December 10, 2013 04:52:23 PM
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outside
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brooklyn, NY
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6 Feet
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$20-30
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Christmas tree prices can vary significantly from block to block. Help us get a sense of the discrepancy - and whether you feel you got a fair price.
I paid nothing, actually. Cut it from my own land in Vermont. Us having grown up in NY/NJ, I appreciate my ability to do that. That said? Those of you complaining about the price of sidewalk vendors should know the VT trees are sustainably harvested, and not covered in pesticides and such like Big box store trees. The people working the stands (my brother is one) stand out in the freezing cold for 14-18 hours a day. Any money that feels like "gouging" goes towards a liveable wage, a well-maintained forest, and ecological logging practices. Just so ya know.
