Garfield by Jim Davis for December 07, 2009

Geesh, thats Cold Lol.

Gee Jon, you wanted cheap - you got it!!

Gotta love Jon’s hat !

You won’t get very many gifts to fit under that tree.

Look at it–it stinks.

Well…it is the cheapest tree on the lot so Santa Treeman gave you what you wished for Jon.

Supposedly, Jon has a full time job, yet he wants the “cheapest” tree. When I lived across from the lot, the trees were NOT that expensive. a 4’ tree was only $30 and a 8’ was $55

Look at it this way, an air freshener can be used in the car or the bathroom for that year-round Christmasy feeling!

Haven’t you learned from the last few times going there Jon? Atleast it wasn’t a tree kit (that needs assembly) :P

Where I live live, all you need to do is take your saw, may be snow shoes, and head for the woods.

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Bulldog, you sure do like to comment don’t you?

Fake prelit tree. We’ve had the goofy thing for going on 10 years now. I think we paid $50 for it. We don’t have all those needles hanging around afterward. We don’t hafta water it.

My only annual investment on the thing? Bottle of pine scented spray.

I’m not cheap. I’m redneck thrifty!

Now my grandfather? He was cheap! Buy the ugliest tree on the lot, pick up loose branches on the way out, and spend all night drilling holes in the tree and gluing the branches in.

I love vacuuming pine needles in July. Give me good old fashioned fake. The dog and cat leave it alone, less chance of fire, and easy clean up. Though I do miss those New Year’s Eve bonfires.

I’m with you Lewreader! Plus, my fake Christmas tree already has the lights on it! (Nothing less Christmas-y than swearing at tangeled up lights for an evening).

Who’s Jim?

Jim Davis, who writes this comic. Sometimes people like to speak to the writer or refer to him or her as though they are reading our comments. On some of the comics they are, “The Meaning of Lila” and “Dog Eat Doug” are two that I know of and there may be others where the strip’s writer actually reads the comic and replies back to us.

I agree with those who like a fake tree you put up year after year. The assembly doesn’t take that long and you can spend money on a few new ornaments per year rather than so much for a tree you’re going to throw out.

Well, at least it will smell like a Christmas tree.

They’ll have to draw the decorations on, but on the plus side, it should be reusable, and storage won’t be a problem at all.

Be careful what you wish for, Jon!

I agree with those who like fake trees too.

Lewreader: See my avatar? That’s my cat leaving my fake tree alone. She spent almost the entire season last year inside that tree, usually about 3 feet off the floor.

Is this a gag, or a commentary on the animation industry?!

I am not going to have the tree for Xmas this year. Why? Because there is no room for a tree to set up and decorate.

♫You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.♫ (The salesman, not Jon.)

Never trust asking for the cheapest product.

Jon should have said, “What can I get for a dollar?”

That tree salesman looks like Cheech.

SO YOU WANTED THE CHEAPEST TREE, YOU BIG FAT SHIT? WELL, YOU GOT IT!!!

Wrong kind of tree,