Tired of dropping needles? These luxury artificial Christmas trees are less than half price at Amazon right now

Artificial Christmas trees are a controversial topic, but the convenience of having a waterless, needle-free, completely self-sufficient centerpiece to your holiday-ready home is hard to deny.

Sure, you'll pay a premium for those artificial trees that look like they've been plucked straight from Santa's cave, but if you plan ahead – as in a whole year ahead – you can get a highly realistic model for a lot of money. , much less than you would otherwise do in the run-up to December.