I love this tree! It’s so fat and full! My husband who is short on words with anything decor commented how real this one looks and gave me a “good job!” So few trees have enough lights and this one goes over the general rule of thumb to have 100 lights per foot of tree. We added 1 strand of 100 lights to create a sparkle effect. Fluffing is to be expected, but it was super easy and not overly time consuming. I think sometimes it can feel that way when you just want to get to decorating the tree. I added a few Christmas tree scentsicles and I really don’t feel like I’m missing anything about a real tree. Plus we’ll get to keep this one up longer, which I enjoy.