Real or fake?, Value or luxury?! ....xmas trees

themaccas

As we are on our debtbusting mission over xmas, we (or I really) decided that instead of our luxury big real xmas tree (costing £40ish) we would go for a much cheaper one. I decided that we would really go cheap and buy a 3ft value tesco tree for £2.97 this year but last night I couldn't bring myself to buy it so settled on a cheap 6ft fake one from tesco for £9.44. Hey we will be able to use it year after year too! I really miss our real one and now feel sure we could have bought a real cheap one for the same price but never mind it's up the decs and lights are on and .............it's nearly xmas!:xmastree:

What has everyone else got?
:xmassign:

Mrs_Sparkle

I'm ashamed to say that I spent £25 on a real one It's in a pot though so I'm going to plant it in the garden in January.

mountainofdebt

haven't put up a tree now for a couple of years, and to be honest I can't say I've missed the hassle either!

Instead we go for candles all around the living room......kind of romantic to cuddle up to as well.

immoral_angeluk

We bought ours when we moved into our house.... just a cheapy plastic one and we spent about £25 altogether including decorations. Will use the same one every year until it disintergrates! lol!

lynzpower

we havent got one

Ali-OK

My 4ft artificial tree is up for the 15th year running!! It is starting to look a little tatty though.

DS wants a big tree now he's old enough to have a look in and I nearly caved into the offer in S'burys of a 6ft one for £15. Hmm...consdering it and could then use that for the next 15 years!

We always had a real tree when I was younger..but the hoovering of the needles and disposing of it afterwards was a right pain. Much easier to put back in box and into the loft until next time!

Reya

I bought the little 3ft Tesco Value tree and I was amazed at the quality of it, given how little it cost. I thought it would be a bit, well, scrawny, but it's a lovely little thing. Very pleased with it

oopalah

I bought one from Woollies about 12 years ago. It cost me £2.99 and is still going strong. A bargain!

crawley_girl

I have a 3ft potted real affair which hopefully will be kept alive for next christmas thanks to my mummy! My christmas will always be real, I like the piney smell too much and this outweighs hoovering up the needles

:heartpuls CG :heartpuls

L-Jay

I bought a real potted one three years ago, still alive and kicking.

themaccas

I love the candles idea and if we didn't have kids we would do that too!