Originally Posted by
Doohickie
According to the article, tinsel went away because
From my own experience, it was because shiny garland replaced tinsel. Tinsel was very labor intensive to apply, and when used on an artificial tree, very labor intensive to remove before storage. Garland gives a similar effect but can be put on and taken off very quickly.
Here, this simplifies it, is easily applied, easily removed and stored and lasts forever. Mine is about 15 years old and looks as good as new.
http://www.leevalley.com/US/gifts/pa...104,53211&ap=2
Garland is cheeeesy!