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

Please tell us you said 'Christmas'.

It’s a free country. People can buy whatever they want, whenever they want.

That said, my fake tree and all decs are older than OP’s and I don’t get any new ones. But people can do whatever they want. Mine is an array of mismatched colours and completely tasteless but I don’t care. Others might care so they can do what they want.

Under your “rules” op, is everything superfluous banned? No makeup or nail products allowed? I don’t wear makeup or nail varnish or perfume. does that give me the right to ban everyone else?

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Yes.

I do have one friend who asked me what my Christmas theme is this year …..🤔

Real tree, so bought every year. Decorations are collected through (and maybe before) my lifetime with a tradition of adding a new one each year.

No, I don't know anyone who does that. Money aside, it's bad for the environment!

Our tree will be 15 this time -bought when we moved in to our current home.

We have decorations collected over the years - we sometimes buy one nice one to add to the tree.

I love using the things we have collected, things ds has made etc.

Haven't RTFT so someone might have referenced, but there was a US programme about the Xmas Decorators hired to do exactly this. I really enjoyed watching it.

Not quite the thread topic, but I’d love a cupboard large enough on the ground floor, and a Christmas tree on wheels. Would save so much time and effort each year.

i wish i could afford to throw away my tree and decs every January. Live in a tiny flat with no storage

New tree every year because I don't like plastic trees so I always have real ones. But all the decorations are used every year. When we were still building up the tree decorations collection, I used to take the dc to a shop to choose a new one each year, but we stopped that when we had enough decorations!

I think the kind of person who buys new decorations every year is either an influencer or maybe companies like hotels (or any business).

Having said that, there are loads of decorations in the shops every year and if we are all buying one or two new decorations a year, that in itself is a problem and a sign of overconsumption. If we all swapped to buying second-hand decorations this year (and putting our own old and unloved decorations to charity shops) that would make a massive impact.

som of my family but a new tree each year because they have real ones, I don’t and I just put my decs up year after year

interestingly I was talking to someone who works at a local charity, each year they get loads of donated Christmas decs in January that people no longer want because they have changed scheme. They sell really well when thier Christmas shop bit opens each year,p.

I usually buy some new decorations every year, but not to replace, just to add. It's never "trendy". Usually it's things we buy from souvenir shops to hang on the tree so we can reminisce as we hang then up.

I have one SIL who changes her colour theme every 2 to 3 years…..so last couple of years all baubles were red/ gold…..she gave them all to charity shop in January and is currently looking to buy blue/ silver tree Decs …..never known her keep a colour theme more than 4 years…..she a band 7 nurse so 55k ish so not loaded …just gets bored quickly

I have decorations that are from my childhood, I add lots of pieces to it every year but keep the same colour scheme (burgundy, golds, browns and wood). Luckily this year my colour scheme is very popular as are the bows I’ve had on my tree for years. I’ve managed to add some lovely pieces to my collection this year.

I don't even have a 'tree' any more (no space). I have a Christmas tree shaped wall hanging I cover in old - and occasionally, new - decorations.

I know a couple of people who do this, and change colour schemes and have new each year.

Personally, my tree is a riot of colour with decorations going back to my childhood, and with stuff that DD made at school, and interests we share.

I have a decoration for every year of her life with the year on it and I also buy 1 or 2 other decorations every year.

I love this ❤️

Had the same artificial tree for probably 20 years and decorations ranging from 15 years old to last couple of years. I do like to buy an addition each year but nothing wildly expensive.

Nope

I have an artificial tree these days, I'm not physically able to deal with a real one anymore. 'He' was £1.50 from a charity shop 15 years ago, he was there in the last day the CS shop was open before Christmas. We rescued each other.

He goes up each year. He drops as many bits as a 'tea' tree. So gets more sparse each year, but he holds SO many memories & I love him. I could replace him.

by the time he's groaning under and the decorations (collected over the years he looks lovely) it's a 'sentimental' collection of things NOT. A designer, colour co ordinated tasteful tree. I love it.

cant wait to get him out & sorted 🎄 ❤️

I know people who add to their collection but don't bin the old stuff.

This is true, that woman is clearly a genuis !

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Oh that’s sad @toomuchfaff. When my sisters and I were clearing out our parents house we all took a few of the decorations they had. They are nothing special really but still nice to have.