Christmas Trees

Christmas in a year

2008-02-27T09:47:00.000-08:00

Well its definitely not Christmas any more. In fact the time is almost coming to take of your winter gear and get ready for spring. But it doesn't matter to me I will always love Christmas. No matter what time of year I celebrate the holiday spirit. Heck, I still have my Christmas lights up from December (is there some city ordinance or something) but I don't care, I leave them up and flaunt my Christmas pride. I'm most excited for next year though when I can finally buy my next Christmas tree. Ah Tannenbaum how I miss you. lol well enough

About Tannenbaum's Premium Christmas Tree Company

2007-11-27T14:54:00.001-08:00

Tannenbaum’s Christmas Tree Company (www.premiumchristmastree.com) is a family-owned business founded by Bill, Chris and Will Atkin in Sandy, Utah. After several years of haggling over tree lot Christmas trees that had been cut 4 weeks earlier, the Atkins decided to bring together their 20 years collective experience in e-commerce to provide a source for fresh, premium Christmas trees with none of the hassle of Christmas tree lots. Tannenbaum’s focus is on freshness and convenience.

By venturing with established Christmas tree growers on both the east and the west coasts, Tannenbaums is able to offer its customers with a variety of premium, freshly-cut Christmas trees delivered to their front door directly from the growers. Tannenbaums offers Douglas and Noble firs from the forests of Oregon and Fraser firs from North Carolina. Tannenbaums ships all trees UPS ground in specially manufactured wax-lined boxes to ensure the freshness of each tree shipped. Each tree is tagged with instructions on how to care for a real Christmas tree to maintain its freshness and to keep the tree fire-safe. Tannenbaums accepts payment by all major credit cards.

Chris Atkin, Tannenbaum’s manager, says that “Tannenbaums is committed to provide premium quality, freshly-cut Christmas trees with outstanding customer service and is delighted to be part of the annual traditions and magic of the Christmas season."

Xmas Trees

2007-10-11T21:08:00.000-07:00

Many hear the word “xmas tree” and automatically know what it means. Everyone knows what xmas tree means right? Well many people do not understand what this means. The term has been loosely created out of slang and an attempt to shorten the words “Christmas trees”. The terminology seemed to spring out of nowhere and now the xmas trees is a common substitute for “Christmas tree”. Regardless of its meaning xmas has become quite a popular word. I didn’t realize that the extra three were that taxing to pronounce. Heaven forbid we have to take an extra .3 milliseconds out of our busy work schedules. Nonetheless xmas tree is used consistently in normal life, literature, movies and radio. It seems as if we cannot escape this terrible replacement.

So where did it come from? In older days people would substitute the word Christ for “Xp” or sometimes as “Xt”. There are instances of this as far back as 1021 AD. These Greek abbreviations for Christ are in part where the term “x-mas trees” came from. There are many examples in history where the word Christ was substituted for terms beginning with the letter “X”. Despite this fact X was not considered an appropriate replacement for Christ until modern society where political correctness and an air of speediness rule the day.

The internet has not been a great help in discouraging this practice especially considering the massive amount of abbreviation that goes on during internet typing. The general attitude of the digital age means that the shorter a word is the better. There are many websites devoted not only to Christmas tree information but also to Christmas tree sales. There are website that sell real Christmas trees on the internet at a cost no different than that of your local tree lot.

Christmas Trees

2007-09-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

The latest trend for Christmas shopping is buying your Christmas tree online. Many people have purchase Christmas trees from the internet and each year the number of people doing it increase dramatically. Last year there were about 300,000 – 500,000 trees sold through the internet. Out of the 30 million sold in the United States every year, half a million is nothing to snuff at.

Where can I buy a Christmas tree online?

There are only a few reputable websites that sell Christmas Trees online. One of them is Tannenbaums Christmas Tree Company. They have a fantastic website and I have begun to see more and more of their work out there. Another great company is Oregon Family Christmas Trees. While they are a smaller business with an undeveloped website their service and quality is unbeatable. Shop around and find the best supplier for you. But remember a poorly made website especially with ads may be a spammer or hacker. Do not enter personal information into a website that looks non reputable.

Is it expensive?

Surprisingly ordering a Christmas tree online is almost the same price as a tree from your local lot. The trees are priced somewhere from $70-100 for a 6 ft tree. Smaller trees will have reduced costs. Many companies include shipping their cost, but most add it on after the fact. While some shipping can be inordinately expensive, most of the time the price of shipping is negligible.

Can they ship to me?

Unless you live in an extremely rural area it is unlikely you cannot be shipped to. Most online suppliers use major shipping companies such as Fedex or UPS and they can reach just about anyone. In order to know for sure if you can receive a Christmas tree through the mail, contact your online retailer and ask if they deliver to your area.

Will my Christmas tree be damaged during shipping?

Trees are very hardy and do not break easily. The shipping materials are more likely to be damaged from the tree itself than from mishandling during shipping. The chance your tree will be damaged during shipping is slim to none. Trees are generally bailed and covered in plastic wrapping and sometimes wax lined boxes. This gives them a safe ride from the farm to your door.

Are the Christmas trees as good?

Actually Christmas trees sold on the internet are generally much higher in quality than their counter parts in the lots. The reason is that an ordinary tree is cut, shipped by truck, held in storage and then finally sold after sitting out for how who knows how long. A tree from the internet is usually cut on demand, making your tree very fresh, just days old. There is also a reduced fire risk because the trees are so fresh. They maintain most of their water from when they were alive and well which eliminates the dry needles that usually are the cause of fires.

Online Christmas Trees

2007-07-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

There are basically three ways to get a Christmas tree for your holiday celebration this year. Yes that’s right there is more than one way. Many think the only way to purchase a Christmas tree online is to trudge down to the local Christmas tree lot. For me it’s always an unpleasant experience. For one, its freezing cold and or raining/snowing. Then you have to look around and carefully gauge each tree to ensure it “quality”. Then you have to track down one of the rough sales staff and haggle a price for your tree. Once you’ve reached this stage you generally take your invisible receipt and tie your tree to your car. Vouila you have gotten a Christmas tree. But what if you could avoid all of this?

1. Christmas tree lot

Go out into the cold and rain/snow, sort through all of the cruddy trees to find the one “gem”. Then track down one of the oil rig workers in the trailer and buy your tree. You don’t get a receipt and once you get home, you have to take the tree off your car and put it up yourself.

2. Artificial Christmas tree

Go to the local Sears or wherever you buy a fake tree and choose one of the several hundred dollar Christmas trees. Some of them are beautiful and have high tech fiber optic lights in the, plus hey the needles rarely fall off. The only drawback is that these trees do not smell and their needles are made from lead so don’t let your children or pets eat them.

2. Mail-order Christmas tree

Find a reputable Christmas tree farm in your area via the newspapers, yellow pages or internet. Then send a couple hundred buck over and in a few weeks you’ll receive your tree. This is pretty convenient because you don’t have to leave your home, however generally the farms aren’t easy to deal with.

3. Buy a Christmas tree online

While some Christmas tree farms have website, many do not have the time, money or skill to do so. And the ones that are online are generally large farms that are more interested in wholesale then retail. Some sites have begun to spring up selling real Christmas trees online. The huge benefit of this is that your tree is fresh, and I’m talking a day or two. Then you get Fedex showing up at your house a few days later with your stand and bam, you’re good to go. Is this bias? Yes, but hey I love computers, convenience and most importantly price. This is the cheapest and best way to go. Buy your Christmas tree online this year.

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