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for the last 10+ years i've used artificial trees. no worry about fire, drying up, chopping down a tree. and its alot easier to decorate.
 
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^ That's awesome!

I wish I still had a picture of our "ghetto Christmas tree" as it was dubbed. It was a house plant tree like this one, but a little fuller:
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Mom decorated it with a small string of mini-light bulbs and a few tiny decorations. Was pretty funny yet pretty sad.
 
Ninjadan, that is awesome :D Very clever

AP, have you seen the Charlie Brown christmas trees they sell now?
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I really want to get one for my mom to put in her office at work.
 
AP, have you seen the Charlie Brown christmas trees they sell now?
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I really want to get one for my mom to put in her office at work.
I have not seen those--That's pretty funny. I mayyy have to get my mom one next year (no funds this year), depending how much they cost and how big they are.
 
There have been a couple years I couldn't afford a tree- One yr I made a tree out of lights on my living room wall (was very cool looking). One year we picked up a FREE tree that a grocery store had sitting out.......it was free b/c it was a total charlie brown tree- It was pretty hilarious all set up......

I love the smell of Christmas Trees- I can't wait to get mine this year. I need to clean my downstairs so I can go buy it!!! A place up the road has them for 3 bucks a foot! Hopefully it isn't U-Cut!! I'd have trouble chopping a tree down!! ahahaha
 
Most of them (that I've seen anyway) are like a foot tall and between $12-$20, not too bad :)

Edit: that was directed to AP

Ocean, thats so clever, the lights on the living room wall!
 
for the last 10+ years i've used artificial trees. no worry about fire, drying up, chopping down a tree. and its alot easier to decorate.

I've been using one my entire life.
Granted I'm only 18...so technically my parents have been using it..
I hate it tho. I'd much rather have a real tree....and when christmas is over, you can take it out back, chop it up, and then u have wood for a bonfire at the beach for new years eve...
 
i wish there was a tree lot that actually sold the sad looking charlie brown christmas trees. this year it's my goal to find the saddest tree in town and make it pretty, all trees deserve some love. <3
 
parents blow the budget on kids presents

Australian parents will blow their budgets buying presents for their kids this festive season, spending an average of $390 per child, researchers say.

When it comes to buying Christmas presents, Queensland parents are the most generous while South Australians and fathers are likely to spend the least money, according to Bankwest research released on Sunday.

More than two in five parents admitted they are likely to break their budget for their kids' presents and nearly a quarter (24 per cent) expected to spend more money than last year.

Nearly a third of parents (29 per cent) said they were planning on buying a present worth $250 or more.

But parents' generosity tends to go unreturned with 41 per cent saying they are unlikely to receive a present from their children.

Children can can expect an average of five presents this year, the survey of 791 respondents found.

Bankwest Retail Chief Executive Vittoria Shortt said the research was a glimmer of hope for retailers who have complained of a flat shopping season in the run up to Christmas this year.

"Kids' bedrooms these days really are a toy treasure trove, with everything for the latest video games to Ben Ten and Bratz," she said.

"It's no surprise the bills add up and carefully laid budgets go out the window."

Queenslanders topped the Christmas presents spending list, shelling out an average of $443 per child.

NSW parents will spend an average of $405, Vic parents will spend $358 while South Australian parents will spend the least at $312 per child.

Fathers also tend to spend less than mums at Christmas: $375 per child compared to $397.

But kids should enjoy the Christmas generosity for as long as they can, with most parents saying they would stop buying expensive presents once their offspring turned 21

source

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