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I'm still (irrationally) angry decades later after Walgreens built a store and displaced the Christmas tree place that would deliver and set up my tree for an extra $5.HATE HATE HATE the process and cost of selecting, buying, transporting, putting up, mess, take down, disposal, etc of a real tree.
Holy crap... I'd absolutely pay for that!I'm still (irrationally) angry decades later after Walgreens built a store and displaced the Christmas tree place that would deliver and set up my tree for an extra $5.HATE HATE HATE the process and cost of selecting, buying, transporting, putting up, mess, take down, disposal, etc of a real tree.![]()
Hard for me to answer, but I went with Artificial because we started using one this year.
I love a real tree... the smell especially, but HATE HATE HATE the process and cost of selecting, buying, transporting, putting up, mess, take down, disposal, etc of a real tree.
My wife would prefer a real tree, especially because she does literally none of the work involved with one. She also complains that they are uneven/crooked/too thin/too full/too tall/too short/doesn't smell good enough/sheds too many needlesShe has similar but different complaints about the fake one, but I finally won out this year after spending $170 last year for a tree she complained about.
My exact story only she broke down 3 years ago and now we have tree in a box.Hard for me to answer, but I went with Artificial because we started using one this year.
I love a real tree... the smell especially, but HATE HATE HATE the process and cost of selecting, buying, transporting, putting up, mess, take down, disposal, etc of a real tree.
My wife would prefer a real tree, especially because she does literally none of the work involved with one. She also complains that they are uneven/crooked/too thin/too full/too tall/too short/doesn't smell good enough/sheds too many needlesShe has similar but different complaints about the fake one, but I finally won out this year after spending $170 last year for a tree she complained about.
We usually get ours at Home Depot. Usually get a 7-8' Fraser Fir for around $75. Sometimes less.I prefer a real tree but because the cost got so out of hand we use a fake tree. So preference is real but we have a fake.
That's cheap. Cost was getting to be over $100-$150 to get any tree that looked decent but was usually 5'-6' tall. You could find trees under $100 but they were more like the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.We usually get ours at Home Depot. Usually get a 7-8' Fraser Fir for around $75. Sometimes less.I prefer a real tree but because the cost got so out of hand we use a fake tree. So preference is real but we have a fake.
Holds its needles well. Branches are firm for those heavier ornaments. Recycle the tree at the end of the season. A true regenerative resource. Love 'em.
We usually get ours at Home Depot. Usually get a 7-8' Fraser Fir for around $75. Sometimes less.I prefer a real tree but because the cost got so out of hand we use a fake tree. So preference is real but we have a fake.
Holds its needles well. Branches are firm for those heavier ornaments. Recycle the tree at the end of the season. A true regenerative resource. Love 'em.
5!!?? But... why??at A Tree.
6 pine trees in the backyard but we only decorated them once.
5 artificial trees in the house.
5!!?? But... why??at A Tree.
6 pine trees in the backyard but we only decorated them once.
5 artificial trees in the house.
Well, you have all your bases covered in case Santa gets lost.5!!?? But... why??at A Tree.
6 pine trees in the backyard but we only decorated them once.
5 artificial trees in the house.we like Christmas.
Daughter uses a small Christmas tree as her night light all year.
Sons 3 and 4 have a small tree in their room.
We have a Charlie Brown tree in our bedroom.
Front dining room has our “main” tree.
Upstairs has a tree by the front window.
Most take only a few minutes to set up, ornaments only go on the dining room tree and the kids trees.
One of my favorite things is when I get to light that dried out tree on fire. It burns up in less than a minute like a sparkler. It is absolutely glorious. Yes, I am a pyro.
Well, you have all your bases covered in case Santa gets lost.5!!?? But... why??at A Tree.
6 pine trees in the backyard but we only decorated them once.
5 artificial trees in the house.we like Christmas.
Daughter uses a small Christmas tree as her night light all year.
Sons 3 and 4 have a small tree in their room.
We have a Charlie Brown tree in our bedroom.
Front dining room has our “main” tree.
Upstairs has a tree by the front window.
Most take only a few minutes to set up, ornaments only go on the dining room tree and the kids trees.
Same here but we've had an artificial one for over a decade.I love a real tree... the smell especially, but HATE HATE HATE the process and cost of selecting, buying, transporting, putting up, mess, take down, disposal, etc of a real tree.
Artificial.....I'm not some planet murdering weirdo......
Yeah, the real tree is such a pain in the arse.
1. Drive to Home Depot
2. Pick out tree
3. Put in back of truck
4. Take it out of truck
5. Cut off the bottom 2 inches
6. Carry in house and put in stand
7. Water it
After Christmas
1. Load tree in truck
2. Take to recycle location which is 2 miles away
Mr R is deathly allergic to pine sap. We don't even go inside places with real Christmas greenery. We don't go to places with the Xmas tree deathtrap outside.Voted artificial. Real trees just not worth the hassle and waste in my opinion. Not to mention allergies.
Mr R is deathly allergic to pine sap. We don't even go inside places with real Christmas greenery. We don't go to places with the Xmas tree deathtrap outside.Voted artificial. Real trees just not worth the hassle and waste in my opinion. Not to mention allergies.
We spent money on a flip tree from Balsam Hill. No worries.
Hard for me to answer, but I went with Artificial because we started using one this year.
I love a real tree... the smell especially, but HATE HATE HATE the process and cost of selecting, buying, transporting, putting up, mess, take down, disposal, etc of a real tree.
My wife would prefer a real tree, especially because she does literally none of the work involved with one. She also complains that they are uneven/crooked/too thin/too full/too tall/too short/doesn't smell good enough/sheds too many needlesShe has similar but different complaints about the fake one, but I finally won out this year after spending $170 last year for a tree she complained about.
It's the active ingredient in the stuff. It's volatile, so if you can smell it, it's in the air. It's used in the production of the cheaper medical adhesives. When we go to Walgreens for our vaccinations, he can't have to band-aid they use because of the glue. But generally, it's not a problem. I don't use Pine Sol. Modern paints don't use it. Rosin would be a problem. Mainly, it's greenery at Christmas that is a big deal. When he was a baby, his parents and his doctor couldn't figure out why he was sick every Christmas. His dotor suggested not having a real tree, and voilà the issue went away.Mr R is deathly allergic to pine sap. We don't even go inside places with real Christmas greenery. We don't go to places with the Xmas tree deathtrap outside.Voted artificial. Real trees just not worth the hassle and waste in my opinion. Not to mention allergies.
We spent money on a flip tree from Balsam Hill. No worries.
Interesting - never heard of that allergy before. Is it just pine sap? I seem to recall pine sap being an ingredient in many items - does he have to vet every cleaner, paint/stain, etc.?
Full of silicone to prevent sagging?I like my trees like I like my breasteses...