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We went to Carrefour today to pickup some supplies, mainly for breakfast and snacks and they are in the Christmas spirit but I don't think we could afford to decorate our house if we lived here. The poinsettias go for $50.00 and the price for a tree are out of this world as per the sign as you go into the store.

In our area 120 for a 7-8 ft pre cut is pretty normal. Fairfield County CT. Have to remember - all shipped in

No surprise on the tree price. Pretty high in WA too. Sign of the times.

I paid $35 for my poinsettia at the Porto Carrefour the other day. They did have larger ones that were more expensive.

The tree prices are with in range, but the poinsettias at $50.00 is an outrage!!! Stew Leonard's tree's in Yonkers NY starting at $32.00. Going tonight, will report back! Are you decorating "your house"?? We decorated "our villa" for Halloween!! LOL!!!

David your picture made me smile! I wasn't thinking of decorating "our house" but you've got me thinking. Today we are going to P'Burg (2 ships in today) to do some shopping so I think I might look for some window decorations and if I do I will post a picture. Since our room is on the ground floor right by the pool anybody walking by will see it. Stay tuned.

Whale Tail--I didn't look at fresh trees this year at all, but I understand they are WAY up in price. We paid $160 for a new fake tree this year.

Regarding decorating your unit, a few years ago when we were at BSV for Christmas, we brought along decorations from home--some lights and some very small stuff that fit into the suitcase, and it made the place feel much more festive.

Carol we also went the artificial tree awhile ago but the prices here are way more than in Canada. As to a little decorations for "our home" it's on our list for our trip P'Burg today. We'll see what happens, stay tuned.

Whale Tale--I suspect the type of trees used for Christmas trees are grown a lot closer to your place in Canada than to here in Florida! Best wishes in P'burg. I might check Back Street for more reasonable prices on such things. Also, the street vendors might have some more unusual things, don't know. Happy hunting!!

We also went to an artificial tree years ago. Paid a premium for a very realistic Balsam Tree and it has held up very good. Still looks like the day we bought it.

Our problem is the darn lights on the tree going out. I guess the critters love chewing on the wires in the lights..

We went all out for our decorations not long ago. Didn't tell the kids we had brought lights. Big suprise when the sun went down.

That was a consideration for us so we bought the one without integrated lights and put our own ones each time.

Lots of cut-your-own Christmas tree growers in our area, and the drought has been hard on them. In normal conditions, trees can grow a foot a year, but they are coming to maturity much slower without adequate rain and most aren’t set up to irrigate. I'd guess the growers who cut to provide trees to retailers have the same problem in many areas of the country, thus the higher cost.

JCPanic--Looks to be the Villas on Great Bay perhaps? Nice lights!!

Scuba--It was almost impossible to find (artificial) trees without lights here.

Amazon could be your best bet.

Too late now!!

I guess its cheaper to bring your poinsettias from home and carry them on! 😅

Yes !! Villa #6. First time I stayed at the Villas they were brown trimmed. Dating myself back to 1990.

Neat lights on villa #6, we used to own Villa#1 but sold it before Irma. We renovated them back in 2012.
It's a great location.

We love the Villas. Wally is an outstainding host and manager.

Love the lights on Unit #1!!!