Misc How much did you spend on your Christmas tree?

MIAdragon · 12-20-2010, 01:37 PM

I dropped 125 this year, that’s the most I’ve spent (outside Hawaii) for a tree. These holidays are getting rather expensive.

Norman Einstein · 12-20-2010, 01:39 PM

I have a 2 foot fake one that I bought 9 years ago. It's still doing the trick.

**Rausch** · 12-20-2010, 01:40 PM

Whut?

MOhillbilly · 12-20-2010, 01:41 PM

chiefsnorth · 12-20-2010, 01:45 PM

$0 as we are using the same one as last year.

12-20-2010, 01:45 PM

Nada. A crap, that's a lie. I think we picked up a secondary tree at a thrift store for $7.

CaliforniaChief · 12-20-2010, 01:46 PM

We spent $50 at Home Depot.

Let me break that down:

Tree: $2
Taxes to support the welfare state of Taxifornia: $48.

Seriously, $50.

**DaFace** · 12-20-2010, 01:51 PM

$300 last year, but it's a fake one. I have no desire to mess with real trees, and our living room has a 15' vaulted ceiling, so the little tiny ones looked pretty silly in there.

Hopefully I won't have to buy another tree for a decade or so.

**HemiEd** · 12-20-2010, 01:52 PM

0, nadda. We haven't put up a tree in 15 years, and no decorations at all this year.

It is just us, and we always go back to Wichita for the Holidays, so we don't bother.

When we had kids at home, we decorated to the limit, then it tapered down over the years to the current, nothing.

blaise · 12-20-2010, 01:53 PM

$70. And we have a fake one, too

Frosty · 12-20-2010, 01:55 PM

$5 for a tree permit.

ETA: We have a fake tree but the wife and kids like going out into the woods to get a real one, so the fake one stays in the attic.

**loochy** · 12-20-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

0

This.

**The Franchise** · 12-20-2010, 01:58 PM

$60.....2 years ago for a fake tree.

**mlyonsd** · 12-20-2010, 01:58 PM

$34 for a real one only because I can't stand trees made out of toilet bowl cleaning brushes.

**The Franchise** · 12-20-2010, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HemiEd

0, nadda. We haven't put up a tree in 15 years, and no decorations at all this year.

It is just us, and we always go back to Wichita for the Holidays, so we don't bother.

When we had kids at home, we decorated to the limit, then it tapered down over the years to the current, nothing.

When I was single.......it was this. People at work always used to ask me why I didn't decorate my apartment and put up a tree. Apparently they didn't understand that I was never at home during the holidays....and I didn't want to deal with all of that stupid bullshit.

12-20-2010, 01:37 PM
MIAdragon Someone pass the antifreeze Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami (North Cuba) Casino cash: $1337819	How much did you spend on your Christmas tree? I dropped 125 this year, that’s the most I’ve spent (outside Hawaii) for a tree. These holidays are getting rather expensive.
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12-20-2010, 01:39 PM	#2
Norman Einstein MVP Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Casino cash: $10004900	I have a 2 foot fake one that I bought 9 years ago. It's still doing the trick.
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12-20-2010, 01:41 PM	#4
MOhillbilly Mama Tried Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $9949903	0 __________________ True Son of Liberty
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12-20-2010, 01:45 PM	#5
chiefsnorth Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Casino cash: $10004900	$0 as we are using the same one as last year.
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12-20-2010, 01:45 PM	#6
Phobia Guest Casino cash: $	Nada. A crap, that's a lie. I think we picked up a secondary tree at a thrift store for $7.
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12-20-2010, 01:46 PM	#7
CaliforniaChief #RIPAce Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Casino cash: $12332899	We spent $50 at Home Depot. Let me break that down: Tree: $2 Taxes to support the welfare state of Taxifornia: $48. Seriously, $50.
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12-20-2010, 01:51 PM	#8
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $1766899	$300 last year, but it's a fake one. I have no desire to mess with real trees, and our living room has a 15' vaulted ceiling, so the little tiny ones looked pretty silly in there. Hopefully I won't have to buy another tree for a decade or so.
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12-20-2010, 01:52 PM	#9
HemiEd Supporter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ozarks Casino cash: $3020564	0, nadda. We haven't put up a tree in 15 years, and no decorations at all this year. It is just us, and we always go back to Wichita for the Holidays, so we don't bother. When we had kids at home, we decorated to the limit, then it tapered down over the years to the current, nothing.
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12-20-2010, 01:53 PM	#10
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	$70. And we have a fake one, too Last edited by blaise; 12-20-2010 at 01:59 PM..
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12-20-2010, 01:55 PM	#11
Frosty Go Beavers! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Warshington Casino cash: $5488243	$5 for a tree permit. ETA: We have a fake tree but the wife and kids like going out into the woods to get a real one, so the fake one stays in the attic.
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12-20-2010, 01:58 PM	#13
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $2845047	$60.....2 years ago for a fake tree.
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12-20-2010, 01:58 PM	#14
mlyonsd Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Spink, SD Casino cash: $1413762	$34 for a real one only because I can't stand trees made out of toilet bowl cleaning brushes.
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