Thread: 2011 Halloween Mdse Sightings in Stores!!!

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Well I guess it's time to retire 2010 and start a new thread. Hopefully one of the moderators can move this to the top as a Sticky again.

Saw a Disney "Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End" Pirates Skull and Cross Bones mini wall mural while at my local BIG LOTS! tonight. It's 32 in. x 30.38 in. (the blue mural btw). Lots of places are still carrying it and prices from $38 to $18 online. BIG LOTS! has it for $5.00. From the descriptions I've read it says it's removable (and listed on the label as such) but I don't think it's reusable. I thought it had potential for a pirates theme haunt somehow...maybe as a mural on a wall of a pirates bar...

Here's a link to it over on the Home Depot site.

Gemmy has a new product called a Butterfly Collection that was discussed already on the forum in the Prop section as something that might be nice to include in a witch's kitchen or maybe a mad lab with other animals. I found them tonight at BIG LOTS! for $14 each. It was with the Springtime merchandise that was being put out.

In the light you can notice a very thin wire attached to the butterfly but I'm thinking at night in a haunt depending on how you light it, it won't be noticeable. Pretty cool.

I bought 3 tombstones from Grandin Road. Reg. $89, now $29.

A quick stop at Tuesday Morning yielded some additional Halloween merchandise they didn't have before Christmas, including an incredible spiderweb candleabra for $12.99 (originally $50 if the tag is to be believed) that I would adore even if the bride at this year's wedding weren't a black widow.

Salvation Army and Goodwill seem to be putting out some of their post-season Halloween donations too.

Stopped in at ROSS DRESS FOR LESS today and found a Wilton large skull face cookie cutter on clearance for $2.49 today.

Also found this great bust for my Egyptian mummy tomb theme. It's a 12-1/2 inch tall "gold plated" bust of a pharaoh. It was more expensive ($21.99) than the golden Nefartiti bust I bought last year from ROSS (photo in my previous year's album) but quite honestly the detailing on this bust and the gleaming finish sold me on it. I think they will look great together as tomb treasures. BTW chances are that this same bust will be able to be found at other ROSS locations this week or in the coming few weeks as most stores get the same merchandise in about the same time--just mentioning in case you need some bling for your tomb treasure room.

What a cool find!!

I was in Barnes and Noble today (1/28) and saw these centerpieces in the after holiday red dot sale area for $2 (marked down from $22).

I was just in Big Lots & they have a lot of their spring/gardening stuff out & I bought all the plastic edging that they had of a certain type!! They have several types that would make great cemetary fencing either on it's own if you want a low fence or to add some pvc for height.

I saw it last year & thought I'll buy it when it'd marked down after summer but IT WAS GONE BEFORE SUMMER!! So I said I wasn't gonna make that mistake again this year & I didn't!

I think several people here have bought variations of it for their fencing. It runs from $4 for four to six 24" pieces up to $10 for four to six 24" pieces depending on the quality & amount.

Now all I need is to get some pvc from work, wait for warmer weather, find the time & desire to put it all together (that's probably the most important bit) & I'll finally have the cemetary fence I've been wanting for the last few years!!

A quick stop at Party City yielded some melted ice cube "table scatters" for half off in the Christmas clearance section. These are essentially the same thing as fake ice used as photo props, but at a fraction of the price as far as I can tell (like-to-like comparisons aren't always that easy). They have some small burrs and such that probably render them less suitable for professional close-up pictures, but to keep, say, a severed head fresh for dinner, they appear ideal. I believe these are the same product, but in-store they are $2 a bag instead of $4.

They also had a battery operated ceramic three-candle decoration marked down to $4 from $13 that, with a little paint, should make a great Halloween prop.