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The economics of Christmas trees

55 replies

comoatoupeira · 05/12/2024 20:35

Please reply with

  • area of the UK
  • height of your tree
  • how much did it cost
  • how much profit you reckon they made 😂
AIBU we are being had?
OP posts:
Craftymam · 05/12/2024 20:56

Midlands 10ft £90

FourEyesGood · 05/12/2024 20:49

They’ve planted, grown and chopped down a real live tree, and you think you’re being ripped off?
(I can’t answer your question anyway, because I always just used the same Woolworths fake tree I’ve used since 1997.)

myfavouritemutant · 05/12/2024 20:48

Also worth specifying if you mean real or artificial trees, or both?

Original poster
comoatoupeira · 05/12/2024 20:47

all good questions!

OP posts:
Ponderingwindow · 05/12/2024 20:47

How on earth are people supposed to estimate profit? Also profit at which step of the process? Are we talking about the retail sale, a distributor, or the actual farmer?