Artificial Christmas Trees - Page 2

justamom · #16 11-28-2001, 08:03 AM

Heather, I'm glad you mentioned the"hinged" tree. That's what ours is.

Another thing about prelit ones is...We had a branch lose half it's lights. I changed the fuse and everything. It still didn't work. Sure it has a guarantee on it, but I'm not going to bother sending it back. I just moved the branches around and took out another layer (so the cords would match up) It actually looks MORE real than before.

carnation · #17 11-26-2006, 05:38 PM

Bumping this up...we really meant to get a new one 5 years ago and then moved and now we really really intend to look! For a real-looking one, that is. Any ideas? Brand names? Things to avoid?

KSigkid · #18 11-26-2006, 06:31 PM

As far as prices go, the earlier you buy, the better. Although it's too late now, you can get some really good prices before Halloween.

winnieb · #19 11-26-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

As far as prices go, the earlier you buy, the better. Although it's too late now, you can get some really good prices before Halloween.

After Christmas you can get some great deals-- a friend of mine bought a $1000 tree for $250 last year. It is beautiful and about 12' tall.

DolphinChicaDDD · #20 11-26-2006, 07:14 PM

You can get some great deals after Christmas, but the good trees are usually sold out by then as well. One of the best fake tree producers is in my hometown Holiday Tree and Trim. The trees are made in the USA and look nice! We still haven't broke down and bought one for the house, but we did buy a nice one for the Church last year. The trees are expensive, but I've seen them in person and they are worth the money.

You can shop online at
http://www.holidaytree.com/

ps- the page is running S-L-O-W today

carnation · #21 11-26-2006, 08:53 PM

Where the heck can you get a tree before Halloween?

My sister had a silk one several years ago. I have a PhD in horticulture and I thought it was real for 2 days!!!! But I've never seen another one like it--I'd love one like that.

SigKapSweetie · #22 11-26-2006, 09:41 PM

I had to buy a new one this year - last year, my cats (then kittens) climbed my old one and knocked it over, and it snapped in half!

This year, I bought one at SuperTarget. It's 6' tall and kind of skinny, with hinged branches but no preattached lights, and it cost me $18. I figured that, for eighteen bucks, if the cats break this one I'll just buy another one. It's proven to be pretty sturdy, though; they've knocked it over twice already, and it's still intact.

AGDee · #23 11-26-2006, 11:29 PM

I think the most realistic looking ones are the ones with the most branches. That's what I paid attention to when I bought mine and I'm very happy with it. Also, a lot of it is in how you "fluff" the branches. If you don't do it well, it won't look good.

kdonline · #24 11-27-2006, 12:55 AM

In 2004, my friend "researched" all the trees she could. She's very thorough about these kinds of things, much more than myself, so I went on her opinion. She recommended KMart's Martha Stewart pre-lit tree (not sure if they still have them).

So that's what we ended up getting one too. But since Kmart.com was sold out, I resorted to ebay & luckily found one for sale there.

AchtungBaby80 · #25 11-27-2006, 01:00 AM

I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for when it comes to fake trees. My parents had a cheap one for years and years because they hate replacing stuff if it still technically sort of works, and it was...sparse. Meaning, you could clearly see the metal pole going up through the middle.

They finally replaced it and got a more realistic-looking (and expensive) one.

cutie_cat_4ever · #26 11-27-2006, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kdonline

In 2004, my friend "researched" all the trees she could. She's very thorough about these kinds of things, much more than myself, so I went on her opinion. She recommended KMart's Martha Stewart pre-lit tree (not sure if they still have them).

So that's what we ended up getting one too. But since Kmart.com was sold out, I resorted to ebay & luckily found one for sale there.

We also own a Martha Stewart pre-lit tree and absolutely loved it. Been using it for two years and it's great! It saved us all the hassle of wrapping on and off lights on the tree.

#27 11-27-2006, 03:02 PM

I Have a fake tree also. I LOVE real trees....the scent is sooo wonderful! I buy from yankee candle the tree scent candles and put them on candle warmers throughout the house. I just dont like the bark sap, needles everywhere , and the potential fire danger. I bought a few yrs ago i believe to be the perfect tree ever. I am a real stickler for the tree look. I like a very a symetrical very full and very tall tree. I have a catheral vaulted ceiling in the formal lving room and a huge picture window so i bought this beautiful tree at Lowes which is pre strung with tiny white lights. I completely fill it in with real pretty ornaments, chrismtas silk florals ,and chrystalized(spl??) fake christmas fruit i usually get at after christmas sales.