My husband's former boss and his wife did. It arrived on their doorstep, they brought it in and decorated. A couple of weeks later they held the company holiday party, and the tree was gorgeous! It came from North Carolina but I can't for the life of me remember the name of the tree company (it was a good 15 years ago). Not a Frontgate, but something like that.

Amazon is selling them this year as well.

I'd be interested if they also put on the lights and decorations, then took it all down after Christmas. :-)

Terezosa, that service is available. People have outside and inside done. A HUGE amount of money, looks amazing. You can usually pick out the professional creations. Doubt I would choose to do that even if cost did not matter.

I'd like to know what kind of packaging is involved with a tree by mail-order. As it is, I feel quite badly about the plastic netting they put around the tree we usually get from Home Depot.

Mayflowers, we usually get a Noble, but God knows when they've been cut. Frasers are a good second choice.

I love the idea of fresh cut. We used to do that here, but Louisiana cypress or Virginia pines aren't the best Christmas trees.

For me, going to pick out a tree is my favorite part of Christmas and finding “the one” is what it’s all about. Honestly, I’d rather have no tree at all then to have one from a box whether it’s fake or fresh.

When we first moved to Michigan from Socal, I didn’t understand why people got their trees so early. My birthday is the week before and that’s traditionally when we’d go but that year, when we went to get ours, they were all frozen solid. My DH talked me into doing a fake tree but I really hated it. The tree was given away the next year and I told him never again.

Cindy, I forgot you’re in LA, when we lived there we were pretty poor and couldn’t afford to buy one. Instead we’d borrow our neighbors three wheelers and go to the woods to find a tree, we’d even make all the ornaments for it. Those holidays are sweet memories for me.

Lukk, I enjoy the tree hunt too, but the problem down here is those trees were cut months ago. What appeals to me about buying online is having a truly fresh cut tree.

My problem with a real tree is that the cat eats it and then throws up. It's got to be fake all the way. I even had to take almost all the house plants out, except for the few up high.

Noble firs are the best. Last year I went over to the dark side and bought a fake tree. It's a noble fir.

We did a couple of years ago. We didn't find that it lasted any longer than those at Home Depot or the like.

Why waste a box on a tree? I saw Amazon has them, and that was my thought.

Springroz, what does that mean?

I like to order a lot of stuff online, but it’s a lovely tradition for us to go out in mostly miserable weather to get a tree and strap it to the roof of the car. And hanging out the window to make sure it is not slipping. Looking forward to it!