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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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I have a 3' plastic tree in a cupboard. It's probably staying there. By the time Xmas gets here, I'll be sick of it.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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Call me Scrooge but I'm more than happy to let the house remain undecorated... 
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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Sales are up 40% here this year, but prices have remained stable (about the same as last year) at about 9€ a Metre.
Due to the heavy snow last year, they couldn't fell enough trees to keep up with demand. The drought and warm weather in November this year has meant that they could fell enough trees.
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm
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I'm not bothered about decorations but I like having plants in the house. The tree with some small lights on would do me. Actually, it probably won't be much more than that.
Smells nice too.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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I'd be happy with the tree and lights too, but swmbo seemed to buy decorations from every shop she went in... there were enough decorations left over to decorate another tree!
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm
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I'm so pleased I'm not a kid anymore, our family had a tendency to bazooka tinsel onto the tree so that there was no greenery left. 
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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We were never rich growing up so as kids, our tree was no more than 4ft. We used to place it on a small table so it was high enough to put presents under.
When we were older (teens), we had a full sized tree. For the past three years, we've gone back to using the small tree again. Easy to decorate, doesn't take much room and not too OTT.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I find trying to get hold of a small tree quite hard. Almost everywhere has 6/7ft ones.
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Zippy
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:20 pm
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Location: Here Abouts
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We got a live one from our local garden centre, we spent a bit more on it (£40) but I've potted it into a huge pot so it should live for a few years and make a good investment. We decorated it this past weekend and steered clear of the tinsel (the kittens were eating it when it was still in the bag!!) and I think it looks rather nice:  I'm looking forward to seeing it grow over the years! _________________The Official "Saucy Minx"  This above all: To Thine Own Self Be True "Red sky at night, Shepherds Delight"..Which is a bit like Shepherds Pie, but with whipped topping instead of mashed potato.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
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Location: Newcastle
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Not a single piece of tinsel on ours _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm
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Just lights on ours at the mo. The GF will want to put a couple of red and white thingamebobs on it and maybe a couple of very small baubles but that's about it.
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rustybucket
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Miserable buggers
Our tree went up at the start of Advent i.e. in November
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ProfessorF
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Ours isn't due to make an appearance until some time around the 21st.
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onemac
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:14 pm
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Location: Right here...... Right now.......
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I get my tree from Scotland every year - a few miles up the road actually Al
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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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Our plastic wonder is up but I doubt I'll ever buy one myself  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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