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- From: educ@unixg.ubc.ca (Vicki Domansky)
- Newsgroups: rec.gardens
- Subject: Re: Christmas tree alternative?
- Date: 18 Nov 1992 17:02:09 GMT
- Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- References: <1992Nov17.092118.5813@athena.cs.uga.edu> <24051@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM>
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- In article <24051@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM> deeds@solaria.hac.com writes:
- >Joan C. Maxfield (maxfield@athena.cs.uga.edu) wrote:
- >:
- >: OK, I know this is going to sound REALLY odd, but:
- >: Does anyone have any ideas for 'alternate' types of christmas
- >: trees?
- >:
- >This sounds weird but I thought it was kind of a neat idea when I
- >heard it last year (probably on the net :) ). Apparently there are
- >places where you can *rent* a live tree (don't know what sizes are
- >available), and then after xmas they take the tree back and refund
- >the deposit portion of your money...
-
- Ikea "sells" the trees then comes and picks them up later. I don't
- think you get a refund - as I recall it is only about $15 for a tree
- anyhow - but I think they pick it up for free after Xmas.
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