10/11/2026
Carmy Christmas story time…
Not a very visual post but go with me on this.
I’ve gotten pretty savvy at buying trees. For example, hell will freeze over before I buy a Cashmere tree. I will also drive a million miles if I find a King of Christmas tree for a good price on a secondary market.
So… I love the tree in the corner of this photo. It’s thick & the branches hold ribbon & ornaments well. I love it so much that I wanted to buy more of them.
Yesterday I put up what was supposed to be the same type of tree as the one in the back… but it wasn’t. It was a totally different tree. 🌲
Dusty flocking versus thick flocking. Thin long branches versus thick, bushy branches.
😳The tree IN the box was not the tree ON the box.
So I had to defluff the bu**er, pack it up & return it. The service counter associate thought I was nuts & I think I scared her when I told her not to put that product back on the floor.
Then I went back to the tree area and got the exact same style… and made another poor associate cut open the box so I could confirm the right tree was in the right box.
Now here I am fluffing the correct tree!
Point of the story: there is none 😂 other than maybe no tree manufacturer should mess with Carmy Christmas?
Merry Christmas!