So my husband and I bought a real tree yesterday from the trusty Home Depot and bought a stand from there. After hours of picking a tree, pruning it, loading it up in the car, driving it home, putting it in the stand, hauling it into the house and putting lights on it....it is crooked at like an 80 degree angle. We decided the stand was lousy (middle price one at HD) and we were engineering other ways to jimmy it so it is upright. Does anyone have recommendations on a really good tree stand? My husband just found one online but it's double the price of the one we bought yesterday. The engineering design looks much better and if that's what we have to do for our party this Saturday, then so be it. Just wondering if anyone else had a problem with their tree stand. It's a bit frustrating and disappointing. Thanks in advance.
Well, it sounds like it's your tree, likely its cut at an angle at the bottom...Any cheap tree stand should be fine...I bought a $10 at Target last year and it was perfect... How much was the tree...LAst year at Lowes, I got a 6' one for $15...
I suspect user error We use a cheap stand. We bought our tree Sunday and it took us two tries with the stand, to get the tree looking right. If the tree is leaning, go to the opposite side of the stand (opposite of the lean) and loose the screws. Lean the tree toward the direction you have loosen. While you spouse holds the tree, step back to see if it is right. You might need to loosen or tighten a little the screw you are working on. Once you got it right, you need to tight the other screws and you should be good to go.
There is this TILTING tree stand at Homes Depot that lets you put the tree into a base, then pick it up and move it into the stand, and then tilt the tree to your liking. I bought this stand and it is working well. Our tree is crooked as well. Still, please check your email.
we did tighten them all the way and then it loosens up itself and slips to the side (not directly onto the tree). it's hard to explain but thanks anyways...
Just hire an elf. We got two of them to put up our decorations. I'm sure you can find one for cheap to hold up your tree. They are usually sitting outside tree lots drinking 40 oz egg noggs.
FYI we bought a new tree stand yesterday for half the price ($12.99) and the tree is perfect!! It stood up on the first try and when you shake it a little, it doesn't budge. We are so happy now! I'm taking the other one back to Home Depot and complaining about it.
