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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 02:40 PM #361
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I think that's my problem with the trees I've seen lately. Most of them look like overgrown pipe cleaners wrapped around a few times and I cringe a bit at the price tag. I think the names are funny, like blue spruce or douglas fir when they look nothing like the real thing. The Virginia Pine seemed pretty at Target, but I only saw them in 4' and 7'5" sizes which are too small and too large. Maybe there is an intermediate size I missed?
My sister tells me there's nothing like a real tree, but I fret that LO is going to eat the needles as they fall off. They're free the closer you get to Christmas, but we'd have to buy the stand, and the skirt (I'm not that great at sewing). Oh, and sweep every day.
My parents had a very pretty tree that was entirely plastic. All the branches plugged in like lego. It was decades old and when the stand finally broke, my dad held it upright with string. It still looked pretty good but no one could breathe on it. That was a good thing because it was so old it smelled of cheap plastic and cardboard box. Such a great tree with lots of room underneath for toys.Last edited by sweet sparrow; Thu, Nov 20th, 2014 at 02:42 PM.
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 02:43 PM #362
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-get a load of this I have an artificial tree that's 40 something years old -it was mine when I was little (see my mom was very frugal -she must have toted this tree all over canada as my dad was in the army)
-nancy I was going to look at the walmart one for 20.00-glad I didnt go
-I am actualy afraid to buy a new tree -#1 they are all $100an up -not in the budget-not sure if want prelit or not-not sure I will like the new ones
-every year my grown kids make fun of this green 4 feet and a few inches tree-because we have a cathedral ceiling but know what I dont care-it brings memories of my mom,I can see it in pictures when I was 10years old-and the branches just poke in the wood slots -mind you a few wooden slots are getting bigger
-i think i will not worry this year about it funny last year i told hubby we would look into buying after xmas -never didLast edited by coupon girl; Thu, Nov 20th, 2014 at 02:45 PM.
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 02:46 PM #363
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Nancy I am sorry but I had to laugh about the comment of the tree being a Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, my mom found a Charlie Brown Christmas tree in Costco she loves but it is either $140 or $180 and we already have a brand new tree that has never been out of the box so yeah not happening.
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 06:30 PM #364
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I got rid of my 6.5 ft tree a few years ago. Had absolutely no room for it...got different living room furniture. I now have a 24" fibre optic that I love. It has white snowflakes on it that also light up. I added tiny gold balls that stay on. After Christmas I put a garbage bag over it and voila! next Christmas all I have to do is remove the bag and it`s ready to go.
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 06:33 PM #365
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coupon girl they certainly don't make things like they used to obviously this includes christmas trees as well and the memories like you said are priceless, I would not purchase a new tree especially if the old one is funcitioning and works what the heck, eh.
2019 is the year that we continue to save before we buy!!!
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 06:34 PM #366
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Ashley glad you had a chuckle (lol) but seriously I don't know what I expected for the $20.00 but sad looking tree super narrow and shabby looking but if you are starting out or making do it would work
2019 is the year that we continue to save before we buy!!!
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 06:51 PM #367
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speaking of trees. finally finished putting up both of mine. next year..probably a 2 footer...too much work.
spent the day putting one up, fielding people taking items that were posted on kijiji for free, dh is cleaning out the basement.
i seriously need a clone.Be Strong
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 06:53 PM #368
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Tree number one in my dining room.
Tree number two in my living room.
Be Strong
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Simple as that!
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 07:38 PM #369
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 07:57 PM #371
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I noticed the new store flyers are showing some sales on trees. Just curious if anyone bought the palm trees from Sears because that sight would be something to talk about! Very few pre-lit trees seem to have indications that they are LED lights, as only clear or multi-colour incandescant lights seem to be shown. I think I only saw two LED trees on websites and one was a spiral 24" frame for outdoors?
Natalka, I will PM you the Robin Hood Chiffon cake recipe (from the 80s when RH mailed out a series of 6 baking booklets!). I made it with cocoa and spices but since I did not have the cooking oil, cake was a bit drier than usual though the crumb texture was fine. I no longer use the quantities indicated in the recipe because the resulting cake top would peak 1 " or more above the tube in the pan so I adjusted quantities and cake does not crest above the pan.
Instead of quick rolls, I slapped together a pizza crust from a Five Roses cookbook recipe and used one of the pizza sauce cans bought at Food Basics two weeks ago. Used up brother's remaining shredded Tex-Mex cheese blend and a quarter of a orange bell pepper and lunch was ready in an hour. I had made a cup of tea when I started the yeast and after the pizza was in the oven was I able to drink tea and eat cake while waiting for lunch (was very hungry and had slim pickings for breakfast). My hands need hand cream (tonight's indulgence)!2021-Bring on the sunshine, sweets & online shopping.
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 08:15 PM #373
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Hi all. Trying to get the laundry dried and put away. Kind of forgot about it. Other then that not much getting done tonight. Have a stuffy head.
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Thu, Nov 20th, 2014, 08:39 PM #374
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Fri, Nov 21st, 2014, 08:15 AM #375
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Good Morning All,
All I can say is TGIF, not sure if it is the snow coming or what but yeah wow seems like it has been a VERY long week.
I will post with more detail a few things a little later in the day as my morning so far has been a bit insane trying to sort through what came in after I left the office yesterday (no I did not leave early) but emails do not stop when I leave as we still open until 5 pm and than so many people have lap tops and blackberries that they don't stop than either, plus different time zones. WOW I can fall so far some days after hours.
Hope everyone has a great day.2022 is going to be my year, the year I find organization in my life and the year I focus on myself,
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