If you’re looking for a full afternoon project and clean up afterwards then this tree is for you! It’s so heavily flocked that the branches are stuck together and fluffing it causes it to actually snow. I read reviews and people actually said it was hardly messy… I’d hate to see what they think messy is. The lights are not bright at all because they’re also flocked. In the first picture you can’t even see the light!  I’d love to send it back but after all this mess I’d  also hate to do it over!