Are christmas trees expensive?
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it really depends on your location.  if you're looking for the fake ones - keep an eye out for sales or even try thrift shops! After the holiday - which doesn't help now - you can also get them priced really low.\nreal trees vary according to supply and demand in your state/city.
935160
New ones can be a bit steep and the prices are going through the roof. You should have rung me, i could have given you both a lift. I laddered my stockings once, but a man came along and saw to them for me and i didn't have to pay, but he admitted it was his fault for taking them down in the first place.
704920
I'd recommend after Thanksgiving, so at the end of November at the earliest. Thanksgiving gets neglected so much these days, I feel Christmas trees shouldn't go up at least until Thanksgiving is over.
741722
I will be spending less this year than I did last year, do to financial difficulties.  Although I might not spend as much money the thought and love behind each gift will still be there. \n\nWondering what the thought behind this question is... Isn't Christmas about giving and thought behind it not on how much you spent?
766522
If you use the mini fairy type of outside lights the cost will be minimal. Probably no more than 2-3 dollars for the next month. Get creative! Do some large bushes or small trees! Have a Great holiday! ;-)=
967076
Sweety - Are you asking a question or making a statement?  Of course it would be ideal if all the money overspent in the US (and other places) for Christmas was given to those in need both at home and abroad.  But, its not going to happen.  \n\nThe answer is, Americans spend more money for Christmas gifts than they have which is the reason the holiday has become so commercial. \n\nGBYou
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Christmas is really about being with your family, not about the presents.  The presents are just a benefit of the holiday.  \n\nSit your kids down and explain that it may not be in the cards this year for extravagent presents, but have everyone make something for each other.  That way, if anything, you're only spending a small amount of money on arts & crafts supplies.  \n\nOr check out your local Goodwill or Salvation Army.  But please teach your kids the holiday isn't about what you receive.  Just because someone gets an expensive gift doesn't make them the better person or any "cooler".  The holiday is about spending time with your family.  Enjoying being together.  Plain & Simple.
700180
You will probably be able to get a good deal on the biggest shopping day of the year - the day after Thanksgiving.  But then the prices will jump back up.  So unless you can find a good deal on that day - I'd get it as early as possible.  AND - the best time to buy a tree is the day AFTER Christmas - but I'm guessing that you want one for this year.
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Fir trees. Their more expensive but it's really worth because it lasts longer.
746894
Our neighbors buy a real tree that has the root ball in burlap. Every year for the last 10 years they've planted the trees when the Holiday is over. They have 10 beautiful trees in their yard which are helping the environment and they get to enjoy the smell and beauty of a real Christmas tree each year.
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I imagine Diwali would cost alot of you have to exchange gifts of gold!\n\nKeep in mind that the secular celebration of christmas encourages us to spend a lot of money. The church does not, it encourages to spend time with the poor and give to people who are more needy than ourselves.\n\nIt is more blessed to give than to receive
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Christmas trees historically came from Germany, but were made popular by the Victorian Britain celebration of Christmas in the mid 1840s. That's where things like tinsel, holly, puddings, Santa Claus etc really started to take off and become part of Christmas. \n\nTrees were decorated with lots of glass ornaments in the early days as well as candles. Eventually the candles were replaced by safer lights.\n\nA lot of people object to the word Christmas Tree and that it should be a Holiday Tree. The tree is a  symbol of Christmas, not Christianity, so its name should remain as is. Whether you believe in Christmas or not, its still a tree of Christmas :-)
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ITS NOT CHRISTMAS UNLESS YOU GET A REAL TREE !!!!\n\n\nFake trees dont smell good and they look cheesy....\n\nReal trees smell like christmas, and although they have more matainence its worth it..
927260
Living in Texas, my electric bill drops drastically during the winter. Consider a $500 bill for July versus $86 for October!\n\nHowever, if last year is anything to go by, my electric bill will rise by about $10 for the Christmas season. I don't do a lot of lights and fuss, though. Just the tree.
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If you post a notice in an apartment building saying you'll do christmas housecleaning, you're sure to get some offers. Call ads in the paper and find out what the going rate is (so your prices aren't too high or low).\nMy aunt always gets someone in to help her tidy up for Christmas and so do many of the other seniors in her building. The woman who does her cleaning has so many jobs she can't handle them all and when my sis put an ad up, she had to turn work away. It's a great way to make some extra money for the holidays.
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I don't know your spending limits, but how about a teapot/cup deal in greens & purples?  Maybe with a couple of bags of funky tea.  Be nice, it is your husbands family and it is Christmas...feel the love!
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I think that paper chain garland is a great idea!  Hope you don't mind if I borrow that idea from you for our family, Claudia.  I always buy an ornament for our tree every year. The one we bought for this year has 5 snowmen on it, one for each of us.  We also try to make a popcorn garland for our tree. I say try, because we usually end up eating more than we string. LOL  We also sing some Christmas carols on Christmas Eve.  And during December we usually try to watch all the Christmas specials, like Rudolf the Red Nosed Raindeer, Frosty the snowman, How the Grinch stole Christmas and The Drummer Boy.