A Live Tree for a Christmas Gift

No, no dogs or cats, LOL, but we did received this Norfolk Island Pine as a Christmas present.

I thought it was great! Very innovative and original and it's good for the environment.
Hopefully I'll be able to keep it alive even with the instructions :-)

I'm planning on keeping it as a potted plant so I can take it with us easily if/when we move.

So what do you think? Live plants/shrubs/trees a good idea for a gift?

Have you ever given one or gotten one?