For the past two years me and the missus have done a xmas shopping trip down to Plovdiv a few days before xmas day and bought a real tree (with stand) from the guys outside the Billa supermarket whilst also doing the xmas food shop! Mega cheap and loads of stuff to see us through 2 weeks of bliss!!!
You can normally tell if we have had a tree each year as its on our balcony for the rest of the winter LOL until we return and get the place ready for summer