| Online purchases of real Christmas trees are | | | | the 4-6 weeks for trees on most Christmas tree |
| growing at an annual rate of 25 to 50%. Who are | | | | lots. A freshly cut Christmas tree is a much safer |
| these purchasers? Why have the chosen to buy | | | | Christmas tree. For example, Tannenbaum's, an |
| their Christmas trees online? The following are | | | | online retailer of real Christmas trees, is |
| some of the many reasons why someone buys a | | | | committed to sell premium Christmas trees and |
| real Christmas tree online. | | | | have them cut and shipped with 2-3 days of the |
| CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCE. | | | | purchase. |
| For many purchasers of real Christmas trees, the | | | | FRIENDS OF THE EARTH. The purchase of a real |
| overriding motivation for buying anything online, | | | | Christmas is a much more eco-friendly decision |
| including real Christmas trees is CONVENIENCE. | | | | than the purchase of an artificial tree. One study |
| These purchasers prefer to point, click and | | | | conducted in Sweden concluded that a real |
| purchase sitting in front of their computer in their | | | | Christmas tree grown in natural surroundings was |
| warm, cozy home rather than facing nasty | | | | 5 times more environmentally compatible than an |
| weather, large crowds, unscrupulous tree lot | | | | artificial Christmas tree (see the Swedish Institute |
| salesmen, and the trials of loading a tree on your | | | | for Air and Environment). Real Christmas trees |
| car top to get it home. The convenience factor is | | | | contribute to the well-being of the planet by |
| a significant reason why city dwellers without | | | | producing oxygen during their growing years unlike |
| cars, individuals who have limited mobility because | | | | artificial Christmas trees which produce toxins and |
| of physical challenges or age or those who live in | | | | carcinogens during the manufacturing process. |
| remote locations without easy access to a | | | | When Christmas is over, real Christmas trees can |
| Christmas tree lot purchase real Christmas trees | | | | be recycled and do not end up permanently |
| online. | | | | cluttering the world's landfills. Several websites, |
| FRESHNESS AND SAFEY. Many online purchasers | | | | such as Earth911 are available to help individuals |
| of real Christmas trees know that the freshest | | | | find recycle centers for real Christmas trees. |
| trees are ones either they cut themselves from | | | | PRICE. When you add the investment of time, |
| a Christmas tree farm or a forest tree farm OR | | | | out-of-pocket expenses and the tree lot prices, |
| real Christmas trees purchased online. Real | | | | the price of real Christmas trees purchased online |
| Christmas trees purchased online usually arrive at | | | | is comparable to or better than to the price of |
| the front door of the purchaser within 3-5 days | | | | similar real Christmas trees purchased many tree |
| after they have been cut. This is a far cry from | | | | lots and Christmas tree farms. |