Do You Put Tinsel on Your Tree?

**MarshHen** · 11-30-2006, 03:06 PM

I used to until the cat ate a piece and I had to spend 2 hours at the vet waiting for it to pass without cutting his insides to shreds.

**Darlene** · 11-30-2006, 03:28 PM

Yes but only use 1/4 of a box, just enough to make it sparkle here & there. Thanks for the heads up about cats & tinsel. Glad your kitty is ok.

**Missy** · 11-30-2006, 03:29 PM

nope...kids, cats, birds, dogs...

**oct2667us** · 11-30-2006, 03:30 PM

I put it on my tree but i am re thinking it not sure if i like it any more.

**Katybird** · 11-30-2006, 03:38 PM

We use it if we have a real tree. If we use the artificial tree then we skip it because it is to hard to remove.

**YankeeMom** · 11-30-2006, 03:40 PM

Never ever ever. I can't stand the stuff. My mom used to put it on her trees. It stuck to EVERYTHING but the tree

I'd have to have my friends check out my clothes/hair before going to class because 10-20 strands would invariably static cling to me on the way out the door. We'd be finding strands of it EVERYWHERE for months after Christmas.
Hate it!

**lottaLove** · 11-30-2006, 03:40 PM

No, too dangerous. I'm going to try ribbon this year. I got 4 huge spools of beautiful gold and red wired ribbon from the fabric store for .99 last year, so we'll see how that works out.

**Emerald_Mommy** · 11-30-2006, 04:21 PM

I love the look of it (done right) but we don't because of the kids & the fact we use an artificial tree. It's NOT fun to take off!

**celina** · 11-30-2006, 04:27 PM

take one silver piece and put it across the tv screen like as if the tv cracked , then lean a chair near it...works like a charm everytime....sooo funny

and no tinsel, pets and kids and static

**favesis37** · 11-30-2006, 04:41 PM

nope, we have 3 cats, 2 dogs and 7 grandbabies, no way! lol

**JustJoy** · 11-30-2006, 04:51 PM

Nope! I'm like Heather..... my mother LOVED that stuff when I was growing up and it was a huge mess!

**pinetree** · 11-30-2006, 06:01 PM

No, have cats.

**babetteq** · 11-30-2006, 06:29 PM

I'm wiht Heather. Mom used to gob the stuff on the tree. I like a more old fashioned looking tree. My cat won't eat the stuff (hasn't been interested in 10 years.. I"m not worried) but if I can help it he won't have the opportunity just because I think the stuff is so messy and tacky.

**dmvezina** · 11-30-2006, 07:59 PM

We don't because we have 2 cats and I think it makes too much of a mess.
When I used to use it, I'd be cleaning up tinsel in July! LOL

**emily_hope** · 11-30-2006, 10:50 PM

I'm not sure if I am thinking of the same thing. I thought tinsel was the strands of shiney garland that you wrap around the tree. I don't use it, just because I don't like it, personally. The other thing that I think you all are talking about, we call them icicles. And I don't use those because I don't like them either. LOL!