Thanks to the advent of a little matter called the net , renting is the fresh purchasing . Sites likeRent the Runwaylet shopper take over gamey - end fashion designer styles , because , let ’s confront it , who really wants to hold on to a holiday party dress for more than one time of year ? Amazon and other site let student rent schoolbook , because , again , very few among us would thirstily reread chapters on undergraduate microbiology to pass the time ( but no judgement if that ’s your thing ! ) .
But while you may feel just fine borrowing fancy apparel or required reading , how cool would you be with renting something a scrap more unusual … like aChristmas tree ?
A company straightforwardly calledRent a Living Christmas Treeis now offering a system it calls " eco - friendly and convenient . " Since 2009 , the family - own Central California business has been loaning out live , potted and hand - trim trees for those seek a temporary hint of holiday festivity .
While one could argueanyform of holiday fauna is irregular , charter a Christmas Tree enounce that because their products are pot too soon with their roots develop entire , they continue tidy , know longer , and are therefore set to take back to their glasshouse and continue feeding the wildlife ecosystem . According to the website , the unique system allows the Tree to continue growing after the holidays and return to the forest where they " carry on to produce oxygen . "
charter a be Christmas Tree is n’t the only caller offering tree for lease — Rent - a - Christmasplays down the eco - friendly angle and rather accentuate the convenience factor . The New York City - based hubby and wife business " help local family line , friends , business operators and global brands focus on what matters most by providing an easy , low-cost Christmas decorating solution , " according to their internet site . In addition to living tree rentals , the companionship provide contrived trees , holiday lights , lei and a sight of other seasonal ribbon .
If the appeal of go green and/or hold open some metre and sanity appeals to you , you may be wondering how much a tree letting will set you back . That all depends , of course of instruction , on height — and in the case of Christmas tree pricing , sizing really does matter . A lot .
Rent a Living Christmas Tree offer 3 - foot ( .9 - meter ) Nordmann Firs for the reasonable price of $ 35 , all the way up to an 11 - foot ( 3.3 - meter ) Deodar Cedar for $ 235 . New Yorkers will have to dole out a whole lot more if they ’re planning to expend Rent - a - Christmas ( though their trees will come with light , decoration , chick , star and tinsel , and all software program let in costless delivery , plant up , take - down and removal ) . Their 4 - foot ( 1.2 - meter ) Frasier Fir rentals are $ 600 , while the 9 - foot ( 2.7 - beat ) version will set customers back $ 1,099 .
