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11-21-2022, 01:46 PM
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Have a few questions:
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What companies have you purchased from..I am looking at Tree Time and King of Christmas site. Balsam Fir seems pricey for same type of trees. I prefer the realistic PE branched vs PVC. So please tell me where you shopped!
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I have always had a 9-10 ft tree in a room with a cathedral ceiling. Thinking of going with a 7.5 ft but will it look weird or too small? Fullness about 60".
3. Thinking of LED lights vs incandescent ones. Multi color that changes to clear and back with controller. Any feedback on LED Christmas lights?
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11-21-2022, 02:30 PM
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Location: on the wind
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Originally Posted by goodgal
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I have always had a 9-10 ft tree in a room with a cathedral ceiling. Thinking of going with a 7.5 ft but will it look weird or too small? Fullness about 60".
3. Thinking of LED lights vs incandescent ones. Multi color that changes to clear and back with controller. Any feedback on LED Christmas lights?
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What's the height of your cathedral ceiling? Pretty hard to comment without knowing that.
Here's one height guide:
https://www.balsamhill.com/how-to-ch...as-tree-height
You could always put a shorter tree on some sort of stand covered by a skirt. |
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11-21-2022, 03:18 PM
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Location: Johns Creek, GA
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No need for monstrous trees or lights-
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11-21-2022, 03:25 PM
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Location: Paradise
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The four trees I have were bought at Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, and one from a local "card" store that was closing.
But I will admit, someday I would love to have a Balsam Hill tree!!
LED lights are the way to go really. They don't burn as hot so are "safer" and cheaper to keep lit.
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11-21-2022, 04:11 PM
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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, originally from SF Bay Area
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We are using ours for the 4th year, and it's still like new. We got it from Amazon, but also got a nice wheeled storage bag for it. It was fake Fir tree, and came in 3 sections, easy to fold up and take apart.
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11-21-2022, 08:59 PM
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Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
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Costco.
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11-27-2022, 04:26 PM
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I bought this one a few years ago and am really impressed by how realistic and well made it is. They offer a lot of different sizes and styles. |
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11-30-2022, 09:26 AM
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Location: NJ
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Originally Posted by lunetunelover
The four trees I have were bought at Walmart, Home Depot, Amazon, and one from a local "card" store that was closing.
But I will admit, someday I would love to have a Balsam Hill tree!!
LED lights are the way to go really. They don't burn as hot so are "safer" and cheaper to keep lit.
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I wish I could remember where I got my tree, it's from Walmart or Target. Bought when my hub and I first started dating, he bought one too. I look at tree prices, kick myself for letting him talk me into donating one tree instead of saving for the kids when we moved in June. They're so expensive. My outside tree went too which I loved.
It's a great looking tree, like the one above at amazon. No prelit. It's 22 years old. Still in great shape. Wish I had the box here I'd look for the company. It's about 7 foot tall. I don't think I paid more than $100 something.
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11-30-2022, 09:35 AM
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Bought a Balsam Hill tree and it will be the last tree I ever buy. So easy to put together and it looks great every single year. I got the realistic Fraser fir. I loved it so much, I bought Balsam Hill wreaths for all of my windows.
The key is to buy them on sale in the off season. Feb-Mar is a good time.
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12-03-2022, 03:59 PM
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Location: Kirkland, WA (Metro Seattle)
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Originally Posted by goodgal
Have a few questions:
1.
What companies have you purchased from..I am looking at Tree Time and King of Christmas site. Balsam Fir seems pricey for same type of trees. I prefer the realistic PE branched vs PVC. So please tell me where you shopped!
2.
I have always had a 9-10 ft tree in a room with a cathedral ceiling. Thinking of going with a 7.5 ft but will it look weird or too small? Fullness about 60".
3. Thinking of LED lights vs incandescent ones. Multi color that changes to clear and back with controller. Any feedback on LED Christmas lights?
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I bought a Balsam Hill in 2019. First tree I've had as an adult, not being the sentimental type. Bought one that matched my decor. Pulled the receipt: Classic White, Height 4.5', Lights: Candlelight Clear LED.
It's gorgeous but a lot of expense to justify. I went that way due to the junk my father used to put up when we were kids and how tacky it looked. The parents didn't care or not that I heard of. I don't do tacky.
Can't address height, I don't find >6' interesting.
And yes LED lights seem to be the bomb. Total time to setup w/base plate and skirt (that fits my table): about 30 min. Including ornaments...of which I have a few that are new and sentimental. Rest are boilerplate red and silver, as I do like that look with white. |
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