skipped for a few Robux. Daily Rewards is a seven-day calendar of cash and reputation. The window carries a "Join Group for 2x Rewards" button: joining the [Mr. Grinchmas group](https://www.roblox.com/communities/1033606581/Mr-Grinchmas) doubles what you collect. ## 6. Hire help and grow Once a few hundred dollars come in, the game's tips push you toward parking ("Need More Parking? Add spaces so more customers can visit") and staff. A Lot Worker costs $1,800 and a Cashier $1,200; with both, you can manage orders and prices while the lot runs. The full list of HQ requirements and costs is on the [HQ and workers page](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/upgrades/), and the [HQ 2 checker](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/upgrades/#hq-planner) tells you what is still missing. ## Common beginner mistakes - **Overpricing early.** Shoppers walk away with "Too expensive". Keep the typical price until Lot Appeal is high; see [pricing](https://runachristmastreelotgame.wiki/pricing/). - **Running out of stock.** The tip "Running Low on Trees! Order more from the Tree Supplier" means sales are about to stop. Order before the last rows sell. - **Serving out of order.** Hand over trees in order-number sequence. - **Burning boosts at the wrong time.** MISTLETOE and NICELIST run on a timer from the moment you redeem them. - **Closing the lot by accident.** If no one arrives, check the Lot Status badge in the top-right corner says Open. ## Events The game runs story events. On 14 November a Join Event card announced "Christmas Event Part 2" for Sunday 15 November: Krampus has been caught, but something worse is coming down the road and every tree lot will need to stand together. Event rewards were not shown before it started, so check the event card in game. ## Run a Christmas Tree Lot beginner FAQ How do you play Run a Christmas Tree Lot? Order trees from the Tree Supplier on the Lot Manager computer, place them on your lot, help customers pick one, ring it up at checkout and load it onto their car. Cash and reputation from sales pay for workers, land and HQ upgrades. Can I play Run a Christmas Tree Lot with friends? Yes. The save screen has Solo, Duos and Trios tabs. A trio save gives a code that two friends use to join the same lot; up to 6 players share a server. How do I get reputation fast? Five-star reviews raise it after each sale, quests pay reputation, and the HOHOHO and JINGLEBELLS codes give 5,000 together. NICELIST doubles reputation for 10 minutes. What does closing the lot do? The Lot Status badge switches between Open and Closed. While closed, a tip says no new customers arrive, which is useful while you rearrange the layout. Do customers have to be served in order? A co-op player on 10 November found that order numbers must be handed over in sequence, or the waiting customer gets upset. Serve the lowest order number first. Is there a daily reward? Yes, a 7-day Daily Rewards calendar in the menu pays cash and reputation, and joining the Mr. Grinchmas group doubles it according to the window. ## Sources Last checked 2026-11-15. "Confirmed" means read from the Roblox API or seen on screen in a dated recording of the unmodified game; "reported" means a player said it but it was not visible on screen. - [Mrless, "First Time Playing Roblox Run a Christmas Tree Lot LIVE!" (15 Nov 2026): Tree Supplier, Pricing, Employees, Land and Analytics screens](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvJh2-97vxY) (recording, 2026-11-15) - [CHALLS, "All working Run a Christmas Tree Lot codes" (14 Nov 2026): save screen, shop, Starter Pack, November Pack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK3THimq4MI) (recording, 2026-11-14) - [GameWala, "Run a Christmas Tree Lot NEW CODES" (12 Nov 2026), OGTICKET redeemed, daily rewards and menu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aslOI-0E2o) (recording, 2026-11-12) - [GameWala, "Run a Christmas Tree Lot NEW CODES" (14 Nov 2026), codes redeemed on screen 0:20-3:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTYTdAfqrhA) (recording, 2026-11-14) - [Jacegamerboys, "Episode 1 | Building the best Christmas Tree Lot" (6 Nov 2026): layout, HQ 2 decorations](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7mu5F5cDaM) (recording, 2026-11-06) - [Der_fetteste_Vogel, co-op session (10 Nov 2026): Europe trees, order queue, SANTA250 failing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrM7FxOt8qw) (recording, 2026-11-10) - [Yuya Channel, "How to play Run a Christmas Tree Lot" (9 Nov 2026): hiring, parking, HQ upgrades](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNH8UswLx4g) (recording, 2026-11-09) - [Official Roblox game page and description](https://www.roblox.com/games/112146301142141/Run-a-Christmas-Tree-Lot) (official data, 2026-11-15)