Do you or know anyone who buys entire new Christmas decs and other stuff each year

No

I have inherited vintage and I buy vintage as the baubles are extremely fragile and I could lose one or two every year.
I love hanging things that I know my Mum hung on her family tree 85 years ago.
I also have the primitive tree decorations that the kids made at nursery and primary school.
I do get new lights every few years as I think old lights can be a fire hazard.

No, I don’t know anyone who buys everything new every year.
I buy a new tree every year because we have a real tree. Same decorations though.

Yes! I had a manager who used to do this, or something similar. I don't know if he replaced absolutely everything each year, but there would be a new colour or theme for the tree with coordinated decor for the room it was in, so a lot of money was spent each year. Madness

He also used to lay his table the weekend before if he was hosting, which I thought was a good idea to max enjoyment time during the weekend- his was of course an elaborate table scape that probably took days though, not just a few sprigs of holly and candles like I do.

We have a real tree so that is new each year, but other than adding the odd new thing to the collection we reuse it all, some of our decorations are older than me!

I do. I have around twenty sets of decorations, for a differently themed tree in each room of the house! Some are just small, tabletop trees, others are 6ft real or artificial ones. It gives me enormous pleasure to collect them. Although it takes 25 hours to put them all up and take them all down again 😂

I was contemplating this the other day.
Most if not all people I know re-use the same decorations each year. Maybe they get a couple new ones as gifts or to replace broken or tatty old ones. But probably not that many.

But give it a month and the shops will be absolutely STUFFED with them! Who on earth is buying all these decorations?!

Yeah there'd be job loses and shops closing, we need people spending money. Without those of us who buy, then fill the charity shops, a lot of peopke would go without.
I used to theme my rooms and have different colours. I got my loft boarded out for Christmas, Halloween and Easter decorations. Every year there's appeals for decorations and i've kitted out a few hard up famlies, living room. This year my GC school needs decorations. Not all of us have happy childhpod memories of Christmas, so, as adults, we've done it our way.

No anc I know no one who does. Christmas is about the history of the decorations. .I treasure those from my gran, grandparents and made by dd. I have a special special one of a friend who passed away. I remember her ever time I put it out ..the decorations and where they came from is Christmas...

Real tree every year and we have a real mix of decorations that come out every year. Quite a few I've sadly inherited and are older than me.

Interestingly DC when mid teens dreaded me getting out their little kid decorations done at playschool and primary. Now they are young adults they LOVE that I saved them and was totally embarrassing!

We add a couple every year and obviously some of the really old ones fall apart, but I'd far rather use them than keep them in a box.

My tree is 23 my decorations are old too a lot of handmade ones from kids over the years I do buy a decoration when I go on holiday so my tree is a mish mash. I love it . In my opinion It's your money spend it on what you want if you can afford it

I have never met anyone who does this.

I do buy a new tree decoration or two every year, something that is relevant to the things the kids are into at the time. I love putting up the xmas dinosaurs, trains, lego decorations, etc, from years gone by and chosing something for the current year. We have run out of space for tasteful colour-themed baubles now.

Christmas bedding is not tat, neither is my Christmas toilet and kitchen roll 😂

I know a lady who changes her theme every couple of years. I know she has given some away but I don't know if she always does that. I really don't like themed trees they look a bit sterile. They're pretty at first but after a while they look boring.
I love my decs. My favourite is a Santa that was my mums and I'm 67. He always has pride of place even though he looks a bit worse for wear.
I have to be kept away from garden centres near Christmas I could happily go bankrupt buying all the lovely things.

Real tree every year and ever expanding mish mash of baubles. My disco ball baubles must be well over 29 years old now and very few have survived. I am going to hunt for replacements online right now

We have a fibre optic tree that we've had for years and use the same decorations but might buy the odd new thing. I have cards with photos of my Dsons from nursery which come out and bring back lovely memories. We sometimes put a note in with the tree when we pack it away, saying what we might hope for the year, then it's great to read the following year.

I've had a themed tree, in a way, was the classic red green and gold decorations on a live tree. These days I just have an eclectic mixture on an artificial tree, but I've still got the baubles I had for the live version. I use the ones I especially like and leave others in the boxes the many, many boxes

Every now and again I have a clearout and take a load of decorations to a charity shop in early November. I do buy a few new ones each year which is the reason why really! I had started off buying cheap ones at Wilko because I couldn't afford nicer ones, so when I could afford nicer ones I had to move the others on. I need to do it this year, will probably do it once Halloween is out of the way.

Same tree every year. It's a very realistic 6ft artificial tree, the sort that costs a fortune in this country. We bought it, without the box, in the January sales in California 38 years ago and paid about $30. The decorations are the same every year but I will need to buy a new set of lights this year.

I've upgraded our decorations over the last few years, including a gorgeous Balsam Hill tree and lots of swags for the staircase/curtain poles. Given the cost, I'm hoping that they're long term investments

I would like to but can't justify it that said I have gold silver white and pink so can do a different theme each year or combo of colours I quite fancy red or burgundy or purple this year but can't justify buying more even if I mix it with another colour

The fairy on the top of our tree is older than me - I saved her when my mam wanted to throw her out. She must be well into menopause by now 😂. I might let her retire when she's 67.

No but I eavesdropped on a couple of women in Next when one was saying to the other that she was getting a new box of baubles as she likes it to feel fresh every year and it’s only a few quid.

I wonder what the do with the old stuff. Bin I suppose.

The fun is going to john lewis and buying one tree dec each to add to the collection, and maybe one new ornament for the display usually when they go on sale.

I had to replace a lot about 15 years ago after a family of mice made a very cosy and glamorous nest in my tinsel bag!

I have a 20 year old fake tree which I hang on senticles as they smell gorgeous and smell like a real tree. I gave up the “ warm soft white lights” , yes they are instagram famous but boring, for multi coloured lantern lights. I complained to my parents growing up about their boring 60’s decorations as I wanted trendy 80’s decs. Omg I wish I still had those 60’s ones , luckily my husband heard me mentioning it to someone and he found some retro glass kaleidoscope 60’s ones and bought them as a surprise for me. We also collect decorations from other countries when we go on holidays. I have them from Australia, America, Mexico , Amsterdam, Cyprus, Rome etc.
i also have personalised ones that have people ( our parents) pets names . Some of those on our tree have passed away now.
Every year I decorate the tree it’s like a trip down memory lane. It may not be “ instagram famous” or classy but to us it’s perfect.

@UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername, Etsy has drum kit tree decs!