Chris Ohanian says that if you are used to living some place like New York city, the ability to cut your own Christmas tree for a good price, while drinking hot apple cider and having a blast, that's a terrific deal!

Going to a farm to cut a fresh tree is an experience, a pleasing adventure that isn't available in some places in the country.

Build stuff yourself. Get some cardboard boxes and a glue gun and build whatever you want. You don't even have to buy boxes; liquor stores have a ton of boxes that, if they don't try to recycle it themselves, you can pick up for free.