OMG It's PINK!
By hvedra
@hvedra (1619)
November 28, 2011 4:35am CST
On Saturday we (well me but DH was with me) decided to buy a Christmas/Yule/Midwinter/Saturnalia/Solstice/Holiday tree (delete as appropriate).
Anyway we were in one big DIY store and noticed they had a pink tree. That made me stop and think and wonder about the state of humanity, consumerism and how easy it must be to part some people and their money.
I thought well, if it is aimed at getting little girls to pester their parents for it then perhaps some people need to get a grip on their parenting abilities. It's like you allow the world of Barbie to dictate everything (to be fair, it wasn't a Barbie tree but I bet they wish they'd thought of it!)
If it is adults who are buying these things you have to wonder how their sense of taste developed that way.
I can sort of see how it might be fun in a beauty salon or as a kind of spoof display with a knowing wink at the tackiness of it but, really, who wants a pink tree?
To make matters worse we abandoned the DIY store (too expensive) and went to another retailer and they had a pink tree too so there must be quite a market for these things.
Who is buying them? Come on, make your confessions here!
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10 responses
@AmbiePam (120695)
• United States
28 Nov 11
I have wanted a pink tree for a long time. They were always too expensive for me to get. I think they are cute. One fake tree is just like another to me. Whether it be green or pink, fake is fake. I have seen electric blue trees too and thought they were pretty.
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
29 Nov 11
I have seen the white ones that glow different colors - you know the ones ... they change colors and seem to go through the rainbow. I think those are kind-of neat, especially since you don't need to put lights on them - it is like a "two for the price of one" deal by getting a tree that also lights up different colors.
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@zralte (4176)
• India
28 Nov 11
I can't believe someone caught me out. 
Seriously, I already think that white ---whatever---- tree is not really great, but I can excuse it as a snow covered tree. PINK???? Definitely OTT.
Oh, I'm assuming you mean the plastic tree, not the real tree, of course.
I bought one ages ago and keep it nice and take it out every year or so. Wait, before anyone say 'Tacky plastic tree', please bear in mind that there are no pine trees where we live.
When we spend Christmas with my husband's family, that's another matter. Nothing but the real one will do, and the bigger the better. Hmmmm.....I wonder if they buy it big specially for us or they have that size tree every year.....must remember to ask MIL
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
29 Nov 11
Well people can say "tacky plastic tree" all they want, but when you do not have a lot of money, plastic trees are usually the best way to go ... unless you can just go out in the back yard and cut down your own. The plastic trees last a long time (as long as they are well cared for), so you do not have to spend money each year to buy a new tree. Also, they are a lot less messy than the real ones, and you do not have the danger of pine needles in the bottoms of your feet from just walking across the carpet, even after you have vacuumed.
The plastic trees last a long time (as long as they are well cared for), so you do not have to spend money each year to buy a new tree. Also, they are a lot less messy than the real ones, and you do not have the danger of pine needles in the bottoms of your feet from just walking across the carpet, even after you have vacuumed.1 person likes this
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
30 Nov 11
I don't like pink, and yet someone had the dumb idea to buy me a pink cell phone.
Anyway, I don't like pink because I think that it is over-rated. When I used to work for Mary Kay, there was pink all over the place. There was so much pink, even the cars were pink. I only worked for them for a year because I just couldn't take it anymore.
@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
29 Nov 11
I definitely would not buy a pink tree, because I really do not like pink.
If the tree were purple, on the other hand, I just might have to consider it.
Seriously, I like real trees rather than artificial ones, but real trees are not necessarily practical. If I were going to have a purple tree (and yes, I would definitely consider it), then I would also want a regular "traditional" green tree, even if it was artificial. I would decorate the "traditional" tree in a traditional fashion, and I would make the purple tree more whimsical, because that can be fun as well.
If the tree were purple, on the other hand, I just might have to consider it.
Seriously, I like real trees rather than artificial ones, but real trees are not necessarily practical. If I were going to have a purple tree (and yes, I would definitely consider it), then I would also want a regular "traditional" green tree, even if it was artificial. I would decorate the "traditional" tree in a traditional fashion, and I would make the purple tree more whimsical, because that can be fun as well.1 person likes this
@starsailover (7829)
• Mexico
5 Dec 11
Hi hvedra: I have seen this strategy. They think that using strange colors make the things look bizarre and this will attract people and feel more interested about an offer. In my case the effect is quite the opposite. I don't like this extravagansa to promote new products. I mean, a pink Christmas tree? And I guess it cost even more than how a traditional tree costs.
ALVARO
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@topffer (42155)
• France
28 Nov 11
I am alone and I don't buy a -- read as appropriate -- tree. But you should think about buying a pink one : up my street there is a dealer in secondhand goods specialized in the 60/70's with a lot of flashy/fluo colored kitsch items : if all trees are not pink in the future, maybe this one will be one of your best investment in 50 years... if you take care of all its needles.
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
29 Nov 11
LOL! You are alone, so you do not buy a tree. However, if you were not alone and did buy a tree, what color would that tree be?
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@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
29 Nov 11
*giggle, giggle* Alright, I guess I can live with that answer, especially since you cut down a real tree on your own property ... I guess you can't really argue with Mother Nature, and even if you could you would lose.
@Galena (9110)
•
28 Nov 11
I suppose it's all down to personal taste.
my tree is black with purple glitter, which is very me. I have purple lights on it, purple feather boas, strings of fake pearls and jack skellington on the top. so each to their own.
I don't like multicoloured flashing christmas lights, and find them a bit tacky. I prefer all one colour (and preferably plain white unless the decorations are colour themed) and static lights.
so again, we all like something different. there just seems to be a lot more choice these days. I know quite a few adults that would quite like a bright pink tree, much as it's definitely not for me.
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@celticeagle (189838)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Nov 11
I think that everyone has their own idea of what is festive. For me I like the old fashioned standard green and red. Alot of pine branches and red ribbon. Individual taste isn't the same and people are different. That is what makes the world interesting. Pink, purple or green. What difference does it really make.
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@WakeUpKitty (8691)
• Netherlands
28 Nov 11
NOT me!
Pink?
I don't think these kind of trees are made because people are asking for it. Someone decided it's great to make the tree pink, they tell you, you have to have one too and if you put it everywhere in the store you are nearly forced to buy one. If not you are not modern, joining the club, old fashioned, etc.
If you do so ofcourse you won't put that tree down next year, then you will skip back to the old green one. Or buy a new green one.
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