YOUR TURN: Real vs. Artificial Christmas Trees
It's a decision families make every year - are you willing to withstand the cold, sap and needles necessary for an 'authentic' Christmas?
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Sure, everyone appreciates some good holiday decor. But have you ever been tempted to take it easy on yourself and purchase an artificial Christmas tree?
Purists won't go near them, but for others, the thought of chopping down a tree - leaving needles, sap and leaking water in your living room - is not their idea of a happy holiday.
Despite the hassle, real trees outsell their artificial cousins by more than a 3-to-1 margin each season, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Bear in mind, of course, artificial trees can be reused every year.
Readers, what do you think? Are you undertaking the Griswold family tradition this year, or are will an artificial tree do the trick for your family?
This year, once again, Andover Youth Services is selling Christmas trees out of the Andover Skatepark, called A Lot of Trees. They began selling this past Saturday.
Samantha
1:35 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
There really isn't much of a question to what is better. In my opinion the artificial Christmas tree is the choice only because of how good the light technology and realism has become over recent years. Mine is two years old from www.treetime.com and I could not be more pleased with the look and feel of the tree.