I bought my tree this past August at an estate auction in Morgantown, WV (along with 4 others) for a total of $2.00. They were strewn all throughout a basement in many pieces and needed a lot of TLC. They were loaded up and reassembled in my parents driveway and hosed down with a water and soap. I chose my favorite looking tree and donated the rest to Goodwill, a local charity/thrift shop.



All of my decorations are shatter resistant - mixing traditional bulbs with craft ribbon and even handmade German paper stars. (Everything at my place needs to be cat-resistant). The tree is also a very unique "cat-resistant" design in that all of the branches hang from the 'top' of the tree. It leaves a bare metal pole at its center which is hard for my cats to try and climb.