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Where's the best place to buy a artificial Christmas tree?
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Posted by: montag

I'm looking to the absolute best quality as it's the only way I can get my wife to give up "real" trees.

edit: grammar in subject heading.

Posted by: jennifer

I'd skip Walmart/Lowe's chains and head to home accessory stores. The trees there seem to have more branches and limbs, and some even have tiny pine cones.

Posted by: mrs-j

Last year we checked out the artificial, pre-lit trees at Home Depot. Lowes, Target and Wal-Mart. We decided on the one from Wal-Mart. Great quality and price.

Posted by: cnshough

We got our tree five years ago at Michael's... you know, the hobby store? It's held up well.

Posted by: ggambler

We are considering getting one this year as well. What looks better, the pre-lit, or the fiber optic?

Posted by: geko29

Bronner's Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, MI. It's about 3.5 hrs from chicago, and a few miles from the biggest Outlet Mall in the Midwest (Birch Run Prime Outlets). We go out there 3-4 times a year for general shopping, and just went last month to do 80% of our christmas shopping.

To picture Bronner's..........imagine a traditional style store the size of Home Depot or Meijer, that sells ONLY Christmas stuff. Here's a directory . Last time I was there, there were about 150 trees to choose from, ranging in size from 6" to 28'.

Posted by: edhara

We ended up getting a pre-lit one at Target last year, but ended up adding our own lights on top of it anyhoo. IIRC, we spent about $120 on it.

Oh, and consider yourself Shannoned - it's "an" artificial Christmas tree. ;)

Posted by: montag

quote:
Originally posted by edhara
We ended up getting a pre-lit one at Target last year, but ended up adding our own lights on top of it anyhoo. IIRC, we spent about $120 on it.

Oh, and consider yourself Shannoned - it's "an" artificial Christmas tree. ;)

I'll blame that one on 8am Sunday morning.

As to Bronner's, you know, I've been to Frankenmuth a few times and have never been to Bronner's. We are visiting family in Jackson next weekend so maybe we'll take a drive up there.

Posted by: Anubis

Frontgate

Posted by: ybrew

Not sure of the best place to buy.

But the best time to buy is right after Christmas. 50-75% off prices are normal then.

Posted by: montag

quote:
Originally posted by Anubis
Frontgate

Wow, they have, what appears to be, a very nice noble fir. The only problem with an online merchant is that we can't "see" up close and personal. It's going to be a tough sell to get the wife *off* real tree's. So, I think if she could see a top notch tree in person she may reconsider her stance.

Posted by: Evicted

ChristmasDepot

They are a bit expensive, but we checked out their store in NJ two years ago and wound up buying one for my mother ~$399. For an artificial tree, it looks amazing. Most of their stuff is very nice, of course the shipping will cost you too... but if you're looking for the best stuff, definitely check these trees out...

Posted by: Ebenezer

We just bought one from JoAnn's Fabrics. They have coupons all the time... go sign up for their newsletter. We got our tree at 40% off. Nice 7.5 foot fir.

Posted by: jfelbab

http://www.treeclassics.com/

Absolutely the highest quality. Free Shipping. MB Guarantee - no questions asked.

Posted by: Gromit

We bought a new one today at Garden Ridge. Pre-lit, 9' tall, 1200 lights. $315 after 30% off.

I'm sure more than 80% of these things are made by the same couple of companies in China, but this one is a GE.

Posted by: betativoII

I will never buy another pre-lit tree. Tried it last year. Bought the tree (just a small 4') at Michael's, brought it home and set it up. Perfect. I left the room for about 5 minutes, came back, and the lights were out. I couldn't find the short anywhere.

Let's just say I wasn't much in the Christmas spirit when I slammed the tree on the counter at Michaels less than 30 minutes later, and demanded an exchange. Got the same tree w/out lights, put on the lights we had, and never had a problem with it.

Now that we're in a house, the 4' isn't even going to see the light of day. We're going for the 9'!!

Posted by: LiveBlues

We got rid of our artificial last year and went back to real trees.

As far as I am concerned, we could never put up another one, and that would be fine with me.

Posted by: Satchel

We got ours at Target...their Timberland trees are pretty nice...

Posted by: Zirak

Lowes :D

Posted by: Gromit

Our 'old' 9' tree had around 2,000 lights on it last year. My wife said if we don't get a pre-lit tree, we aren't having a tree this year (which I really wouldn't mind). That was a BIG pain in the rear. Plus I was always tripping the circuit breaker. Not to mention that you could roast marshmallows near the tree and the intense light would burn out your retina and fry the optic nerve. :)

Posted by: loopey

Funny you should ask, Dan and I went looking this weekend. He's picky and wants one that looks real-ish. We found the ones at Lowes to be the best. The ones at Walmart all looked really fake, and the ones at Target weren't that great either. We're going to get a fiber optic one from Lowes and put lights on it (have to have the traditional ones).

Posted by: jsmeeker

quote:
Originally posted by montag
Wow, they have, what appears to be, a very nice noble fir. The only problem with an online merchant is that we can't "see" up close and personal. It's going to be a tough sell to get the wife *off* real tree's. So, I think if she could see a top notch tree in person she may reconsider her stance.

I checked them out, and they do have some close up pics of a branch.. Looked really, really good.. But I understand how you would want to see one in person before dropping a lot of cash... What size tree are you looking for?

Posted by: montag

quote:
Originally posted by jsmeeker
I checked them out, and they do have some close up pics of a branch.. Looked really, really good.. But I understand how you would want to see one in person before dropping a lot of cash... What size tree are you looking for?

7' or 8'

Posted by: supham

Have you tried www.fake-xmas-stuff-that-takes-all- the-fun-out-of-it-store.com?

:)

shannon

Posted by: GoodSpike

I'm not going to read this entire thread, because I don't really care about artificial trees. BUT, if you want one, AND you have high ceilings, I did see one once that hung from the ceiling. Sounds odd, but the ornaments hang the same no matter which way the tree is facing, and it doesn't take up as much room on the floor (because the wide part is at the ceiling).

Presumably you hang it in a place where there's a light fixture.

It also might be a good solution for pesky children, cats, etc. that can't keep their hands/paws off the tree.

Only $300 at this link! ;-)
http://www.surprise.com/holidays/ch...istmas_tree.cfm

Posted by: Combat Medic

quote:
Originally posted by GoodSpike
I'm not going to read this entire thread, because I don't really care about artificial trees. BUT, if you want one, AND you have high ceilings, I did see one once that hung from the ceiling. Sounds odd, but the ornaments hang the same no matter which way the tree is facing, and it doesn't take up as much room on the floor (because the wide part is at the ceiling).

Presumably you hang it in a place where there's a light fixture.

It also might be a good solution for pesky children, cats, etc. that can't keep their hands/paws off the tree.

Freeky.