Real or Fake...do you have a preference?

[jdavionic]

...of course, I'm talking about Christmas trees.


We've always gotten real trees. I prefer the look and smell much better over fake trees.


What is your preference?

[RonS]

We went fake years ago. Too much mess getting them out of the house. Plus we have an old pre 1900 house, so if we had a fire it would go just about as fast as the tree.

[jtmac]

I don't put up Christmas trees because I'm a lonely single man with no motivation for that kind of thing, but when I do reach the point in my life where I have a wife and kids who insist on a tree, I'm going natural.

Natural trees are a pain in the behind for little benefit. They're a pain to acquire, a pain to set up, and they sit there and rot. Then they're a pain to get rid of. But they smell good and my pride is at stake.

[NH Trucker]

As long as they look alright, it doesn't matter to me if they're real or fake, Christmas trees or otherwise.

[samuse]

Real ones make me sick. Me and my dad found out we were allergic to cedar one year when we brought a ~14' cedar into the house for a Christmas tree.

I like the really fake ones. The fiber optic ones are my favorite.

[Batesmotel]

...of course, I'm talking about Christmas trees.

Darn.

[larry_minn]

Fake. If you want the smell a wreath or (I guess they sell spray smell) Otherwise needles for weeks, fire danger...

[NeverMore1701]

Real. Though good, expensive, well crafted fakies aren't too bad.


That goes for Christmas trees too.

[KennyFSU]

Can't beat the scent of a real tree.


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[MrsKitty]

As long as they look alright, it doesn't matter to me if they're real or fake, Christmas trees or otherwise.

Scentsicles (http://www.scentsicles.com/)

Real ones make me sick. Me and my dad found out we were allergic to cedar one year when we brought a ~14' cedar into the house for a Christmas tree.

I like the really fake ones. The fiber optic ones are my favorite.

I am also allergic. Even being around someone who has a real tree at home bothers me. This time of year, if I am going to someone's home, I will ask if they have a real tree. If they do, I won't go.

[itstime]

Real. I just like the way they feel. :)

[Peace Warrior]

Bah, hum-bug.

[aircarver]

Fake.

A tree fire in my neighbor's house across the street gutted the house and put him in the hospital.

Real trees burn like incendiaries.

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[GLWyandotte]

They all taste the same to me.
Wait.....Christmas trees?

[USMCsilver]

In 34 years, I've never had a real tree.

Been married 12 years, and both of us have allergies, so we never risked it.

They smell nice, I'll give them that. :)

[costanza187]

...of course, I'm talking about Christmas trees.

:crying: ...well I am disappointed with this thread.

[eyesnorth]

Fake looks good season after season; real...not so much. Trees too.

[Bruce M]

:crying: ...well I am disappointed with this thread.
I was thinking the same thing :rofl::rofl:

[TK-421]

Once I get my own place, and a family, and motivation to do it, I'll probably start out real, and then get a fake one when i get tired of the mess and the expense. Real smells better, but sometimes the real ones look like crap, depending on a number of factors, and they manufacture the fake ones to always full look super full and pretty.

[jdavionic]

Fake looks good season after season; real...not so much. Trees too.
:rofl: So you're saying the fakes stay firm year after year. Good point.

[jdavionic]

:crying: ...well I am disappointed with this thread.

Sorry...we'll wait until Mrs. VR is fully recovered before we tax her with a similar topic pertaining to non-tree items. Of course, she may be so drugged that she'll confuse this one and ban us anyway :supergrin:

P.S. Hope you're feeling better, Mrs. VR.

[Wil Ufgood]

Uh wait, no boob talk? Outta here!

[scwine]

Fake for safety reasons.

[MrKandiyohi]

If I'm hosting Christmas, then I'll splurge for a real tree. Other than that, it's a small, fake tree, and I'll get that out in a few days.

[Slug71]

I like real but they are a mess. Will get a fake next year. Fake is also cheaper in the long run and you get fake ones that look pretty close to the real thing. Just won't have that nice smell.

[Inebriated]

Real titties, fake trees.

Both are prettier than their respective alternatives.

[Jack23]

Give me the real deal every time....even when we're talkin' 'bout Christmas trees.

[stevelyn]

Real.

It's easy enough for me to go out and whack one down and I can feed the woodstove with it at the end of the season.

[AZ DBLTRBL]

We used to cut down a real tree every year - love the smell and it was a fun 'event' for our daughter. Now we buy fake - we have cats and wood floors. Enough said.

[19crew]

Not worth reading, but scroll down and look at the pictures. It's a two page pdf.

http://ncchristmastrees.com/fire.pdf


Edit - Cut a real one yesterday.

[Peace Warrior]

Sorry...we'll wait until Mrs. VR is fully recovered before we tax her with a similar topic pertaining to non-tree items. Of course, she may be so drugged that she'll confuse this one and ban us anyway :supergrin:

P.S. Hope you're feeling better, Mrs. VR.
Mrs. VR is sick... dang, I'll hold off on the flu shot thread then.

[Gregg702]

“The Christmas tree…where did that tradition come from? It sounds like the behavior of a drunk man. I can picture it now: ‘honey, why is there a…pine tree in our living room?’ ‘I LIKE IT…Tomorrow…We’re gonna…We’re gonna decorate it…for JESUS’”
— Jim Gaffigan

[Annhl8rX]

When my wife insists that we have one, it is fake. I really prefer to avoid the whole thing, though. It's nothing against Christmas specifically; I just hate seasonal decorations. They're too much work for something I really don't even notice.

[jdavionic]

Mrs. VR is sick... dang, I'll hold off on the flu shot thread then.

Not sure I get that one. I was making an attempt at a humorous reference to her recent car accident
http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1455091

[jdavionic]

Not worth reading, but scroll down and look at the pictures. It's a two page pdf.

http://ncchristmastrees.com/fire.pdf


Edit - Cut a real one yesterday.

Interesting. Thanks.

[Dubble-Tapper]

i hope someone didnt beat me to it, but

if i can touch them, they're real.






jk, real for me. trees and boobies

[TheExplorer]

Fake. The ones now come in multiple pieces for easy tear down and led lights. Just put on ornaments and you're done. Plus I don't have to worry about the animals drinking or eating anything. They love nature.

[Bren]

...of course, I'm talking about Christmas trees.


Like anything else, the fake ones have a better shape and hold it a whole lot longer.

[SGT278ACR]

Christmas trees: fake. The other: either... there both warm flesh on the outside no matter what. :cool:

[Dennis in MA]

Had real for years.

Fleepin needles everywhere. Within the first week, someoen forgets to water it and it's toast. And I like my tree up EARLY!

Invariably, I forget to put down the tree bag, too.

And when I do, the stupid stand is full of water that the tree won't take by the time Jan 1 rolls by. So water AND needles everywhere!

Can you guess I went fake 3 years ago? Prelit, fake tree. Goes up in 3-5 min. Wife spends a few more spreading out branches. No smell (which goes away within days anyhow) but it looks fine.

It's our ornaments we need a make-over on. I was looking at them today. Boy are they ugly. And not the "ones-made-in-kindergarten" type. Our REGULAR ornaments are ugly. Time to upgrade.

[G29Reload]

Real. Hands down.

Dont like fake trees anyore than fake boobs. Be real or be gone.

[Dennis in MA]

I hang fake boobs on my fake christmas tree.