Real or fake

[Trib]

Do you have a real or fake Christmas tree or no tree at all

 

[KathyFP]

Only fake - easier clean up

 

[piratesmate]

Well, fake is easier to clean but it doesn't "feel" like Christmas to me without the real one. In fact, we have to go out & cut one down - usually a sad looking one with a flat side & holes . . . so that it fits against a wall & I can put larger ornaments on. (Not quite a Charlie Brown one though.)

 

[Nick@ VB+OKW]

Originally posted by KathyFP
Only fake - easier clean up

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[CEDmom]

I grew up with a real tree and DH and I had them for a few years. However, no matter where we bought it or what kind we got it never lasted much past Christmas. I like the tree up until just after New Years so we've been doing the artificial thing for the last few years. I just light a lot of scented candles and it almost seems real .

 

[Pooh67_68]

Fake Forget it.

Its REALL for us or no tree at all.

 

[KJo719]

We're getting a real tree. It's our first Christmas together in our own house. His family always had a fake tree and mine always had a real tree. For me it's just not Christmas without going to pick out the tree, so he gave in and we're getting a real one!

 

[nativetxn]

No tree this year, we are going to be in Houston for Christmas

 

[shep]

Fake, but we are considering a real tree that we could plant in the yard..

 

[tar heel]

Our tree absolutely has to be REAL. Even if dh and I didn't both think that way, I'd feel guilty living in North Carolina and buying a plastic tree. Christmas trees are one of our biggest industries.

 

[Flyfly_Eclipse]

We would NEVER get a fake tree...real trees have the scent and everything. Sure, the pine needles and having to water it often is a pain, but, there's nothing like a real Christmas tree...definitely not a fake.

 

[Grog]

Fake. Not because it's easier, but because my SO has allergies.

 

[Pop Daddy]

real ones have a better feel, but fake ones look better

 

[browneyes]

Last year I didn't have one. It's been awhile since we've had a real tree. We use an artificial one. It'll go up this week probably. It'll go down on December 26th.

 

[Nutsy]

only ever once did we have real

 

[disykat]

fake - allergies

Never say never - I would never have believed I'd have a fake tree.

 

[Octoberbride03]

Dh has never had a tree of any kind. My family will only do real trees. So its a real tree for us.
I used to have a childhood friend who had a fake tree that spun. I helped take it down 1 year. Maybe things have changed in the way of packing them away, but it was a lot easier just to unhook the string holding our real tree to the wall and carry it outside. A quick vaccuum and it was all over. Took longer to put away the fake tree. (this was in the 80s btw)

Maureen

 

[ebaynut31]

I can't vote because we have a fake tree but some years we get a real tree. It depends. This year the fake is going up. My allergies have been horrible so fake it is.

 

[tkyes]

Both - A nice big real one, about 7 or 8 feet tall and a tall skinny fake tree that goes in our basement family room.