I just got the tree for our basement and set it up - we have a real tree upstairs so i am not really into the fake trees but i like it! It looks nice with the faux snow and it wasn’t too difficult to set up. I think the people that find it to be sparse did not spread the branches properly. I would def recommend it the only drawback is the white stuff falls off as you are handling it  which was driving my husband crazy! It wasn’t too bad and i think it was just the Initial set up and should be fine going forward.