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In Life Tracae in Texas Asked by Tracae in Texas
12/11/2018

Which tree do you prefer at Christmastime?

56%
Artificial WINNER

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44%
Real

10

56%
Artificial

26 Comments
Ashly Banta
Ashly Banta

Cost effective, better for the environment, long term use, no shedding needles for my dogs to ingest, no overpowering scent, no need to haul it or transport it, don't have to find a dumpster to dispose of it, and I'll know every year exactly how big it will be and what it'll take to decorate it!

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Jenn Repp
Jenn Repp

Real trees play havok on the allergies so artificial it is!

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Nancy Sam
Nancy Sam

Cheaper, more personalized, and easier to maintain.

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Linda Emm
Linda Emm

Why kill a tree for a decoration, if you like the smell of a real tree, they have products that can me it smell that way, less risk of fire, no mess, the list goes on and on

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Sund Haney
Sund Haney

easier and saves a life.

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Cornelia H. Dunnings
Cornelia H. Dunnings

I LOVE my artificial Snow flocked tree, that I can keep for years. I also planted a real one in 2006, when we bought this house; to replace the 2 Christmas trees we lost in HURRICANE KATRINA.I DECORAT

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Joyce Koch
Joyce Koch

It's easier and less messy.

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Lois Hull
Lois Hull

Pure shame to chop down perfectly healthy trees just to decorate our homes for just a few weeks. If a Christmas tree is so important to you, PLANT one in your front yard.

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Karen Richardson
Karen Richardson

Cleaner and in the long run cheaper than real trees. And, unfortunately, I'm actually allergic to drying plants.

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Ella Kensley
Ella Kensley

They are cleaner and cheaper if you have an artificial tree you can reuse it and save a lot of money per year.

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Mike
Mike

Less work.

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Barbara Ray
Barbara Ray

I am a tree hugging hippie.

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kaycstamper
kaycstamper

I used to always get a real tree but it's hard to go get since my husband died, the trunks too skinny for the stand, drops needles, can't have it up as long, have to dispose of it. Artificial is easier and I like the size/shape.

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Gina Gilliland Hill
Gina Gilliland Hill

Memories of an era of live trees are too painful.

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Kate Winfield Olsen
Kate Winfield Olsen

no cost every year, better for environment

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Audra Slayton
Audra Slayton

My son and I have very bad allergies and asthma. The real always sets them Off

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Susan A. Tatum
Susan A. Tatum

In spite of the fact that I love the scent of a fresh tree, an artificial is safer, cost effective, considering that they last for years, and better than chopping down a tree and then discarding it.

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Tiffany Vessey
Tiffany Vessey

No needles on floor and no living thing died for a few days celebration.

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Jason Bertalotto
Jason Bertalotto

I can use the tree over and over again

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Rachel Clara Smith
Rachel Clara Smith

I got a tiny artificial tree at a yard sale for $3 a few years ago, and it's the only tree for me!

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Jennifer Crews
Jennifer Crews

I'm highly allergic to pine pollen. Woke up when I was 2 years old after getting a real tree and my eyes were swollen shut and crusted over and had my first asthma attack. Had to go to the ER and get an epi shot, then go to grandma's house while my mom & dad ditched the real tree.

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Melanie Andreacchi
Melanie Andreacchi

I was raised with an artificial tree. It became a tradition to put the same tree up every year while having Christmas music playing. It is a tradition I am sharing with my son.

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Jacqlene D Clark
Jacqlene D Clark

So I don't have to go out EVERY YEAR to get another one.

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Kathy Polozola
Kathy Polozola

My husband is allergic to Christmas trees. Also, it is easier for me to put up an artificial tree than to buy a real tree, bring it home, and trim the bottom as well as keep it watered.

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Real

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Melissa Jeswald
Melissa Jeswald

The smell. It reminds me of my childhood Xmases. That was when Xmas season started a week or 2 before Dec. 25th. When I married, my DH needed an artificial tree b/c HE wanted it up the day after Tksgiving; -way too early for me. A real tree wasn't practical; it would be dead by Xmas. Now he's my ex.

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Debbie Keith
Debbie Keith

There is nothing like it, the smell is divine.

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Don DiCarlo
Don DiCarlo

i prefer a real tree with it's scent and feeling it gives to the room. i have an artificial to make these easier. But, no tree this past Christmas, God has forsaken US, 11-08-2016

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Tammy Sanders-Toledo
Tammy Sanders-Toledo

I love the smell of a real tree at Christmas

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Heidi Reckel
Heidi Reckel

I'd prefer a real tree but because I have a pair of bratty feline masters, I have to have a fake one.

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Kristin Ann
Kristin Ann

it is prettier in my opinion

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Marcia Savasta Sinclair
Marcia Savasta Sinclair

I love the tradition of going out with my family to choose and cut down a tree. We then decorate it together

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Jane
Jane

The fragrance.

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