Real or Artificial

[Drip]

OK, so I may be a tad early for some. Don't know what to get this season, a real Christmas tree or an artificial Christmas tree. Don't have youngsters to worry about so I'm leaning more toward artificial.
Will others face a similar problem?

 

[Buck]

I find tinsel distracting.

 

[joe]

I really thought this would be about something else.

 

[txsportsscribe]

get a fake tree with lights already on it. you'll be glad you did.

on a related note, my first xmas tree on my own was real, a cheap scotch pine from the local nursery. i got sick the first of december and it turned into pneumonia that had me bed ridden for quite a while. as a result, i quit watering the tree but kept it up until the end of february because i was too weak to take decorations off and toss it in the garbage. when i finally did trash it, that sucker was as green as the day i bought it and lost very, very few needles, even when dragging it to the dumpster.

 

[Gomer]

We've got an artificial tree. Easy to set up, almost no mess, looks great. Sure, it doesn't smell like a real tree and that may be a factor for some, but not us.

 

[txsportsscribe]

that's why glade makes xmas candles

 

[KYSportsWriter]

We've got one with lights already on it. Saves a lot of time.

 

[imjustagirl]

You can buy some oil or something to put on the artificial tree to smell like a real one. Completely not worth it to me. I always have good plug-in scents or candles burning anyway.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Oh, trees.

 

[mustangj17]

I really thought this would be about something else.

That thread would be useless without pictures.

 

[Double Down]

I will never, ever, ever be a fake tree person. Ever.

You can make all the arguments about the environment, the clean up, the ease, the smell, whatever, but fake trees are like blasphemy to me. If you like them, or have to have them because of some building code or allergies or whatever, that's your business.

But I find them to be evil. And fake tree "pushers" can meet me in the parking lot where I will deliver an eggnog-soaked beating.

Nothing personal.

 

[ThomsonONE]

I find tinsel distracting.

Get the pole out of the crawlspace.

 

[sportschick]

I really love live trees, but Stan can't climb fake ones (well, he learned how in January last year), so that's what we have.

 

[93Devil]

We will soon have four trees in my house, and all are fake.

They vary in size from the pre-lit monster to the three foot tree on the landing, but I agree with the fake sentiment that they are better overall.

No needles for Lil 93 to eat.

Plus, in the long run, they are a lot cheaper.

 

[93Devil]

And it wears me out, it wears me out
It wears me out, it wears me out.

Where is that green plastic watering can?

Is it with with a broken man?
A cracked polystyrene man?

 

[JLaff]

Real.

Aside from the convenience, I've never understood the appeal of fake trees.

 

[andyouare?]

For years I was a "real" tree person. Now, I'm a converted faker. Why you ask? Because I couldn't deal with the sense that it was a total waste. This tree was chopped up and killed for a few weeks out of the year. Plus it was a mess and a pain in the ass to buy, set up and dispose of.

(And, yes, I know we're not really saving any trees.)

Now, my little fake tree takes us 20 minutes to set up. No waste. No problem.

Before I catch any flak, let me say this: Yes my tree is fake. So is 99 percent of everything else associated with Christmas. Jesus was born. That's the significance. Not Santa Fatass Claus, reindeers and all that other made up, commercial bull****.

So, my tree is fake. So is Christmas. Suck it.

 

[Armchair_QB]

OK, so I may be a tad early for some. Don't know what to get this season, real breasts or artificial breasts. Don't have youngsters to worry about so I'm leaning more toward artificial.
Will others face a similar problem?

 

[StormSurge]

It's not Christmas for me unless we hit our favorite local tree farm, hike around in the cold for a minimum of 30 minutes looking for the perfect tree, then sawing it down. I've done it since I was at least 10 years old and hopefully I'll do it for many more years.

I can't envision a scenario in which I would have a fake tree in my home.

 

[da el g]

always a real tree, 15-20 feet tall

as for the mess you run the vacuum for 5 minutes every other day, no big deal

plus it helps support farmers