2011 Halloween Mdse Sightings in Stores!!!

**Ghost of Spookie** · 11-19-2011,04:34 PM

Last year CVS had an LED old fashioned lantern, kind of western or pioneer in looks, with an "oil base" and a frosted lamp shade. Think it was selling for $10. I didn't pick it up then hoping to find it this year. It was with their Harvest/Thanksgiving related items in the store in their candle section. So far haven't seen it in my store and wonder if I waited too long to pick it up.

I think I uploaded a pic of it in my album last year and will post it here if I did (picture worth a thousand words). If anyone does see it, could you give me a heads up (and this year's SKU for it), so I can try hunting it down here. Thanks.

**tlc102462** · 11-19-2011,08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

Last year CVS had an LED old fashioned lantern, kind of western or pioneer in looks, with an "oil base" and a frosted lamp shade. Think it was selling for $10. I didn't pick it up then hoping to find it this year. It was with their Harvest/Thanksgiving related items in the store in their candle section. So far haven't seen it in my store and wonder if I waited too long to pick it up.

I think I uploaded a pic of it in my album last year and will post it here if I did (picture worth a thousand words). If anyone does see it, could you give me a heads up (and this year's SKU for it), so I can try hunting it down here. Thanks.

Hey, GOS, I haven't seen the one you're looking for, but I HAVE this one below and you could use it all year round - it's a really nice lantern. Let me know what you think of it.

http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/v...Lantern-wTimer

**Ghost of Spookie** · 11-19-2011,09:19 PM

That's a pretty interesting alternative. And the glass could be frosted easily enough. Thanks for the heads up.

It has basically the same features with LED lights and timer, not sure about the batteries. I'm not crazy that the price is more than twice the one CVS had though (by the time you factor in shipping). I'll keep it in mind though and at some point QVC might do a price reduction. I'd only be using it for a halloween prop though since the old fashioned look doesn't go with our decor, so don't want to spend too much. I haven't bought from QVC in a while, probably not since last halloween, but they do get some interesting items in. Thanks for the lead and the link; I've bookmarked it to keep an eye on it.

I did find the one CVS sold listed on eBay but they wanted $15 for it, and the real draw back was the additional, and over $10, shipping cost on top of that. I'm still hoping CVS might have it in the stores this year and save on any shipping costs by picking it up locally. My closest CVS has managed to stay open despite I heard it was going to close and they down-sized their inventory and will be moving to a small retail store nearby instead. I'm hoping maybe larger and more thriving locations might have restocked it.

**tlc102462** · 11-20-2011,04:41 AM

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

That's a pretty interesting alternative. And the glass could be frosted easily enough. Thanks for the heads up.

It has basically the same features with LED lights and timer, not sure about the batteries. I'm not crazy that the price is more than twice the one CVS had though (by the time you factor in shipping). I'll keep it in mind though and at some point QVC might do a price reduction. I'd only be using it for a halloween prop though since the old fashioned look doesn't go with our decor, so don't want to spend too much. I haven't bought from QVC in a while, probably not since last halloween, but they do get some interesting items in. Thanks for the lead and the link; I've bookmarked it to keep an eye on it.

I did find the one CVS sold listed on eBay but they wanted $15 for it, and the real draw back was the additional, and over $10, shipping cost on top of that. I'm still hoping CVS might have it in the stores this year and save on any shipping costs by picking it up locally. My closest CVS has managed to stay open despite I heard it was going to close and they down-sized their inventory and will be moving to a small retail store nearby instead. I'm hoping maybe larger and more thriving locations might have restocked it.

I'll tell you, I have a bunch of them in my house and the "candle" light is fabulous - I use them all year and put them out "in my garage display" for Halloween - they work great!! They are very sturdy "plastic" and they have a great glow and last a long, long time. They aren't obviously just for Halloween. Not sure what your decor in your home is like, but they are also really nice in the bathroom as a nightlight or on a windowsill inside. As soon as I saw the picture I just figured I'd send you the link since I have them and they looked pretty similar. Also, instead of the frosted glass, the candle looks really nice and with a few cob webs on it, it looks great. And the timer is a real bonus, goes on for 5 hrs, then off, so you turn it on once at the time you want it on and it will come on every night at the same time. (hence the nice nightlight for your home at other times of the year) - If you buy more than one, they are an extra $3 off. (I bought a set for my sister-in-law and my mom last year and they really liked them). There's a video with the QVC link, you should watch it. I got the oil rubbed bronze, which gives the "Old World" look. Just a thought, anyway, and at least you could get double use from them!! Good luck!!

**Deadna** · 12-03-2011,07:14 PM

I probably should have asked an employee about these but didn't

At Petco there was an aquarium with small creepy jack o lanterns sitting on the bottom. They had this stuff that looked like black seaweed growing from the tops of them....sort of a halloween Chia pet. Has anyone seen them before????