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Real or Artificial? The Christmas tree debate.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    edited December 2014
    Will decorate later today and snap a pic. DD is excited.

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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Here's mine
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    Thorsmom05 wrote: »
    Here's mine

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  • Chrissy_1516
    Chrissy_1516 Posts: 639 Member
    Artificial. Real ones smell wonderful but I am super allergic.
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    edited December 2014
    My wife bought me this vintage tree about 15 years ago. I love it! The color wheel still works (not plugged in in picture). We put some of our old childhood toys around it. Red ornaments only - please!

    It is essentially a two piece, silver, broom handle with wire branches and a stand.

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    bump
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    I'm allergic to the real thing, so mine is always fake. BUT, that's ok, because I actually can't stand the smell of pine; tried a real tree just for the kids ONE year, but I wanted it out of the house by the third day!
  • HappilyDistracted
    HappilyDistracted Posts: 1,700 Member
    Real.

    It shouldn't be an option... Unless you're allergic. :s
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    Almost done putting mine up again. Then outside lights tomorrow.

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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    I'm allergic to the real thing, so mine is always fake. BUT, that's ok, because I actually can't stand the smell of pine; tried a real tree just for the kids ONE year, but I wanted it out of the house by the third day!

    Same here allergies so no real tree
  • mikene12
    mikene12 Posts: 184 Member
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    Just put up. No ornaments yet though.

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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Just put up. No ornaments yet though.

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    very pretty.
    So @ninerbuff do you have a theme tree or is it the requisite mish mash of ornaments that you've collected over the years
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    edited November 2015
    synchkat wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    Just put up. No ornaments yet though.

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    very pretty.
    So @ninerbuff do you have a theme tree or is it the requisite mish mash of ornaments that you've collected over the years
    We buy a yearly ornament denoting it (my DW and I have ever since we got together so we have 17 now) and we stick to basically Red and Gold (49er colors).
    Maybe next year we'll do Blue and Gold (Golden State Warriors).

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  • Feistycat
    Feistycat Posts: 12,868 Member
    Bought real trees all my life. Putting the tree lights on was one of the few things my hubby & I would argue about (that, and setting up the camping tent). Love the pine tree smell and the tradition of doing it with our son. Now that he's 20, and we moved to a new house where we negotiated buying the seller's artificial tree, we've made due with the artificial type. Miss the smell, don't miss the watering & mess. I barely decorate it now since son and husband don't really give a darn, and most of the effort seems to fall on me. Bring on some grandchildren! But not quite yet :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
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  • ShrinkingKerrie
    ShrinkingKerrie Posts: 338 Member
    I have kids and cats so fake for me!
  • summerdaze120
    summerdaze120 Posts: 425 Member
    Real :smile: buying ours tomorrow!
  • sw33tp3a15
    sw33tp3a15 Posts: 1,674 Member
    My choice would be a real tree but I use a fake one year after year lol
  • moijo1
    moijo1 Posts: 1,214 Member
    real, i love the smell etc.. but my hubby woulndt let me have a real one after having one for the first couple of years, so ive got a big fake one and he wants me to downsize to a little one this year :(

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  • GreenGoddess22
    GreenGoddess22 Posts: 3,818 Member
    Love seeing all the trees! I have an artificial tree, but I've had real trees in the past. Either is fine with me!
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    I might be the only person I know who doesn't like the smell of real Christmas trees. Sorry folks who use them, but they stink. The smell is overwhelming, and if I wanted to smell it, I'd go to the real woods. Which wouldn't be a bad idea if I wanted to see real trees.

    I grew up with fake trees, and that's what I stick to. For many reasons.

    1) While the initial price tag is often more, in the long run they're cheaper. You don't have to buy a new one every year, after all.
    2) No maintenance.
    3) Easier to pick one out as they're all the same. They do have variety, of course, but once you know which one you want, they're mass produced. So, it's simply easier to choose.
    4) Convenience is a factor. No cutting down. While there are places that sell them, it's more likely you'll live near places that stock the fake ones. So, less travel if you don't go the cut down route. Well, actually, less travel period. Unless you get the real one from WalMart... but do people really do that? Theirs are never that nice.
    5) You can pick up a fake one the same time you buy your ornaments. Once again, convenience.
    6) Fake ones sometimes come prelit. Who doesn't like that?
    7) They come in many styles, colors, etc that real trees can't. Which means you can switch it up sometimes, too.
    8) It's just what my mom did, so it's what I do.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    moijo1 wrote: »
    real, i love the smell etc.. but my hubby woulndt let me have a real one after having one for the first couple of years, so ive got a big fake one and he wants me to downsize to a little one this year :(

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    7 or 8 ft? Lol, too small a tree would make it look "cluttered".

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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    Bought our 2015 ornament today after lunch in Stonestown Galleria in SF. Celebrating our 17th Anniversary today!

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  • synchkat
    synchkat Posts: 37,368 Member
    I have a cute slender tree I put in a corner and a red tree that goes in my son's room. I let him pick out the ornaments for it but it looks great with white ornaments.
  • moijo1
    moijo1 Posts: 1,214 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    moijo1 wrote: »
    real, i love the smell etc.. but my hubby woulndt let me have a real one after having one for the first couple of years, so ive got a big fake one and he wants me to downsize to a little one this year :(

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    7 or 8 ft? Lol, too small a tree would make it look "cluttered".

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    8ft lol
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,028 Member
    moijo1 wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    moijo1 wrote: »
    real, i love the smell etc.. but my hubby woulndt let me have a real one after having one for the first couple of years, so ive got a big fake one and he wants me to downsize to a little one this year :(

    hr786xsz0fof.jpg
    7 or 8 ft? Lol, too small a tree would make it look "cluttered".

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    8ft lol
    Nice! I almost got one, but would have to put it in a different area to fit and my DW wasn't having that. So 7ft worked.

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  • FabulousFantasticFifty
    FabulousFantasticFifty Posts: 195,832 Member
    When I lived in my home in Maine which was almost two acres of pine trees we always went out and cut one fresh each year but now that we're in the City I just stick with an artificial tree. I really hate to see all the ones left over at the Christmas tree lots that are then left to die! So sad as they take so long to grow to that size!
  • Jess1989ica
    Jess1989ica Posts: 2,391 Member
    Needs to be real!
  • moijo1
    moijo1 Posts: 1,214 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    moijo1 wrote: »
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    moijo1 wrote: »
    real, i love the smell etc.. but my hubby woulndt let me have a real one after having one for the first couple of years, so ive got a big fake one and he wants me to downsize to a little one this year :(

    hr786xsz0fof.jpg
    7 or 8 ft? Lol, too small a tree would make it look "cluttered".

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    8ft lol
    Nice! I almost got one, but would have to put it in a different area to fit and my DW wasn't having that. So 7ft worked.

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    haha the bigger the better i always say ;)