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1.0 out of 5 stars
Even Charley Brown would laugh at this one, January 5, 2008
This review is from: GKI Bethlehem Lighting Layered Balsam 7 1/2 Foot Christmas Tree Prelit with Multi-Colored Lights (Kitchen)
I bought this "$650.00" tree for $99.99 around Christmas time. I see it's now around $260. At $99 it was overpriced.
When I received the tree, the box was pretty beaten up to the point that the protective caps covering the 'trunk' of the tree sections were poking through the box and the protective caps were themselves, broken. The paper wrapping around the sections of the tree was torn in many places making me think it was not new. In fact, the paper seemed almost 'deteriorated'. The paper pretty much fell apart in my hands as I unwrapped the tree.
The tree itself did not appear damaged, but was not at all the quality that I expected from the description. The branches themselves were pretty 'real' looking, but they were sparse and far between. The instructions suggesting having the tree lights on as you put it together and arrange the branches. Well, of course, the lights were pretty and made it look fuller, but when the lights were off, it was pathetic looking. The artificial tree at the local pizza carryout looks better and it doesn't even have lights. No matter how much "fluffing" and rearranging of the branches I did, you could still see the ugly center pole. And, you could see a lot of it! I sent mine back because even Charley Brown would have laughed at this one.
On a positive note, I love shopping with Amazon. Amazon made it very easy for me to return the tree. They stand behind their customers. They gave me the return mailing label and arranged for pick up at my house with just a few clicks of my computer mouse. The biggest hassle was getting the ugly tree back in the beat up box and secured with enough tape to ensure it arrived back in one piece.
Guess we will be sticking with a 'real' tree for a while longer.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
My pretty tree, January 17, 2008
This review is from: GKI Bethlehem Lighting Layered Balsam 7 1/2 Foot Christmas Tree Prelit with Multi-Colored Lights (Kitchen)
I have always had a real tree but had to buy a fake one. This tree looks like an old fashioned fir tree and was perfect for my ornaments. I did not miss having to put the lights on it. A lot of my decorations are heavy and it was always a challenge to find the right branch to support each one. Not a problem with this tree. My guests thought it was real until I told them it wasn't. Now I just need a way to get that real tree smell. The gap between the top and the rest of the tree is a bit large, other than that it looked great.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME TREE, December 22, 2008
This review is from: GKI Bethlehem Lighting Layered Balsam 7 1/2 Foot Christmas Tree Prelit with Multi-Colored Lights (Kitchen)
The tree arrived more quickly than I expected and was as advertised. It has been up since the day after it arrived and once decorated it really lit up my living room.
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