Do you prefer a Real or Fake Christmas Tree?

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We always had a fake one, since I was little. Then a few years ago, we got real ones 2 years in a row...but the mess was just too much! Now we have 2 kitties and a puppy, in addition to a new baby, so not only would it take up too much time, but they're very dangerous for the animals, and I'm not willing to risk any of my babies' health for a pine smelling holiday! LOL! We have a fake, pre-lit one now that I add extra lights to, as well as our ornaments and such...it's nice, it's even "fiber optic" so it has normal xmas lights, and the "needles" light up and slowly change color. I think it's a lot prettier than any real one I've ever decorated lol...but I do still decorate our real pine trees outside.

I prefer a fake one, you are so right about all the mess with needles. And I have 3 young children in the house, so I think it is better to have a fake one, so they don't hurt themselves. And actually I am allergic to certain trees and such, so in that case I also would not want a real one.

I live in a tropical country so we don't have real ones so I guess I will prefer the fake since its the thing I'm used to. Would be good to get a real one though. From the responses I have seen here, a real one sounds really good

I want the fake one in any way.
first, it is easy to find a fake one, it will be sold in every store and supermarket. So you can get it easily.
second, the fake tree is always in a good shape, so it is easy for me to decorate in my favorate way. If a real one stand before me, I may find hard to do with it.
Final, the tree protect our enviroment in some degree. If we take it away, it means that we do harm to our enviroment. To protect out earth, we should keep the real in the ground.
So I will choose the fake one.

If there are plenty of pine trees here in Kuwait, I prefer the real one because I like the natural pine scent of Christmas tree.

i prefer a fake christmas tree because i can always use it every year and every christmas. the real christmas tree is nice too but like all real organic material it decays after some period and must be dispose after it was used. good day.

Hi,there! I would prefer a real Christmas tree cause it gives me the feeling that it's fresh and new.I like real things and it's more alive. It's wonderful to put things in it to decorate it. The fake tree also has the good side.You can use it next year:) Anyway,I prefer the real one. Hopefully you'll get the one you want. Best wishes for Christmas,then it's a little bit early,I still wanna send out my best regards^_^ Have a nice day!

I've never had a real tree in 31 (I'll be 31 in December) years. Our artificial tree is very special to me. The original one we had was bought the day after I was born. I was sick and in the hospital and my mom was very depressed that she would be going home without me so my dad went out, bought the tree and had it set up and decorated when she got home.

I got out of the hospital a couple days before Christmas. Every Christmas since then (until I was 19) my mom set the tree up the day after my birthday as a reminder. It was a nice, full tree to start with--not one of those cheap, fake looking ones. It eventually fell apart. I was sad my dad didn't wait just one year to get a new one, but 19 years isn't too bad for a tree.

The one we have now is 100 times easier to put together. The old one you had to insert each individual branch into the trunk. Our new one (haha, new--it is 12 years old now) the top part is already together and the bottom branches hook to the center at the top and just lay on this round frame attached to the bottom. It is very pretty but pretty big.

I know Real Christmas tree has alot to do with christmas. The freshness and moreover the reality. But for me I would like to get a big fake christmas tree. And I would like to decorate it on my own. This christmas tree I can always keep inside my room and the most important part is it can remain as long as I want to keep it. And the most other important part is I can use it anytime again.