Like an eccentric uncle, the holidays often sneak up on people and leave tinsel wherever they go. Deck the halls with today's Groupon: for $29, you get a five-, six-, or seven-foot Christmas tree at Christmas Tree Village in La Palma (a $59 value).

The arboreal experts at Christmas Tree Village spread holiday cheer by guiding guests through a wide selection of freshly cut evergreens shipped directly from Oregon. Customers browse healthy, pine-scented saplings and shrubs of all shapes and sizes, finding the right specimen to stand up in their living room, office, or neighbor's minivan. Proud parents of adopted trees then drive them home and dress them in festive lights and shimmering tuxedos.