Christmas Trees... How much!?!?

[Otta]

Last year I was rubbish, and didn't get the tree until xmas eve. I ended up with a 7ft+ monster (I had to cut a bit off the top to stand it in the living room), for which I paid ?25.

I appreciate the price had probably dropped for clearing before xmas day.

However, I just enquired of the same people how much for a nice looking 5-6ft tree, and had to really make an effort to keep my mouth closed when she said "?50 for that one love"!

Is this going rate?!

[*Bob*]

If you can hang on until January, you'll probably get one free.

[Jeremy]

We paid ?30 for quite a small one (maybe around 4.5ft), so maybe around ?40 would sound about right for a regular sized one.

[El Pibe]

Whatever you do don't buy them in Dulwich, they seem a bit cheaper down West Norwood.

Or just take a small saw to a motorway verge somewhere and bag one for nowt.

[ibilly99]

It's called capitalism supply and demand.

[dubluke]

Christmas trees are apparantly lucrative business, a mate of mine is selling them right now and the garden centre he is at made 12k last saturday just on christmas trees!

[Loz]

ibilly99 Wrote:

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> It's called capitalism supply and demand.

Next you'll be telling me Christmas is commercialised...

[Marie81]

We bought one from the guy outside Mrs Robinson at the wknd, it's quite big about 7ft and cost ?60 with ?10 for the base. It's a lovely tree but when we took it home it could't fit into the base so we had to saw the bottom of it off!

[Chippy Minton]

Someone at work reckons prices are going to be much higher this year because some subsidy (in Norway / Denmark ??) is no longer available.

No idea if this is true or not.

[Bluerevolution]

*Bob* Wrote:

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> If you can hang on until January, you'll probably

> get one free.

LMFAO !

[binary_star]

We got a 5ft foot one from the Clockhouse for ?35 and it comes with a stand if you donate ?1 to charity. I didn't ask how much the stand would cost without the donation.

[the-e-dealer]

Weather caused many Christmas Tree Crops to fail in the UK. There really is a shortage this year. Wait till next year!

Buy a Horrid fake tree.

[Annette Curtain]

the-e-dealer.

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Do you actually sell "e's"

Or is it just a random off the cuff nomenclature.

NETTE:-S

[Sue]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Buy a Horrid fake tree.

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Horrid fake trees are, as you say, Horrid.

and Curtain Person, I always assumed his name must be Ted, but apparently it isn't.

ETA: As in, The E Dealer.

:-$

[Otta]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Weather caused many Christmas Tree Crops to fail

> in the UK. There really is a shortage this year.

> Wait till next year!

> Buy a Horrid fake tree.

If I do buy a fake tree, I might actually opt for a nice one.

I'm just weird like that.

[Polly D]

We went fake last year Otta, think from M&S, looks nice just doesn't smell authentic, nor drop pines, job done.

[the-e-dealer]

Nette when you send an e-mail does it consist of Es . ? Does E-Commerce involves Es ? - E is for Electronic as in all the other cases. Except E's good Ebeneezer Good.

[malumbu]

How are we supposed to judge whether supply and demand, and effective competition is working?

They were totally unhelpful outside the Forest Hill Tavern tonight so not a good start or bech mark.

But with so many outlets selling them surely we can shop around and get a deal.

And with the recession (OK East Dulwich is immune to such things) demand, and hence price, should come down.

Also interested how many of these outlets are legit!

Last year we got one from Homebase (aka Argos) - it was the worst for years dropping all its needles by Xmas.

?25 at the Forest Hill Road Supermarket,smallish, may see if I can get a bargain. They are also open on Xmas day, I like thi spalce