purchasing a Christmas tree is not as easy as it sounds

We went on our tree trek to every store we could think of, minus Walmart. We refuse to shop there at all. We started near home and worked our way out. First stop was Lowe's. We found a tree that we liked. But we knew it was our first stop and could not just get the first one we see. Next stop was Home Depot. Found nothing there. Well, no tree. Other stuff, but no tree. Next was Target. Again, other stuff but no tree. Nothing we liked at the next two stops either, Joann's and Michaels. Our final stop was Paddock Pools. Yes, you read that correctly. A pool store. I don't know if this happens in other places, but some of the pool stores sell Christmas stuff this time of year. My mom had given us an ad from Paddock and we decided it wouldn't hurt to check it out. We had decided that if we didn't find anything at Paddock, we would go back to Lowe's. Boy am I glad we went to Paddock Pools. It was a Christmas tree mecca. They had a million to chose from. There was at least 10 different styles and each one came in many different heights and pre-lit with clear or multi lights. It was incredible. We found this tree in 7.5 ft with multi lights. And we did not pay the price listed on that page. It was originally $599.99 and we paid $249.99. It is a lot for a tree, but it has a 15 year warranty and it is a really nice tree. So much better than any we had seen all day. I am glad we went to all those places first, so we when we saw the trees at Paddock we knew they were way better quality. We are very happy we found a tree. Can't wait to put it up. I am in the holiday spirit now!
OH, one last thing. At Paddock Pools, they had all sorts of designer trees. Some were nuts! I photoed them. Duh. Check them out.

edited to add:
Here are some photos of our new tree (with no ornaments on yet!):
tree with our lights on

tree with our lights off

close up of the tips