Questions about pre-lit Christmas trees

**JustJoy** · 11-14-2006, 06:22 PM

DH and I are seriously considering buying a pre-lit tree this year. We are sick and tired of detangling the lights,taking them down after Christmas and putting them away, etc... Anyway... here are my questions.....How do they hold up year after year? Are they easy to store (in pieces) or do they look mangled the next year?

**redmaples** · 11-14-2006, 08:12 PM

I love the artificial pre-lit tree we have..this is about our 4th year..last year the lights still worked just fine. It is soooo easy to put up & take down too.
We got it quite cheap too, about the same that a real tree costs, so it's saved us $$ for a few years, also mess & sore throats that we seem to got when having a real tree indoors. I think the light bulbs can be replaced too, if one goes out.

**mom2matty** · 11-14-2006, 08:22 PM

We love our pre-lit as well. This will be our 3rd year with it. Ours comes in 3 pieces.......you have to be careful taking it apart and storing it so you don't break the lights but we have never had a problem with it..........this is our tree......minus the topper, I hadn't gotten it on when we took the picture last year......

**PrairieRose** · 11-14-2006, 09:15 PM

This will only be our 2nd year using our pre-lit tree but I loved it last year. I'm hoping that it's in working order when we take it down from the attic.

**miss_thrifty** · 11-14-2006, 09:45 PM

nice tree mon2 knk, very full.

**Mom23boys** · 11-14-2006, 10:29 PM

I love our pre-lit tree. It sure saves time!! I have never had a problem putting it up or taking it down.

**mulligan** · 11-15-2006, 06:54 AM

I have a pre-lit tree that I bought for Christmas 2002. 75% of the lights don't work. I've gone through every bulb too. Such a pain. And this was a very pricey one that I actually got on an ad misprint for an outrageously low price. I have to say that I would never buy one again.

**JustJoy** · 11-15-2006, 08:57 AM

Thanks so much for your input

I'm off in a couple hours to buy one!

**baronmom** · 11-15-2006, 09:33 AM

I love mine. I got it when dh was deployed on Black Friday for about $30. It is really full and it is a snap to put up. It looks good year after year. Best investment I ever made.

**crdurham** · 11-15-2006, 09:54 AM

My mom has had on for about 3 years.... real easy to put up and it looks the same now than when it was bought...

my dh says we have to have a real one every year...

**Katybird** · 11-15-2006, 12:17 PM

I have been thinking of getting also and now after the rave reviews, I am going to get one this year too.

**JustJoy** · 11-15-2006, 12:54 PM

I went to Walmart as they seemed the least expensive. I got a 6 1/2 ft tree for $29.97

**MarshHen** · 11-18-2006, 04:18 PM

This will be our third year for ours and I love it. Mine has the colored lights and it's so easy to put up, take down and store. I can't wait to get it up and have a good cold night so we can use the new fireplace.