My husband loves this tree more than I do. This surprised me.  We couldn’t afford the year I found it and I watched the prices across the web for about 14 months.  I got this tree in an open box after Christmas. I put it in storage without opening the box. I worried all year long something was missing or not working. Come the holidays this tree went up without a hitch. It fluffed out beautifully. The lights are really nice. So many modes. I found a star top the company made and the lights on it do whatever mode the tree is switched to. It’s really nice. We’ve used this tree  4 years now. It is still as beautiful as the first year.. Everyone says how pretty our tree is. most think it’s teal.  4 years and we haven’t found a problem with it yet! Our neighbors had family Christmas pictures taken in front of our tree a couple years back. They have their own now.