Christmas tree pricing. Can anyone top this?

[Thankyou4calling]

Barnes SW London.

[Digger]

I'll grant you that £39 for an 8 incher is a bit steep!

[BobSaunders]

Why bother? Balsam Hill realistic christmas trees cost £250-400.

[POIDH]

To be fair if you live in London, both about as far from where trees are grown and a pain to get stock into, they seem rather good prices.

[Jeremy-75qq8]

I used to live in barnes. It maybe many things but cheap is not one.

There is a better / cheaper one round the corner !

[Vasco]

Those prices don't seem too bad for London in 2024. They're not dramatically cheaper elsewhere.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Digger said:

I'll grant you that £39 for an 8 incher is a bit steep!

Very good


Also.

Edited by The Rotrex Kid on Tuesday 3rd December 20:07

[Gary C]

for 40 years I wouldn't touch a fake christmas tree, but the wife made me get one about 5 years ago and I would never look back !

Expensive in the first year but its still looking good 5 years on, and more importantly, doesn't smell like cats piss after 4 weeks with central heating.

[White-Noise]

Vasco said:

Those prices don't seem too bad for London in 2024. They're not dramatically cheaper elsewhere.

When I read the thread title I was expecting worse, surely someone will top this. I still don't fancy paying those prices tho

[Mont Blanc]

BobSaunders said:

Why bother? Balsam Hill realistic christmas trees cost £250-400.

Balsam Hill is pretty much as good as you can get if you want artificial, but many people just prefer a real tree. Myself included.

[Chipstick]

Vasco said:

Those prices don't seem too bad for London in 2024. They're not dramatically cheaper elsewhere.

Price list at a place we’re getting our tree from in Somerset this year.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

BobSaunders said:

Why bother? Balsam Hill realistic christmas trees cost £250-400.

For me it's fact you don't have to fk about with lights. 10 mins and the tree is up, lit, and ready for baubling.

Always had real then got a Balsam a few years back. Worth every penny for the lack of hassle.

That said, do miss the pine smell.

[rossyl]

Sometimes the hassle is worth it.

Sometimes the hassle is all part of the fun.

It's like actual roast potatoes vs Aunt Bessie's, an NA V8 vs piped-in sound, etc etc.

[Chrisgr31]

You want to see how much the ones that are put up in offices cost!

[trickywoo]

Chipstick said:

Price list at a place we’re getting our tree from in Somerset this year.

Surely that’s wholesale? I’ve not seen prices like that in the south east area since the 90s.

[paulw123]

Just put my real tree up, personally I have no interest in a plastic imitation one.
Cost £20 from Homebase for a 6ft non drop spruce.

[PushedDover]

Too early.

[Mobile Chicane]

Par for the course.

Round here people just steal them from the woods.

[Chipstick]

trickywoo said:

Surely that’s wholesale? I’ve not seen prices like that in the south east area since the 90s.

Nope. I was equally surprised. The farm jumped on the pumpkin picking bandwagon for a stupidly low price also. 20p for small up to £1.50 each for the largest - and they are actually grown where they sit, and not bought in Bookers and laid on a bed of hay like some places

Funnily enough, having recently seen what their local competition are charging, I did think how easy it would be to buy a load to move on.

[Dr Murdoch]

Mobile Chicane said:

Par for the course.

Round here people just steal them from the woods.

I think the Woods family should consider better CCTV if thats the case.

Edited by Dr Murdoch on Tuesday 3rd December 23:55