if you shell out the money up front, they can end up saving you money in the long run because you don’t have to buy a new one every year. my hubby’s parents spent a couple hundred bucks on a nice artificial tree that they ended up having for around fifteen years. the only thing that can be difficult is storage; if you don’t live somewhere that has sufficient storage space, a disposable tree might be your best bet.
i actually bought a new christmas tree this year at sears and got it for $134 but i got one without all the lights since most of them go bad every few 