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Buying a Christmas tree online in Shanghai

Because most Chinese don’t celebrate Christmas, there are not that many places in town where you can buy Christmas trees. I still remember that about 3 years ago my wife and I spent a whole Saturday afternoon trying to find a decent Christmas tree and eventually ended up buying a fake one. But times are changing, and it seems you can now also get them online. A fellow Dutch entrepreneur, Nic Pannekeet, sells them through his company rosagallica.com.

How does it work? Very simple, just send an email to info@rosagallica.com with the size you want, your name, address and phone number, and the company will contact you for delivery. You can also call them at 021-2821 2241 or mobile 158 2171 1221 (Camille). The available sizes and prices:

Available sizes            Price ex transport
80   –  150 cm              180 RMB
150 – 200 cm               350 RMB
200 – 250 cm               450 RMB
250 – 300 cm               600 RMB
300 – 350 cm               800 RMB

I did not try out the service myself (our gardener already provided us with a tree before we even thought about buying one), so feel free to let me know your experiences in the comments.

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  1. Just send them an email. Would be nice surprise at our house. Will let you know later!

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  3. Cedric, unfortunately I don’t put ads on my blog. I want to be able to be able to blog about everything and not have a conflict of interest with any advertisers.

  4. Hi Marc,

    I came across your blog while I searching for a christmas tree on the internet. I found out rosagallica’s website obsolete.

    Can I know if there are any other shops I can visit to place an order?

    Rgds,
    JC

  5. Don’t know any others right now, but if I come across one I’ll put it on my blog over the next weeks.

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