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Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

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FeliciaDP

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Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

And UPSIDE DOWN TREE!?!?!? Chat Icon

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The Tree Was Hung By The Chimney With Care

BY ADAM NICHOLS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

It's bottoms up this holiday season with the latest rage: upside-down trees.

Where do you put the star on the Christmas tree that's turning the holiday on its head?
An upside-down fake fir is one of this year's most unusual festive decorations - and it's expected to be a big seller.

"People like them because they can see the ornaments better, they don't get hidden behind branches," said Cynthia Sayed, the manager of the Heart to Heart store in Brooklyn.

So far, the Bay Ridge shop on Third Ave. near 90th St. is the only store in the city carrying the tree, though it won't start selling them until after Thanksgiving.

"I'm planning to put one in display in the window," she said. "I expect they'll sell really fast."

Manufacturer Roman Inc. already is reporting great sales through online dealers - including Hammacher Schlemmer and Target.

"People seem to love them," a company spokeswoman said of the trees, which either stand upside down on a weighted base or hang from the ceiling.

"They like that they don't take up much space and that their ornaments are more visible," she added.

While the inverted trees are sure to get strange looks - and you won't be seeing one at Rockefeller Center anytime soon - the concept is centuries old.

Upside-down trees originated in Germany in the 12th century in reverence of the teaching of an English monk, who taught the Trinity using the triangular shape of an inverted fir.

And in Victorian times, trees were often too tall to fit in houses. The top would be cut off and hung upside down.

"I have never heard of such a thing," said Patrick Gilmartin of the Lafayette St. store Groovy Holidays.

"It sounds silly at first, but I suppose it's unusual, and people want unusual things."

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Posted 11/9/05 10:59 AM
 
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

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Posted 11/9/05 11:00 AM
 

LadyMaravilla
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

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eta- I'm having my turkey Upside down too!! Chat Icon

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Posted 11/9/05 11:01 AM
 

DonnaJoe708
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

I saw this on the news this morning and was like Chat Icon .

Posted 11/9/05 11:01 AM
 

FeliciaDP

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Here is another one:

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"The 7-Foot Upside-Down Pre-Lit Christmas Tree" Evoking a 12th century Central European tradition of hanging a tree from the ceiling at Christmas, this unique 7' pre-lit fir is inverted to ensure a smaller footprint for less-spacious areas, and allowing more room for the accumulation of presents underneath. Originally designed for specialty stores to display delicate ornaments using a minimum of floor space, the unusual tapering shape allows the tree to stand in places that do not accommodate a traditional holiday tree, such as between two armchairs or in a corner.

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Posted 11/9/05 11:02 AM
 

QuoteTheRaven424
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

do my eyes deceive me??

Flee starting a Christmas thread in early November??????

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Posted 11/9/05 11:08 AM
 

FeliciaDP

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

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do my eyes deceive me??

Flee starting a Christmas thread in early November??????

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SO will you be getting the upside down tree, Mr. Christmas??

Posted 11/9/05 11:19 AM
 

QuoteTheRaven424
22 Months?!!!!

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

ummmmm.......

no

Posted 11/9/05 11:29 AM
 

krwm
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

this is really one of the dumbest things I've ever seen...what's the point? Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 11:30 AM
 

Stefanie

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

I think that's the dumbest thing...What will be next? Oh...the sideways tree...please...Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 11:30 AM
 

QuoteTheRaven424
22 Months?!!!!

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Posted by krwm

this is really one of the dumbest things I've ever seen...what's the point? Chat Icon



exactly

the point is to make money off of s*ckers who want to be "different"

Posted 11/9/05 11:30 AM
 

BabyAvocado
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

I guess the idea that it saves space is a good one...but it hurts my brain to look at an upside down christmas tree!!

Posted 11/9/05 11:32 AM
 

missus-hbradio
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

gimme a break!!!!!!!

Posted 11/9/05 11:33 AM
 

Jenziba
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

OMG...that's the stupidest thing I've ever seen!!!

Posted 11/9/05 11:36 AM
 

MrsJ
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

w t f?

Posted 11/9/05 11:38 AM
 

twobabies
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

ill take my tree right side up, please.

Posted 11/9/05 11:44 AM
 

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Where do you put the star?? Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 11:49 AM
 

JenG
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

that is so stupid, i would never buy that

Posted 11/9/05 12:30 PM
 

JennChris
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Can you imagine peoples faces when they walked into your house??
It would look especially funny in my house with the tree haning 10 ft in the air - I have cathedral ceilings!Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 12:31 PM
 

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Posted 11/9/05 3:07 PM
 

heidla
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

I might think I was really drunk if I walked into a house with that tree.

Posted 11/9/05 3:09 PM
 

SoinLove
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Posted by Stefanie

I think that's the dumbest thing...What will be next? Oh...the sideways tree...please...Chat Icon



Chat Icon Yeah, this is pretty stupid.

Posted 11/9/05 3:13 PM
 

luvsbob4603
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Posted by FeliciaDP

And UPSIDE DOWN TREE!?!?!? Chat Icon

External Image

DAILY NEWS - SOURCE

************************************
The Tree Was Hung By The Chimney With Care

BY ADAM NICHOLS
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

It's bottoms up this holiday season with the latest rage: upside-down trees.

Where do you put the star on the Christmas tree that's turning the holiday on its head?
An upside-down fake fir is one of this year's most unusual festive decorations - and it's expected to be a big seller.

"People like them because they can see the ornaments better, they don't get hidden behind branches," said Cynthia Sayed, the manager of the Heart to Heart store in Brooklyn.

So far, the Bay Ridge shop on Third Ave. near 90th St. is the only store in the city carrying the tree, though it won't start selling them until after Thanksgiving.

"I'm planning to put one in display in the window," she said. "I expect they'll sell really fast."

Manufacturer Roman Inc. already is reporting great sales through online dealers - including Hammacher Schlemmer and Target.

"People seem to love them," a company spokeswoman said of the trees, which either stand upside down on a weighted base or hang from the ceiling.

"They like that they don't take up much space and that their ornaments are more visible," she added.

While the inverted trees are sure to get strange looks - and you won't be seeing one at Rockefeller Center anytime soon - the concept is centuries old.

Upside-down trees originated in Germany in the 12th century in reverence of the teaching of an English monk, who taught the Trinity using the triangular shape of an inverted fir.

And in Victorian times, trees were often too tall to fit in houses. The top would be cut off and hung upside down.

"I have never heard of such a thing," said Patrick Gilmartin of the Lafayette St. store Groovy Holidays.

"It sounds silly at first, but I suppose it's unusual, and people want unusual things."

I think this is the dumbest creation they made for a christmas trend! i think the person must have been drunk or i dont know what else this person could have been on. omg!Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 3:16 PM
 

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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

Posted by JennChris

Can you imagine peoples faces when they walked into your house??



That is what I thought.....my family might think I finally flipped-my-lid Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 3:18 PM
 

GenLCSW
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Re: Did ya see the new "trend" in Christmas decorations?

very strange Chat Icon

Posted 11/9/05 3:44 PM
 
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