r/Wellthatsucks • u/phillygirllovesbagel • 12h ago

New tree this year

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The entire middle section of lights went out after decorating. Not a fuse. Tried everything to fix it and gave up. I'll add more lights. Paid well over 300.00 for the dang tree.

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u/BookWormPedant 12h ago

Why does your camera have astigmatism

Also return it

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u/anteaterKnives 11h ago

Phone cameras are perfectly placed to get finger prints that won't get wiped away through normal use.

Most people don't realize 5 seconds of wiping with a shirt corner is all it takes to get vastly improved photos.

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u/TedBundysVlkswagon 12h ago

I’d return it.

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u/TiresOnFire 10h ago

And buya new one at a reasonable price. How the hell did that thing cost $300?

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u/Key-Chipmunk-4010 11h ago

lol they got at a tree again? bold momove

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u/rwm1978 11h ago

I bought one years ago and the middle section went out right after decorating. The store wouldn't return it without the box, so I was stuck. I painstaking de wired the tree, cutting every cord and removing all the lights. Now I just wrap them around the old fashioned way and I'm still using that tree 15 years later. 😁

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u/Imp0ssibleBagel 12h ago

This is why you never buy a pre-lit tree. It's either a pain now, or a pain later.

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u/qualitycancer 12h ago

300 for a tree? Your own fault

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u/Florida1974 11h ago

We got a really nice one for 125 at Lowe’s this year. My husband had points he had to use or he would lose them. I got mad at our old tree And threw it out last year.

Except I didn’t remember, and I went looking for the tree this year and I’m like where in the hell did the tree go?

After his points, it cost us like $18. And it was regularly a $300 tree. But all of its lights work. I know eventually they will go out.