Christmas Tree Shops

The aisles are tight but the service is good. When I needed to find something, they walked me over to the item. Made it easy for me.
Pretty good values. They sell a lot more than just Christmas items.
For the days of gone, the lines can take a while to get thru.

This place blew my westcoast mind! its like a Kmart or Big Lots inside full of cool stuff… interesting. I don’t get the Christmas connection though.

A super fun place to shop! You can get anything you could think of right here right now!

This little store can get really packed!
They always have really great seasonal stuff on sale. You can get really cheap yard and pool stuff here in the summer along with sunscreen.
During busy times the store can be an absolute disaster. Some things are really hard to find and end up being in really random places.
They have everything from lawn ornaments to makeup to pans. It reminds me almost of a slightly upscale Job Lots.

Some what cluttered. Fun to find a diamond in the rough… or discount greeting cards for discount relatives.

I remember when the Christmas Tree Shops not only offered low prices but were beautifully, well maintained buildings inside and out. Shiny floors and freshly painted walls and trims adorned each store The stores were divided into well defined departments with creative merchandise display. This Shrewsbury Store had a large carpeted lamp department, gift basket department, etc. One felt as if you were shopping in an off price gift shop (like Pier One or Marshall’s minus the apparel) aimed at both tourist and local alike. Visually appealing displays made the products seem as if they were inexpensive treasures. This particular store even had a large welcoming lobby with a fountain etc. which was unique to this chain. Fast forward 20 years, what happen? The place building is worn looking, floors not maintained, items are just crammed on shelves, thrown in endless bins, or left in open card board boxes for customers to peruse. Other items spill over in piles in what was once a well kept and inviting lobby, now minus a water fountain. One poster said the store feels like a flea market. I thought that on my last visit. Others may feel its just about getting a bargain, yet at one time you could both shop in a very nice environment and save money at this store. This review is not a reflection of the the local staff since most, if not all Christmas Tree Shops are turning into this format. The newly opened local Job Lot was in better shape.

My partner and I just got a beautiful antique dining table, but lacked any placemats or tablecloths to protect it. So off to CTS I went.
They sell a lot of junk, but if you know what you’re looking for, you can find some good items at good prices. I ended up getting some beautiful fabric placemats for $ 1.50 each.
If you have time to poke around, you’ll be able to find some gems. I ended up picking up a bunch of vegan cleaning supplies for cheap, plus whole wheat pastry flour, some draft guards, and curtain rods (the fancy decorative kind that are usually $ 14+ each. I got them for $ 5.)
Sure there is a lot of junk, but even that can be fun. I’ll occasionally pick up hokey, kitchy gifts while I’m here– just cheap little things that my friends will get a laugh out of. I remember a while ago I ended up buying some string lights that were shaped like lobsters– they were poorly made and kitchy as hell, but my partner (who thinks lobsters are the coolest animals on the planet) got a kick out of them. We still have them, and plan on using them on our Christmas tree this year, if only for the ridiculousness factor.

Is it just me, have I grown up or are they just turned even more cheap flea-​markety? Lots of made in china junk. I think that on a super tight budget, I’d do better at a thrift shop. Honestly. Made in china? Seriously? There are some hidden gems if you can get past the «noise» all the junk makes. It’s not how I had remembered it… And I’d rathe buy USA!

we got a patio bar set at the end of the season a few years back. It has held up great! I need more bar stools since we purchased a bar/​cabana and wish I could find the company name on the bar set we purchased because it has held up surprisingly well.

This store chain has some very good brands
(beware of junk and low-​quality items that are intermixed… they break or let u down).
go for the good stuff. They have great books, kitchen items, misc. housewares like picture frames, lamps, curtains etc. you know, the «secondary» stuff.
I personally would not recommend buying anything like furniture there unless you are looking for Ikea-«quality», or less. I prefer really high quality stuff (even if I have to buy it on craigs…) than laminate or particle-​board junk.
CTS also has great cards, gift bags and sometimes decent kids’ toys.
Also, a lot of people I know have ordered more of an item such as a candle holder or something similar, that was in stock and that worked out easily. (They wanted them for wedding showers).

First time I shopped at a Christmas Tree Shop, my boys were babies and I totally fell in love with the one down in Orleans at the Cape. It was a place to go to get out of the house when it rained and you know what it’s like with 2 very active boys, parents in law and a very crazed mom and rain. uggggh
So off to CTS we go and the boys went directly to the toys and they knew they would always get something because the prices are amazing. Hubby went directly to the food and I went to everything else. I couldn’t get enough and I couldn’t look at enough.
CTS is in a category all by itself. Yes things are less expensive and yes you don’t need half of it but damnit! you feel sooo good when you leave! Depending on the season you can get just about anything for the yard, house or family. Frames, kitchenware, yard decorations, deck funstuff like lights and shit. Writing all of this makes me want to go there!!! Thank God there’s one right in Shrewsbury for me!

Don’t you just love a bargain! I’m all about bargains and the Christmas Tree Shops has plenty of CHEAP COLORFUL JUNK to choose from, mostly Made in China. This store from the outside looks like a very festive holiday village and inside, this store has a «little bit of a lot of things» including home décor, housewares, kitchen items, patio furniture, wicker furniture, seasonal items, gourmet food, snacks, books, toys, games, baskets, planters, and many other miscellaneous items.
I shopped at this location quite a bit when I lived in Metrowest back in the early 2000s, before the Natick store opened. The Christmas Tree Shops was my destination for discounted holiday décor, ornaments, drink cups, plates, and snack food. Recently, I picked up some very decorative tin trays for $ 1.29 each, some scrapbooks for $ 3.99 and a classic wood American flag for my wall for $ 4.99. There are lots of other impulse items in stock, you never know what you’re gonna find, so do choose carefully when shopping here.