My Brilliant Idea!

At this time of year, no one is thinking about Christmas just yet.  In fact, in a flurry of getting-rid-of-stuff there seems to be quite a few artificial trees turning up at the local auctions- turning up and selling for pennies.  Personally, I like the way real trees smell, and the adventure of picking out the right one, but not the mess and hassle of keeping it watered and cleaning up after it.  (Rather like a puppy- I'd rather have a puppy).  Not to mention the vague sense of environmental guilt- buying a real tree is like buying meat.  If you don't think about it, it's ok.  If you think about it as in "gee that tree used to be happy in the forest" or "that was once a cute baby cow" you have to work hard to rationalize it- "oh, it was raised for that purpose, so it's ok that I am eating it/ decorating it"  blah blah blah.  Thank-you, Al Gore.  Anyhoo, we had the idea that if we start scooping up these trees, we could have our very own artificial tree-lot!  Just like a real tree lot, they would be fluffed up for viewing and families could stroll around to find their perfect match. (which is not at all possible when they are squashed into boxes or up on that platform at the store).  We could sell the trees *way* cheaper than Wal-mart, and the families could get a forever tree for about the price of a real one-timer tree.  I think this is a splendid idea!  Recycling, spreading holiday spirit and saving the lives of innocent foliage~ we just might win a Noble Peace Prize!  Now if I could only persuade the manz to actually let me start acquiring trees......