€20 coupon when you buy a real Christmas tree for €30 @ Ikea

Davy

Here’s how to get your €20 coupon:
If you purchase a Christmas tree at IKEA between 6th December and the 22nd December 2013, we’ll give you a €20 coupon that you can spend instore from 20th January until 9th February 2014 .*


*Offer available when you buy a real €30 Christmas tree. Coupons can be redeemed between the 20th January until 9th February 2014. While stocks last..

rx8

Davy wrote: »

Got this deal also last year but I'd highly recommend waiting until well into December as the tree was a crispy twig by the new year as I got it on 8th. Dec.
Will be up again in a few weeks to get mine as this has to be one of the best deals around.

Fr_Dougal

Jaysus...don't fancy putting one of those together...

snubbleste

Does it come with allen keys and multilingual pictorial drawings?

groom

Yay! It's back

quilmore

rx8 wrote: »

Got this deal also last year but I'd highly recommend waiting until well into December as the tree was a crispy twig by the new year as I got it on 8th. Dec.
Will be up again in a few weeks to get mine as this has to be one of the best deals around.

I didn't have any of that
had one of them last year, and the year before
on the 8th/9th of December both times
kept it in a watered base with a drop of bleach and not a needle fell until the time I removed it
if you screw a cheap leg with no water there is no tree that can cope with that...

groom

quilmore wrote: »

screw a cheap leg

do what?

Crazy Eye

rx8 wrote: »

Got this deal also last year but I'd highly recommend waiting until well into December as the tree was a crispy twig by the new year as I got it on 8th. Dec.
Will be up again in a few weeks to get mine as this has to be one of the best deals around.

sugar water every few days

Crazy Eye

also place an open jar or bottle of water on the ground near a radiator if the tree will be near a radiator , the water vapor and moisture in the air gets sucked in by the tree and the tree stays fresher for longer .

seagull

I can't remember how early we got our tree last year, but we had no issues with it shedding. It was kept with the base in water, and on the far side of the room from the radiator.

uli84

Where can i buy this "watered base"? Thanks

spockety

uli84 wrote: »

Where can i buy this "watered base"? Thanks

Er, it's a bucket.

Crazy Eye

uli84 wrote: »

Where can i buy this "watered base"? Thanks

b & q , any good garden store or lidl they have a spring loaded tree clamp in them to hold the tree uprite in place and a water level indicator to show you when the water level is getting low . it will hold a tree up to 5.5 inches in diameter at the base and it costs about 20 quid in a garden store or b & q

cathalj

uli84 wrote: »

Where can i buy this "watered base"? Thanks

Most hardware stores do them, woodies certainly do. They are not "a bucket" but rather a special tree stand that holds water in the base which you put the tree into and hold it in place with three bolts that screw in from the side of the stand, thus keeping the tree upright & in place.......... or you could buy a bucket :-)

strandroad

A bucket filled with sand that us kids were ordered to keep watered is how we used to do it!

cruhoortwunk

This starts Friday. Anyone know of any other cheap place for a tree?

anuprising

do they sell 6ft trees or are they all small ones ?

uli84

mhge wrote: »

A bucket filled with sand that us kids were ordered to keep watered is how we used to do it!

ha got the bucket, now I just need to source some sand .......or buy a " watered base" thanks all

moodswing

anuprising wrote: »

do they sell 6ft trees or are they all small ones ?

I sent them a mail during the week asking would they have any over 5ft and they replied that they would be getting in a range of different sizes but they didn't mention any specifics.

C.O.Y.B.I.B

Got mine there last year and it was easily 6ft. Very happy with it and will be there again this year . I was there on the first day last year.

groom

Yeah ours last year was in and around 6' and most of them were of similar height

cruhoortwunk

Just got a 6 and half foot beast in Ikea, may have trouble fitting in our place, ha.
Stands were €20 in ikea. Ended up getting a heavy earthen pot at home and stuffing rocks around the tree, works perfect.
Lots of smaller trees there too.

mari2222

Looked very busy there today. Trees going like hot cakes.

sarkozy

I'm going first thing Sunday morning (tomorrow) - many when you were there?

mari2222

sarkozy wrote: »

I'm going first thing Sunday morning (tomorrow) - many when you were there?

yeah, still plenty left:)

uli84

Anybody knows if this is still ongoing? Wont be able to get to ikea before the weekend...

generalbison

The missus picked one up for us yesterday morning no bother and got the voucher. Says it runs until the 22nd.

Really nice tree I have to say, a shade over 6 foot and very "full figured". Paid more for a worse tree last year from a place around the corner.

It could get very busy in IKEA between Jan 20th - Feb 9th, when those vouchers are actually usable

andreac

Anyone any photos of the trees? Would like to maybe go sat morning and get one. 30 is a good price if they are nice trees.

generalbison

Sure here's ours after decorating (might get a few more lights mind you):

andreac

Oh thats fab!! Think ill take a trip down sat morning and get one. Great value. I refuse to pay 50euro for a tree.

ThisRegard

Where are the trees from?

cruhoortwunk

Label on them says 'made in England'
Dont know if it mean grown there or what

generalbison

Missus says our tree's label said it was from Sweden

jelenka

They have the water base in ikea , 19 euro if anyone is looking for one .

ThisRegard

I think I'll stick with one of the local farms so.

agony

just in there today and bought a tree. Stands are now reduced to 15euro

hfallada

I questioned where they are from as the care info for the tree was in German. But apparently because the trees are exported to Germany, but are irish. But imagine they will tell the tree is from Wicklow even through its from Bavaria.

cruhoortwunk

agony wrote: »

just in there today and bought a tree. Stands are now reduced to 15euro

They weren't shifting many at €20 I'd say

ThisRegard

hfallada wrote: »

I questioned where they are from as the care info for the tree was in German. But apparently because the trees are exported to Germany, but are irish. But imagine they will tell the tree is from Wicklow even through its from Bavaria.

Nope, apparently they're not Irish. Depending on what news report you heard or read this morning, they're either from Scotland or Denmark.

mazza

Could someone who has bought this years tree tell us if it has any decent smell of pine from it please?

Myself and a couple of others i know who bought it last year were disappointed as it had no smell!

Thanks in advance

cruhoortwunk

mazza wrote: »

Could someone who has bought this years tree tell us if it has any decent smell of pine from it please?

Myself and a couple of others i know who bought it last year were disappointed as it had no smell!

Thanks in advance

Smell isnt very strong alright. I could smell it a bit in the car, but not much smell in the sitting room.

CiaranP

ThisRegard wrote: »

Where are the trees from?

not sure where they're from, but I got one last year and there was real snow on it when it came out of the container!
going to get one again, but would recommend getting the water stand, as it'll (hopefully) stop it drying out and shedding the needles.

chewythefirst

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

Just got a 6 and half foot beast in Ikea, may have trouble fitting in our place, ha.
Stands were €20 in ikea. Ended up getting a heavy earthen pot at home and stuffing rocks around the tree, works perfect.
Lots of smaller trees there too.

jelenka wrote: »

They have the water base in ikea , 19 euro if anyone is looking for one .

uli84 wrote: »

Where can i buy this "watered base"? Thanks

cruhoortwunk wrote: »

They weren't shifting many at €20 I'd say

agony wrote: »

just in there today and bought a tree. Stands are now reduced to 15euro

Ikea have been selling them since day one at €9 if you are a family member of €15 if not. They were never €20.

cruhoortwunk

Dont forget to use your €20 vouchers!