Christmas Tree Stand

When we got our first Christmas tree five years ago we were persuaded to buy this stand. It was the best, we were told. Guarnteed to hold the tree straight and secure. It has been nothing but a pain since. To work, you must drill a hole in the base of the trunk. We've come across tree guys that don't have the ability to drill for you. Drills that are too weak and thus have gotten drill bits stuck in the sappy trunk. And holes that were drilled crookidly, leading to a lopsided tree. It has also wreaked havoc on my soul. I've visualized it falling off the shelf and impaling my eyeball. I've visualized tripping over something and impaling myself on it. I've spent five years trying to get a non-crooked tree, not to injure myself and trying to find a safe place to store this Christmas torture device. This year, we finally found a place that could not only drill for us, but could drill straight! Problem was, I found such an obscure, out of the way hiding spot, that I couldn't find it.