The Economics of Christmas Trees
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:07 last edited by
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@jon-nyc said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Interesting.
https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-christmas-trees/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
It is interesting. When I was a kid, the cut your own tree business was actually $5 cheaper than the lot bought trees because of the reduced labor. Now they charge as much or more and sell “the experience”.
Experience my ass, that’s like going to a restaurant and paying more to cook your own food and wash your own dishes. Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
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@jon-nyc said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Interesting.
https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-christmas-trees/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
It is interesting. When I was a kid, the cut your own tree business was actually $5 cheaper than the lot bought trees because of the reduced labor. Now they charge as much or more and sell “the experience”.
Experience my ass, that’s like going to a restaurant and paying more to cook your own food and wash your own dishes. Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:25 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
@jon-nyc said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Interesting.
https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-christmas-trees/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
It is interesting. When I was a kid, the cut your own tree business was actually $5 cheaper than the lot bought trees because of the reduced labor. Now they charge as much or more and sell “the experience”.
Experience my ass, that’s like going to a restaurant and paying more to cook your own food and wash your own dishes. Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
Did it once. Some people love it. I thought never again and the trees sucked.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:27 last edited by
Interesting article.
Surprised that North Carolina is one of the biggest states. I would have thought it was too far south.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:36 last edited by
Elevation.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:37 last edited by
@Jolly Ah okay. Makes sense.
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@jon-nyc said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Interesting.
https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-christmas-trees/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
It is interesting. When I was a kid, the cut your own tree business was actually $5 cheaper than the lot bought trees because of the reduced labor. Now they charge as much or more and sell “the experience”.
Experience my ass, that’s like going to a restaurant and paying more to cook your own food and wash your own dishes. Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:49 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
If you want the real experience, you need to grow your own. This has many benefits, not the least of which is that you won't have to decorate the bloody thing for 7 years.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 13:52 last edited by
Looked into growing Christmas trees at one time. ROI takes too long and the trees are labor intensive. We can only grow one variety down here, the Virginia Pine.
Most of the guys around here went under. There was one guy who did very well until he was physically unable to carry on...He was retired military, and had bought some land while he was still in the service. He went ahead and planted peach trees and Christmas trees, with his brother taking care of the young trees until he retired, which was about four or five years. He also did some truck farming, growing mostly sweet corn, snap beans and field peas.
He did the experience thing, for both main crops, although mostly for the Christmas trees. Pony rides, petting zoos, cut or pick your own, hot chocolate in the winter and ice tea in the summer. Judging by the look of the place, he did OK.
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@LuFins-Dad said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
If you want the real experience, you need to grow your own. This has many benefits, not the least of which is that you won't have to decorate the bloody thing for 7 years.
wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 14:01 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
@LuFins-Dad said in The Economics of Christmas Trees:
Fvck that... I’ll take Luke out to the woods and we’ll get our own tree this year. How’s that for experience?
If you want the real experience, you need to grow your own. This has many benefits, not the least of which is that you won't have to decorate the bloody thing for 7 years.
LOL
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wrote on 9 Dec 2020, 15:48 last edited by Mik 12 Sept 2020, 15:49
We bought ours at Target in 1992. It is still in great shape and looks wonderful. Every single ornament has a memory attached to it.
