Lio by Mark Tatulli for December 19, 2013

Insert tab A into slot B.Pull zipper tab C down.

Whoops—forgot to turn the zipper side to the wall.

Is Santa Claus going to notice on Christmas Eve?

Zippin’ around the Christmas Tree!

The E-Z tree. For those four letters short of a full alphabet.

Don’t knock it, dad….that could have been an AIR VALVE!

I always thought zippers were pulled up, and pulling down was to undo them.

I want one

I wonder if it comes with magnetic needles so if some fall off you can stick the right back on. I have an older model, it blows up. Helium is the best

My neighbor has an outdoor tree made entirely out of unbelievably bright lights that shine in my front window (not his). It was great fun trying to watch the Geminid meteor shower through that glare.

Easier to store than a “modern” aluminum tree like the one’s in the Charlie Brown Christmas movie

I see the zipper.

Hope you protected that idea under intellectual property!

Material? Warranty? Scent? —So many unanswered questions, Lio!

@Stella S: normally zippers do go up; however, I had a “sailor” outfit that had a pleated skirt and a top with the wide sailor collar. That top had a zipper that closed going down. Back then, kids would run a pencil down a zipper to simulate it being unzipped. When they tried with this top, they never got a reaction. :) This was back in the early 60’s.

And at the end of the season it is easily disposed of with a Zippo® lighter!