Yes, but do you sell NON pre-lit trees?

[marekkane]

I'm trying to find trees online because I have fallen in love with a 7ish foot pistol pine tree at one of the stores here, but it has a €210 price tag. So I wanted to see if online was any cheaper. Is it just me, or are there way more pre-lit trees than regular trees? Where's the fun in that?

Oh well, guess I'll see if it goes on sale a bit. 210 isn't 500 at least, and I want a good artificial tree that'll last me quite a while.

[Ervserver]

Prelit trees are becoming more and more common due to convenience. I still see plenty of non prelits around though. Go to http://www.treeclassics.com/ or use GOOGLE

[sheepsnot]

Pre-lit are for those with the time to put the extra stuff on a tree. I want completely decorated, themed trees. "Let me have one 1960s pre-decorated tree, please, with a side of eggnog." 8)

[marekkane]

I did use google, but only the pre-lit kind came up for the ones I like. :) I did manage to find one at a store anyway, for 35 euros cheaper.

[Ervserver]

How many euros = US dollar?

[dominick]

Good deal. Pictures are always appreciated.
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[dominick]

The current conversion rate I believe is 1 Euro to about $1.26.

[MarthaK]

One online place specializes in unlit trees, www.christmasdepot.com. They aren't cheap, but they do have a good selection so you can see what's out there.

The trouble with the prelit ones is that once the lights start to burn out, they are a BEAR to replace since the lights are wrapped around the branches. You're left with either devoting your life to the task or giving up and buying a new tree. But then, Christmas Depot has an entire page on that issue. http://www.christmasdepot.com/noprelit.php

[Ervserver]

I struggled with this issue when looking at new trees...I'll probably regret getting a prelit grrrrr

[dominick]

As I've said before, the sight of a pre-lit makes me cringe. Not because they don't look good, but because for a couple years I was doing the decorating for a local pizza place that used to be a movie theater. The place was huge. Someone along the line before me decided on buying mostly pre-lits (except our center piece that was over 40' 8) ). I spent more time dealing with burnt bulbs and entire inoperable strands than I did stringing the big tree.

[Christy Carol]

I dont like pre-lit for the simple reason I dont want to be stuck with the same lights every year. Variety is the spice of life.

[elfworks]

As I've said before, the sight of a pre-lit makes me cringe.

me too, tony! but for a different reason. i like the ritual of putting the lights on.

and putting on the decorations, sheep! shame on you!!!!!!!


xo

[sheepsnot]

I dont like pre-lit for the simple reason I dont want to be stuck with the same lights every year. Variety is the spice of life.

So buy a new one next year!

[dominick]

me too, tony! but for a different reason. i like the ritual of putting the lights on.

I've always liked putting the lights up, too. I agree it can be a hassle, though. Especially if you're like me and just kind of lump the strands together in a bag. You'd think I'd have learned by now, but I guess untangling the lights has become a ritual in and of itself.

[Christy Carol]

I dont like pre-lit for the simple reason I dont want to be stuck with the same lights every year. Variety is the spice of life.

So buy a new one next year!

I do, a live one! And they don't come prelit!

[sheepsnot]

That ball of lights that Clark Griswold hands his son is something we all strive for.

[Ervserver]

someone is inventing a prelit live tree at this moment, check your local Wal Greens soon

[Christy Carol]

that is how my parents light used to look every year.

[sheepsnot]

If you carefully select the location of your live tree, i.e. the yard of a wealthy person with Christmas spirit, it can come pre-lit!

[Ervserver]

If you carefully select the location of your live tree, i.e. the yard of a wealthy person with Christmas spirit, it can come pre-lit!

I know just the house :D

[ChristmasAngel84]

We talked about a pre-lit tree but my mom loves lots & lots of lights & she doesn't think that the pre-lit ones have enough.We put alot of lights on our tree & cover every single branch with ornaments.....also tinsel one piece at a time lol! :smile: :grin: :) :-D

[Ervserver]

Nice to hear people still do the tinsel thing, I'm afraid one of my 5 cats would swaller it :o

[ChristmasAngel84]

I have 5 cats too & a dog & a bird!

Good thing is we have a door on our living room & that's where we put the tree.....if one of the cats do go in the living room,they usually just lay on the couch!

[Ervserver]

Mine lay all over the house and they DO climb the Christmas tree. I bought a super duty tree stand last year so it can't tip over.

[ChristmasAngel84]

LOL ours lay wherever too...they never tried to climb the tree they are just curious as to what it is I think lol....but they are pretty good about the decorations in the rest of the house we're talkin from the living room to the bathroom lol :-D

[mrshfromjersey]

I used to want to invent a Christmas tree that you put up like an umbrella. You would fold it down like an umbrella and put it away.

Today I was in Michael's and I saw the most horrible Christmas trees. They were sparkly pink and sparkly blue. Looked like cotton candy.

[Ervserver]

those colors don't work for me :o

[dominick]

I used to want to invent a Christmas tree that you put up like an umbrella. You would fold it down like an umbrella and put it away.

I seem to recall a classic Christmas cartoon (like maybe 1940s or earlier) that featured trees like that.

[Ervserver]

umbrella tree would be easy to setup

[dominick]

The ones with hinged branches aren't far from being umbrellas at all. The one I bought last year was: plop in stand, fluff, and decorate to my heart's content. Best part was it was super easy to put away and actually fit in the original box.

[marekkane]

That ball of lights that Clark Griswold hands his son is something we all strive for.

Thanks for the laugh, I love snorting hot chocolate in the morning. : P

This is the tree, it's a pistol pine. Not a good photo though, and I couldn't find a better one at the moment. http://www.amazingchristmastrees.com/DetailsList.cfm?ID=C-1231

Note mine is not pre-lit, and that it's a mixture of two types of branches. One is the more regular plastic one, and the other (more dominant) is a prickly pine needle kind. At the edge of each branch is an orangy/brown wrapped end. It looks really realisitc, I'm impressed. It's 1,95 m, and was €169 (six and a bit feet, $213 USD - thank you google).

I will take more pictures in a few weeks when it's set up, and both cats will have finished their thorough inspection of the tree and it's box.

[sheepsnot]

I was just joking, but through the years I have learned that if I think of something, someone smarter than I has already made it. Here is a picture and link of a pre-decorated tree:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d145/dandsf480/christmas-tree-301952x.jpg
http://www.improvementscatalog.com/home/improvements/90644-Pre-Decorated-Pull-Up-Trees.html

[Christy Carol]

It wasn't a pop up tree but my parents did have a pre-decorated tree one time. It only looked good that first year and went downhill from there. I was never crazy about the decorations either, they were red and gold and very over-powering.

[dominick]

Pre-decorated, eh? Kinda takes all the fun out of it, doesn't it?

Mary, the tree looks good, though I'm sure the picture doesn't do it justice.

[sheepsnot]

Like cars take the fun out of walking and houses take the fun out of sleeping in the snow. OK, I'm joking and in truth I would never buy one for the home, though I might do it for the office.

[Ervserver]

My grandmother still has one of those folding aluminum trees with a color wheel light that shines on it.

[Christy Carol]

My grandmother still has one of those folding aluminum trees with a color wheel light that shines on it.

My sis has one too. Used to be my grandmothers. She put it up last year, still looks pretty good considering it has to be over 40 years old.

[dominick]

I don't think I've ever seen one of those.

[Ervserver]

http://www.dowahdiddy.com/living/tree.jpg

[dominick]

Ohhhhh, now I know what you're talking about. Senility sets in at an early age these days.

[Ervserver]

You want one now don't you? 8-)

[dominick]

You know it!

[ChristmasAngel84]

My grandmother still has one of those folding aluminum trees with a color wheel light that shines on it.


OH MY GOODNESS I LOVE THOSE TREES LOL! :lol: :???:

[Ervserver]

They are unique for sure. She insists on setting it up each year in addition to her regular tree

[elfworks]

my aunt mildred had one of those. major xmas memory for me. she always decorated it with powder blue ornaments and that stuff... cant think whats its called... angel something i think... like the spider web stuff but not. more stringy. poop. havent thought about this in ages. like strung out cotton candy.

this is going to drive me crazy.

xo

[silver bells]

My sis has one too. Used to be my grandmothers. She put it up last year, still looks pretty good considering it has to be over 40 years old.

Yes I do!! I love this old tree. It is still in really good shape. I don't have a color wheel though, I need to buy one off of eBay but last year I put light around the center pole and they worked pretty well.

[Ervserver]

we have had to GLUE the color wheel a few times over the years, it is very brittle with age

[sheepsnot]

Does the color wheel add a new dimension to the viewing experience or is it overkill?

[Christy Carol]

Oh it adds to it, otherwise you wouldnt have any color to it. Its not safe to put lights on it unless you do like sis and wrap them around the pole.

[Ervserver]

yah the color wheel is a must for the whole reflective thing to be effective.

[ChristmasAngel84]

Off topic here but sheepsnot I luv that pic in ur signature! :-D

[Ervserver]

Very Christmasy ain\'t it

[ChristmasAngel84]

Yes it is...it's very pretty! :cool:

[sheepsnot]

Why, thank you. Being of short attention span, I often...oh look, something shiny!

[Ervserver]

Better let your wife do all the driving

[marekkane]

Bumpity BUMP!

The store finally posted their catalogue with the trees. Grr. direct link doesn't work.

Go here= Intratuin (http://www.intratuin.nl/catalogus/index.asp?), and click on Kunstkerstbomen. It's the bottom left box on the first page, called Turijn. I can't wait to decorate it. :D

[Ervserver]

Looks to be very nice !
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