OK, well this is genius.

If you own a cat then I'm sure you're fully aware of the Christmas struggle, whereby your tree, alongside all your baubles, hit the ground again and again as your cat attempts to scale the tree or paw the decorations. I mean, standing in the sitting room at 11pm in your dressing gown, scolding the cat for not listening isn't really what the festive season is about and so, let's try to avoid that, if at all possible. And one way in which this could be achieved is by purchasing this tree designed especially for cat owners. Available from Argos, this six-foot tree only has half a parasol meaning cats cannot get at your precious ornaments. Success. Now, it's not aesthetically gorge but look, a string of fairy lights winded up the pole could make all the difference and the thoughts of not hearing the tree go thump every two minutes is music to any pet owners ears. The tree which was €65 is now reduced to €43.29 and in stock in various stores throughout Ireland. Described by Argos, the site writes:

"Keep your perfectly placed baubles, bows and bells out of reach of curious, crawling kids or your cats' playful paws with this 6ft parasol tree. If Santa's been extra generous, there's plenty of room to stack pressies underneath rather than scattering them around it."

We like the sound of that, you can buy the tree online here.