Thread: Is the day after Halloween the best time to buy clearance?

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I know last year I went to the spirit store 2 days after Halloween and the doors were locked and they were packing everything up! I was so pissed ...lol I think they only stay open 1 day after...however, since this year Halloween is on a Friday I'm thinking that some people (and I know of one) that is having they're parties on Saturday night...so stores may wait out the weekend this year b4 they really mark stuff down...who knows??

I had the same experience at a Spirit store! And they had TONS of good stuff left! I was seriously itching to get in there; in fact, my wife and I asked them if we could look around...offered to pay cash and everything and the said they weren't allowed to let anybody in. I have a feeling that Nov. 1 (being Saturday and all) I'll have to go on a mad dash post Halloween shopping spree!

Last year I went on a day after Halloween mission. I went to two Targets and a Walmart... somewhere else too. I was out at 9 am and was competing against other Halloween bargain shoppers. It was a bit crazy. I didn't know that that many people would be out that early for Halloween left overs! I'm going to find out what time Target opens this year and hit them as soon at the doors open.

i cant stay outof the halloween sections at stores. as soon as it come sout, i start looking. sometimes i get things full price, but mostly i wait until after. I hit the stores right away after halloween. Ive gotten some fantastic deals that way. Sometimes the stores put things away too fast though...lol suddenly the leftover halloween stuff has changed into christmas things..
Kmart keeps things out and really slashes prices.

Originally Posted by cwolfe83

I know it's kind of early to ask but do the stores put all Halloween stuff on clearance the day after Halloween, or do they wait a while? I'm just curious because money is tight and I will probably only buy stuff when it's on clearance. So any info would be great!

It used to be the best time to buy.....but the last couple years I have noticed that they put stuff on sale early,like 2 weeks before halloween they start selling cheaper then buy the time halloween gets here there is nothing left to buy.

I always go to target the day after for the mad dash when the doors open, the good stuff always goes on the first day, this year I am sending my wife to a different target on her own mission (divide and conquer)
by the time i am done with target it is just about time for the spirit store to open at 10, they usually are open only the day after with everything 50% off, spirit also emails coupons for an additional 20% off (secret society members they call it) I printed off about 4 coupons and traded the coupons with the people in the store who grabbed stuff before me, they were more than happy to trade for the extra money off.
Then I hit every Walgreens and Kmart I possibly can.