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Christmas trees

Patrick1918
Patrick1918 Posts: 1 Newbie
Yesterday I bought a Nordman Fir Christmas tree at B&Q as I do every year and paid £52. I was surprised at the price as I couldn't remember it being so expensive last year but bought it anyway as I had made the trip specially. Today, I saw Nordman Firs of the same size being sold at Morrisons for £19.99. How can such a price difference be justified?  Shop around and don't buy at prices that are ridiculously higher than others.
Regards

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  • MSE_Laura_F
    MSE_Laura_F Posts: 1,598
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    Sorry to hear this, @Patrick1918. You make a good point about shopping around.

    If anyone's bought a tree at a good price (or a ridiculously high price which should be avoided), I hope they'll post their findings here.

    I got mine from my local Lidl for £17.99 this year. It's nearly 2m tall and pretty bushy.

  • Flugelhorn
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    I have seen huge variation recently and yes some at the £18-20 level while many others are very much more. I love real trees but after many years of multiple real trees and recently getting fed up with them going crispy and droopy I have got 3 artificial trees and have had good fun decorating those
  • Pollycat
    Pollycat Posts: 36,638
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    Yesterday I bought a Nordman Fir Christmas tree at B&Q as I do every year and paid £52. I was surprised at the price as I couldn't remember it being so expensive last year but bought it anyway as I had made the trip specially. Today, I saw Nordman Firs of the same size being sold at Morrisons for £19.99. How can such a price difference be justified?  Shop around and don't buy at prices that are ridiculously higher than others.
    Regards
    The bit in bold applies to everything.
    Not just Christmas trees.
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