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Fake or Real?
Well....[Poll]
Re: Fake or Real?
As I discussed with Lori, my tree is fake. I always grew up with a fake tree and loved not having the hassle. Dh always had a real tree, but once it was up to us to solely take care of it, he opted for the fake too.
Since the tree is fake, we got a white one LOL. As Dh said, "If we're going to have a green tree, it's going to be real!" Anyway, I love our tree and can't wait to fill it with more personal ornaments.
Real!
Growing up, M always had real trees. For me it was 50/50. For the first few Christmas' I can remember we had a real tree. Then about the last 10 years (I think) my parent's had a fake tree. I always hated it, but now I kinda miss being able to put it up right away and not worry about it drying out! This is M's and my 2nd year with a real tree.
All of the trees I have are fake. I have had one real tree in my life and I hated it. I was always told horror stories of real trees catching on fire and it freaked me out so much as a kid. Because of that, I have always opted for fake ones.
Mom always had to have the biggest, fattest tree ever! When I moved, I tried a real one. Once. THAT was enough. I just want my fake tree to be a bit taller-like 7' vs. 4'... Not too too much to ask, is it?
Yeah, I, too, hate the upkeep-vac'ing and watering. I do miss the smell, but hope to get a real wreath for the door. Eh, candles work, too, I suppose.
DH and I have done real....
When I was little we had Real until my brother was born...each year around xmas he would seriously almost die...and my mom couldnt put two and two together....then finally took him to a doctor and DUH he is deathly allergic to christmas trees...so it was fake from there on out.
I wanted to get a nice fake one. DH says maybe next year... I think fake is the best way to go $$ wise...because about 3-4 years of buying real would pay off a fake one. And fake you can use for years to come.
PLUS we have 3 cats, who are indoor cats, and whenever we bring an xmas tree in, they go batty and try to live in the fecker
Now - fake
Growing up - 50/50 real vs. fake
I love the smell of real trees, and the look of them, but they're such a PITA. Plus, I was allergic to them when I was little and still get stuffy when around them if they're in my own house. DH and I don't have a ton of room in our condo, so fake works for us. DH never celebrated Christmas growing up (he was raised Jewish), so I don't even want to burden him with setting up a real one haha! Plus, having dogs my whole life, my mom was always freaking out about if the dog ate any needles. I know fake ones can shed too, but I don't want to worry about that when DH and I end up getting a dog. Plus, it's cheaper than buying a new real one every year
DH grew up with fake and real, but wanted real. I quickly shut that down. His parents a got a fake one this year, but may opt for a real one from time to time I think. They think b/c I didn't get deathly ill from their tree last year, that my allergies "aren't that bad." I remember sleeping a lot and taking every medication I had at my disposal, which might not always be an option with getting pregnant/nursing, etc.
Real, real, all the way real.
I love the smell of real Christmas trees. Especially if we can find a concolor. It smells like citrus and pine together - which smells like Christmas to me.
I am so torn. We probably wont have either this year to save $$. Maybe a wreath because I love the smell of real pine.
I'm going to sound like a green goon, but:
I hate the idea of chopping down a beautiful tree just to let it die in my living room. I also hate the idea of filling landfills with crappy plastic trees.
I think eventually we'll go plastic.
Right now ours is fake because DH wanted to put his trains around the bottom and the real ones drop too many needles.
When I was little my parents always had a fake tree until we moved to our new house. They wanted to get a real tree in the new house and apparently I threw a fit about them chopping down a tree (I was 7 so I don't really remember). My mom and dad made a compromise and got a real tree with a bulb you can plant. Every year for 15 years my dad did this and them planted it in our yard. Eventually they quit and bought a fake tree but it's pretty cool to look out into their back yard and see 15 years of Christmas trees around the perimeter of the house!