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Inside Western Canada's largest Christmas store (PHOTOS)

There's Christmas shopping, and then there's the insane Christmas shopping experience at Potter's in Surrey.

There's Christmas shopping, and then there's the insane Christmas shopping experience at Potter's in Surrey.

That's because Potter's is home to the largest Christmas store in Western Canada. Every year, Potter's turns their greenhouses into a holiday wonderland where you can shop for Christmas decor, and do some Christmas gift shopping.

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Out go the greenhouse benches and in go aisle after aisle of pretty much everything you can imagine for decorating, entertaining, celebrating, or enjoying the holiday season.

We're talking themed trees, ornaments, foods, lights, displays, garlands, gift wrap, stocking stuffers, clothes, art, stockings, housewares, toys, wreaths, and oodles more. Santa will also be there for photo ops starting the last weekend in November. With over 28,000 square feet of space, it's all kind of insane, really.

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From the ice castle-themed entry to designated selfie spots, the Day of the Dead-themed tree, the thousands of lights, the "snowing" trees, socks with cheeky slogans, the carefully curated themed areas, the gag gifts, the dips and sauces, and hot chocolate in every flavour imaginable, Potter's takes Christmas to a whole new level.

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Some of the fun things you'll spot include glitter-infused jams, heaps of Coca-Cola themed merch, realistic Santa masks, animal "poop" chocolates, live plants, a few Hanukkah items, nutcrakers, Donald Trump toilet paper, tons of super hero merch, plenty of Canadiana, gifts for everyone on your list (including the cat), bubble lights, giant bacon candy canes, and palm Christmas trees. Probably the only thing you won't find is the Elf on the Shelf (licensing issues).

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Potter's has been doing their annual Christmas store for about 15 years now, though it's been about the past 10 or so that it's been done to this scale and scope at this particular location. They work with tons of vendors and start months ahead to get all the inventory ordered and set up for shoppers.

Here's a little taste of all the merriment this epic shopping experience holds:

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Potter's Christmas store runs through Christmas at 19158 48th Avenue in Surrey.