Okay, I have to weigh in here. The Christmas Tree Shops are great. Just because you don't like them, doesn't mean you have to be all nasty about it.
My house is decorated with lots of great stuff from that store and it doesn't look cheap at all. The stuff is cute for when you have little ones in the house, great for inexpensive gifty things, and pretty darn good for gourmet foods. They have good frames at inexpensive prices. Ditto for pillows and other homey stuff. I have a friend who makes tons of money at the holidays by turning the baskets and bowls from CTS into gift baskets, filled with their mixes and gourmet foods.
As for Home Goods, most of the stuff in that store is top of the line merchandise that was either an overrun or didn't sell at Macy's, etc. If you ever really looked, you would see that their china is the expensive stuff.
By the way, I love Cabela's and the Kittery Trading Post. They, too, have lots of junk from China. Just because it's for guys doesn't mean it isn't junk and just because it's decorative doesn't mean it is.
So there. I have spoken my piece.
I vote for Target. More junk from China!
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P.S. I live in Jersey, minutes from four, yes, four shopping malls. I'll take the Christmas Tree Shop for decorative stuff any day. Oh, and I don't work in retail. I'm a lawyer!