I like these “pop-up” Christmas trees. We ordered this one as our old custom tree we used in the front window was falling apart after 20 years. I had tried to fix it a couple of times but the foundation of the old tree was failing and it weighed over 50 pounds. Too heavy for me. We looked at a few of the different pop-up trees online and decided to try this one as the colors and pictures looked great. It came in the reusable storage bag in the box. Even though we bought after Christmas we wanted to make sure we liked it. Boy we were pleased. We liked the shape, color, and decorations. We also think the flocking really makes the tree look good. It only took a few minutes to get it setup and plugged in and it worked great. Couple of points to keep in mind: 1. the flocking will fall off and make a bit of a mess when setting up and taking down. This is true of any flocked tree so we don’t hold that against the product. 2. Yes you are able to see the center post a little bit but that is also true of any tree real or fake. 3. It is a bit challenging to get the post exactly in the right position at the top so I recommend inserting the top pole first into the top part of tree and then insert the top pole into the foundation pole. Seemed to work better this way. 4. The bag zipper does catch on the extra fabric and stick. This is my only beef with the product. We had old ornaments from the old tree that we were going to add; but we found we like the tree as is and it didn’t really need anymore decoration. Although I think I may use my bigger bow on top as the one that came with it doesn’t stand out as much, but I will decide that next year. Finally we do like the lighting on the tree. We are light people so I was prepared to insert more lights if necessary but so far we think the tree is good as is. I may add more next year if I change my mind. Overall I look forward to setting up this easy tree in the years to come. Worth every penny.