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How much of a prat am I going to look if I ask them to replace this tree?

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MrsKoala · 03/12/2016 08:27

We ordered an xmas tree of a certain size to be delivered this morning. Yesterday i went out and when i got home a tree was outside the front door and there was a message saying they were dropping it early. The tree looked bigger than i want so i measured it and it's 2ft bigger than ordered. It wont fit in our living room. We wanted one which was floor to ceiling.

We don't have tools and things, or the time or inclination to be chopping bits off. Where we would need to chop off the top would mean it looks ridiculous and wouldn't have a 'point' anymore.

I want to call and tell them to collect it and deliver one the right size. Will i look like a twat? I understand it must be hard to find exactly the right size tree to order, but they do advertise trees by size and i'd rather a smaller one if necessary.

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PerfumeAndCatsAndBooks · 06/12/2016 14:10

Pink AstroTurf you say?!

Oh I'm sorry about the builders I'm clearly confused with someone else! You must think I'm such a rude twat for commenting on your coving Grin

PerfumeAndCatsAndBooks · 06/12/2016 14:16

OH MY GOD. I need me some of that! And they sell it at Homebase next to the secret surprises perhaps

How much of a prat am I going to look if I ask them to replace this tree?
MrsKoala · 06/12/2016 14:42

No you were right about the nightmare builders. It's just they were on my last house.

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BiddyPop · 06/12/2016 15:14

Sorry, I got as far as pigs in blankets/squirrels in cushions discussion, before I started typing earlier, so I missed the Pink Tree and the fact you can BUY PINK ASTROTURF!!

^^

VilootShesCute · 06/12/2016 15:50

We got a replacement tree last year when it started dropping it's needles after a week. Drove us mad. They replaced no qualms. Do it.

mathanxiety · 07/12/2016 04:11

MariePoppins, my dad did the same with his chainsaw in our Dublin sitting room many years ago... Smile

We visited an aunt one Christmas to drop off a present and found the family eating dinner at about 9 pm, with their own 11 foot tree in the dining room. They had solved the problem posed by 9 foot ceilings by bending the top 2 feet of the tree along the ceiling. I was so astonished at the sight that I absent-mindedly said, 'Yes please,' to my aunt's offer of a helping of tongue....

Spermysextowel · 07/12/2016 04:47

Oo. Pressed tongue with a bit of coleslaw. Yum.

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