Hehe, yep just 10 mins down the road! Sorry
And they're doing renovations atm to become the biggest in North America.

Even Ikea has a consonant.... Oh, I see what you mean.

Screw the rules...those bastards gouge you for everything with all those apartment fees and what do you get in return? ***** em.

Baba Yaga, now that is a blast from the past

Pffft.....what a crock eh? So, with this post in mind I bought a non-pre-lit from Walmart....a six footer for $65. I also bought a box of 300 lights $23. Seems reasonable. They didn't have the one I bought out on display but the box piccie looked okay. It's not quite up to the standard of the box piccie.....but what could I expect for that price.

I was REALLY tempted by the pre-lits but after what you said Mandy, it put me off a bit. How hard can it be to put lights on a tree? Granted they don't look as neatly done but once all the frippery is on, who would know. i'd say from looking around, Sears had the best tree (pre lit, nice quality, I think it was $179 - but they'd sold out).....so Walmart was the best other option.

Don't expect gorgeous though....I may even be tempted to take it back and get the next one up....but compared to others I've seen at $400+ I'd say it's a bargain(but I'm just a fussy whatsit when it comes to trees ).

Get real or go home

Just kidding, I am against deforestation

It's nearly brought my marriage to the divorce courts on a number of occasions

Have you tried mediation?

I'm the only one in my house that deals with the 'joy' of putting up the Christmas decs. OH would rather stick rusty nails in his eyes and seventeen year old son is too lazy to be bothered

Ah the joys of the holiday season. At my house in Canada I had a younger sister who morphed into Clark Griswold as the annual hunt for the family tree began, a Dad who preferred to behave like Scrooge and a Mam who was just plain worn out with playing referee every December. It was fun though.

Probably better trying meditation.