Christmas Trees

[Tarant]

I am jut wondering if you guys are getting a tree, we always get a nice 6ft-7ft pine that we localy cut. anyway i was hearing about this upside down christmas trees and at first I thought it was a joke. http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2005-11-07-christmas-trees_x.htm
I saw this and I was like WTF $600 for a upside down fake tree.

What do you guys think?

 

[ImBroken]

Looks pretty damn stupid if ya ask me... This is my 2nd year with a pre-lit 7ft faux tree. Looks very real, but lacks that nice real pine smell. I got tired of spending $30-$40 every year for a tree that gets thrown out..

 

[robmob]

$30 to $40??? Around here that only buys a 2-3 footer. Gotta whip out at least $70 for a decent 6-7 footer. What a rip-off.

 

[Tarant]

Wow,here a 6-7 ft is like $25. I guess it is because most of the nations Christmas Trees come from here Oregon.

 

[AC48]

We head to the farm, pay our 20 bucks, and we cut down our own 12ft. christmas tree, bungee cord it to the roof and drive it home

 

[Buggyracer28]

That is completely retarded. Imagine walking into someones house and seeing an upside down tree. Especially if it was a christmas party or something and "the new neighbors" come as see that thing haha. Oregon has TONS of christmas trees!!!! its crazy. I agree with ImBroken, my fake tree looks real, but I always miss the smell. Although, my allergies would be going crazy with this new puppy (pics soon) and a real tree.

 

[.21Rc10GT]

I dont like the upside down thing... just doesn't look right.. We have had our 7-foot prelit tree for 3 years now, and i like it... I just go by some nice pine scented candles, and that does the trick for me. I personally love the fresh pine smell.

 

[robmob]

My inlaws got a fake tree about 3 years ago. At that time I proclaimed that only gummers got fake trees. Now there is no way I can get a fake tree or I will never hear the end of it.

 

[AC48]

I agree, fake trees suck. And that whole upside down thing just seems retarded to me.

 

[SMaxxin]

I don't get the upside down thing?? We also have a 7' fake tree, but it does look good, very full, branches go about 6" from the floor, and we also do the pine sent stuff.

 

[Lessen]

I had the brainstorm 2 years ago to hang a nice tree from out ceiling.. like a 9 or 10 footer or so which would give us a couple feet from the floor for gifts. I thought it would be interesting but my wife wasn't diggin it. About 2 weeks later we walked into a furniture store at a mall and they were everywhere... freakin everywhere! Being used as chandaliers above dining tables. I couldn't believe it! I thought I was the one with the great idea... I'm sure this happens to everybody. Now it seems to be quite the popular thing I guess, I mean, it made general chaos.

 

[redhatman]

ever since my parents bought this house we have had a fake tree (about 12 years) My dad said maybe we will get a new one next year. The brances are kinda skinny and not as puffy as they should be. That storage makes them kinda crunch up. It would be nice to have a real one, dad says there to much of a mess.
As for the upside down tree...WTF?!

 

[HeartBreak]

Sounds like ya all are missing the point of the mess; it gives ya an excuse to buy a Shopvac.