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Satwa’s Christmas tree sellers are bracing themselves for a busy weekend, as those looking for a bargain leave it right until up the last minute to get their hands on a real fir.
Prices have dropped since November 25 when the trucks first gathered along Al Hudaiba Street and now a six foot tree that would have cost you about Dh500 three weeks ago can be picked up for as little as Dh300, with a base to stand it in for an additional Dh100.
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00:00Now, now.
00:01With Christmas just around the corner,
00:02the rush for fresh Christmas trees is on.
00:05And one of the best and cheapest places to get them in Dubai
00:07is Satwa.
00:08400 dirham, the best price now.
00:117 to 8 feet, 550, 600, make this reach.
00:16Some Christmas trees coming from Canada,
00:19some from Washington, US, some from Denmark.
00:24And the variety of?
00:26From Denmark, price is less.
00:29Canadian price is little high.
00:32Some people, they like Canadian tree
00:35because more smell, more smell coming, better than Denmark.
00:41Denmark tree no smell, but the branch is thicker.
00:47But the Canadian branch is like this.
00:50That is the one.
00:51And the smell is more.
00:54That's why the people, they like this one.
00:57Is your tree starting to drop its needles a bit too soon?
00:59There is an unusual pro tip to help with that.
01:02We teach the customer to make 7-Up in the bottom,
01:06in the stand.
01:07Other way, water with sugar and ice cube.
01:117-Up?
01:11Yeah.
01:13Because the 7-Up, there is more sugar inside.
01:15So the tree will take it very slow, slow.
01:18It will be more alive.
01:20Other way, if they not put 7-Up, the water with sugar
01:24and with ice cube.
01:25Any other lemonade brand?
01:28Just 7-Up.
01:29No Sprite, no Sprite?
01:31Sprite is OK, because it's 7-Up.
01:35It's common practice to wait until the last minute
01:37to buy a tree in the hopes of negotiating a bargain price.
01:40Some people, they wait until end of the week.
01:45So they expect less price.
01:49That's right.
01:51Yeah.
01:52The trees will be on sale until supplies last,
01:54which usually extends until after Christmas.
01:57At which point, even better discounts are available.
02:00Logan Fish for Golf News.
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