I never had (or even saw one that I know of) but now think I am going to buy one. I love the fruit, and even more Jesus' use of this tree in the Bible.
I'm thinking of getting one also, just to bring back some old memories. They are supposed to be a little tough to grow here in PA (actually, probably anywhere north of Florida). But my grandfather's always was large and produced lots of figs.
I've been trying (without a lot of success) to reproduce a little of my grandfather's garden. He was amazing - he grew tomatoes (of course), a few varieties of peppers, eggplant, escarole, cabbage, basil, and squash.
What was amazing to me was that he grew all his tomatoes and peppers from seeds he saved from the previous year's crop. And did it all while working at a steel mill during the day and owning a corner store that he ran at night and on weekends.