I do same as most folks. When younger, family always bought from the local Boys and Girls club lot so we could help them out. As I got my own place for a small townhouse, tried to do the same. Seems everyone is out there hocking trees and selling at very high costs. Something like $60 for a decent tree last I remember. So when wife and I bought the single family home we are in now, went for the high quality, pre lit 8' tree and love it. It gets stored under the steps and will be cost effective after we have had for the 3rd Christmas season as cost about $200 bucks in the off season. Only things it lacks is: fresh pine smell, looking in the cold for one, hauling back to the home, vacuuming up the needles, need to water the tree, then getting rid of the tree in January. Yeah, I sure do miss the real tree smell.