scroogelike?

so yesterday, we're out running mindless errands, and find ourselves at a bigK cuz i saw some ad on tv for a cheap xmas tree.. and the advertised one is pretty crappy [surprise]. so, as i'm falling into the bait-and-switch trap, checking out the next, better-looking, price tiers, gary wonders aloud, 'do we even *need* one at the house? it's not like we're hosting anything big this year.." and he's right. right?