GaryPL Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 What with Christmas trees going up left, right and centre it has given rise to a question I have arguments about every year... should tinsel be put on Christmas trees? I personally can't stand tinsel on Christmas trees. The should only have ornaments, trinkets and lights on. What does everybody else think? Start voting... NOW! :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 We've always put tinsel on the tree, but it is the plan old-fashioned type and used sparingly. I don't like the modern sparkly stuff which people just throw on the tree, leaving no branches visible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 In a 2 cat home, less is more. Tinsel is like cat nip to our cats. So it's a no from us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WES180 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Ive not got it on my tree as i prefer just tree ornaments too but had to wrap the legs in it as i couldnt find a nice cover. I will get one for next year though as the tinsel is a nightmare with our 8 month old baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Hate the stuff so no no for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Fills the tree nicely, it's a yes from me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Depends what sort of tree... If its a real one then little to none I'd say. But if it's cheap artificial one, copious amounts of tinsel can cover up how awful it is! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizza11 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 hour ago, Joss max said: In a 2 cat home, less is more. Tinsel is like cat nip to our cats. So it's a no from us lol my two cats always totally destroy my tree every year even thought they are five years old .Something about the tree they think is fun to rush up and down it .Even so its a yes from me 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 1 minute ago, Gizza11 said: lol my two cats always totally destroy my tree every year even thought they are five years old .Something about the tree they think is fun to rush up and down it .Even so its a yes from me Five is nothing, my parent's 12 yr old cat will still attack the tree if he is having a funny 5 mins, lol. It's the baubles he really loves though, he usually gets given a sacrificial one to bat around the floor. He used to pull the whole thing over (6ft tree, 1ft cat). Their other cat has decided he'd much rather sleep under it instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Was thinking of this for next year. Cat proof Christmas tree 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzman600 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Blimey. That wont stop a cat lolI'm a fibre optic tree man myself and a No to tinsel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 None of my previous cats have felt the need to strip the tinsel off. However, when it comes to baubles and also the plastic robin decorations, that's a different matter. Molly, like all her predecessors, think baubles must be sparred with, knocked off the tree, and chased round and round the house, until they get wedged under sofas, the washing machine or trapped in the hole in the outer part of the U-bend in the loos. Whereas, she leaps and pounces on the robins. Sometimes the tree is knocked over: sometimes not. My brother's pugs joined in last year, pulling off and decapitating the robins There were all these headless bodies scattered in the lounge, after the pugs got shut in there whilst we ate Oddly, apart from the pigeons, outside Molly isn't the slightest bit interested in real birds. Brandy is indifferent to Xmas trees, or their decorations My tinsel, like Jamie's, is of the older thinner variety and doesn't overwhelm the tree 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 I have fibre optic and find that a small amount of tastefully applied tinsel and chaff helps to spread the light nicely.Sent from my SM-G930F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizza11 Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 On 20/12/2016 at 10:35 AM, Joss max said: Was thinking of this for next year. Cat proof Christmas tree That fixed him lol bet he's well vexed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPL Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Haha I know of cats that would take that as a challenge! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Got my tree up today, not enough room for tinsel though. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 nice one lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryPL Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Happy humbug to you too! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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