CPW: Real or Fake?

brij2006 · November 2013

No, I'm not talking about your tata's. Get your head out of the gutter.

Do you get a real Christmas tree or a fake one?

LooneyLife · November 2013

We don't put up a tree.

LuckyAngel07 · November 2013

We've always done real. I have nothing against a good fake one, we've just been too lazy to get out after Christmas to grab one on clearance.

sparklingdiamond · November 2013

Fake. I love real trees, but DH is allergic.

Sewilson33 · November 2013

The smell of pine makes it very difficult for me to breathe. Also, my 3 pets would make a mess of the pine needles, I couldn't even imagine my long haired cat covered in pine needles!

abt8113 · November 2013

Fake! I am allergic to real, and I would be miserable. I love the smell of my Christmas Tree candle though.

cloudymeatballs · November 2013

My mind is in the gutter still.....

cloudymeatballs · November 2013

But we definitely do a real tree. Since we aren't allergic and I love the smell of Christmas trees, for sure a real one. When to get it now, that is the question...

brij2006 · November 2013

I'm excited. I think we're going to go get a real one on Friday. This will be the first time I've had a real tree since I was 5.

Any tips or pointers to keeping up with it? Besides putting water in the stand. lol. Or any certain type to buy?

cloudymeatballs · November 2013

Yay, exciting Brij. Just make sure that it fits good in your house. Lol, a couple years ago, when we were dating, we went and got a tree, I was so excited since I hadn't gotten one in such a long time, so I wanted a BIG ONE. Well, we got the big one, but it was just a little too big for the house. Haha, Omg it was tall! I couldn't put anything at the top of it. We had to trim it pretty good.

brij2006 · November 2013

@cloudymeatballs Uh oh. That's probably the direction I'm wanting to go. We have 12 foot tall ceilings, and I want it to reach the top (I will put a bow on top instead of a topper). It's also going in a room that we have a lot of space in. I showed H where all I wanted it to fill, and he just rolled his eyes and asked how I'm getting it in there. Heck, I don't know. We're getting a real tree, and I'm flippin excited about it!

arj14 · November 2013

We do fake, but last year is the first year we had it. I was leery about how the cat would do with it.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

REAL. We cut it down every year since I moved out of my parents. I'm trying to get DH to go this weekend to cut it down. It should easily last a month - month and a half. Best thing is the tree is only $50 no matter the size or type. I'm hoping for a blue spruce but have yet to find one I like. Otherwise I just go for one with softer needles if I can.

@brij2006 - If your ceilings are 12 foot then go for like 10 1/2 foot tree so there is room for the stand and the topper. Also, figure out how wide you want it. Last year was our first year in this house and I knew the height I wanted but not width. I oops'd and got a 5 foot wide tree and the room is was in is only 10 feet wide... it was very griswaldy. I loved it but it was just so fat!

brij2006 · November 2013

@islandmonkey8 Only $50 for the tree? That's an awesome place!

I will definitely be sure to measure the width too. This could be an interesting experience. The only real tree experience I remember is my parents being frustrated with all of the needles in the carpet. We have hardwood, so hopefully this won't be too bad.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

brij2006 said:

@islandmonkey8 Only $50 for the tree? That's an awesome place!
I will definitely be sure to measure the width too. This could be an interesting experience. The only real tree experience I remember is my parents being frustrated with all of the needles in the carpet. We have hardwood, so hopefully this won't be too bad.

Yes it is awesome.

Another tip... before you put it in the stand punch a hole in a giant garbage bag around the trunk that way when it is time to take it down you can pull the bag straight up and save yourself some needles everywhere.

Also, placing plastic or a garbage bag under the stand is a good idea in case you miss or over fill when watering the tree.

Are you cutting yours down or picking it out from a store like Home Depot or something?

cloudymeatballs · November 2013

@brij2006 We too have hardwood floors. Definitely not that bad. Carpet would be horrible. I remember hearing my Mom complaining about it. They just went fake about 7 years ago. Lol, she got older and it just is easier for her. 12 feet ceilings, you can get agood tree.

@islandmonkey8 how fun. Chopping down your own tree, and only $50 that's awesome.

wiggyslilsis · November 2013

I saw these cool smellcicles at home depot, Michaels and target this past weekend that came in pine, fir and cinnamon for you to hang on your fake tree and wreath to make itsmell real/good. I like the pine scent and my mom liked the fir. They smell like real tree not perfume.

They seem to be about $7 a pack but were on sale for $4 at Michaels.

We do a real tree and my parent's do a fake.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

wiggyslilsis said:

I saw these cool smellcicles at home depot, Michaels and target this past weekend that came in pine, fir and cinnamon for you to hang on your fake tree and wreath to make itsmell real/good. I like the pine scent and my mom liked the fir. They smell like real tree not perfume. They seem to be about $7 a pack but were on sale for $4 at Michaels. We do a real tree and my parent's do a fake.

That's really cool. Then the smell is coming from the right place. I'll have to look for these for my parents because they do fake.

islandmonkey8 · November 2013

@brij2006 - this is where we get ours from and here are some great tips! http://www.lantiertreefarm.com/treecare.html

Xan921 · November 2013

Fake. We always had a real tree growing up and I swore I'd keep that tradition going but fake trees are just so much easier in my opinion. I'm too lazy to dig our big tree out of storage this year so I bought a small fake tree. Little girl Xan would be so ashamed.

If we ever have kids we will probably switch back to a real tree. Going and cutting down our own tree was such a fun thing to do as a family and I'd want my kids to have those memories too.

Aimothy · November 2013

Fake. I hate the smell of pine. Blech.

sandollar1010 · November 2013

I've always had a real tree, but we broke down and got a really nice fake one last year. With two crazy dogs the needles were just too much. We also have really high ceilings and it was almost impossible to find a real tree that was nice and tall, but not too huge/wide. Our fake one is 10' tall, but on the more narrow side. We also got those scenticles for the tree! They smell amazing!

brij2006 · November 2013

@islandmonkey8 Thank you for that link. It's very helpful.

lb1117 · November 2013

Fake. I wish we could do real, but the chances of our dog trying to pee on it didn't seem to be worth the risk. I miss the smell though

nfp147 · November 2013

Fake. We always had real growing up (went out and cut it ourselves), but now that I'm the adult responsible for the care and clean-up, I couldn't be bothered with a real one.

RockABye · November 2013

We've always had fake until last year when we got a real tree b/c our fake one bit the bullet. I was congested and sneezed all month, but it wasn't as bad as when I was younger so I guess that's good. I don't know if we're even going to do a tree this year. I kinda want to, but we've had too much going on with moving, renovations, and medical stuff, so I'm just not sure I even want to mess with it at this point.

poppies717 · November 2013

I grew up with a real tree every year. DH and I splurged last year on a really nice fake one, and I have no regrets. It is gorgeous, pre-lit, and easy. We hang the scent ornaments to get the smell.

mrsvedo · November 2013

Real. We always go cut our own. It goes in the living room upstairs, though, and we hardly ever spend time in that room. We mostly just walk by it all the time. I'm trying to convince DH we need a fake tree for the basement in addition to the real one in the living room. I'm close to breaking him. Very close.

DangerMuffin23 · November 2013

Always real. But last year after Xmas I got a nice fake one on clearance so we can have two this year! I'm so flipping excited! DH just deals with my excitement and rolls his eyes ;-)

callitcompulsive · November 2013

We always got real trees when I was a kid. But now I'm all like EWWW SPIDERS. so no. We have a tiny charlie brown tree that H bought a couple years ago.

lfk2013 · November 2013

Hahaha...my head is always in the gutter.

I love real trees, but we don't have the room in our tiny apartment. We'll probably get one of the small fake trees and put it on our dining room table (which we don't use).

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