Thread: Adventures in the HalloweenForum.com Jacket.

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So, I bought me one of these wonderful hoodies.

Now, it's COLD here, been snowing since Christmas. And, being the polar bear I am, the most I ever wear is a hoodie. This year, that hoodie has been the HalloweenForum one.

And, my 3X frame displays the logo nice and large for folks to see.

This is my ONLY coat, and it goes with me EVERYWHERE.

Occasion does not matter. No dressing up...or down.

Our first episode finds me out shopping on Black Friday....

My wife wanted a Cricut Expression. Now, as it were, Wal Mart had them on sale for (insert 'great price' here). But, there was ALSO a mail-in offer on the expressions. AND, she had managed to sell her smaller Cricut for a decent price. Essentially, for us, it was FREE.

I arrived at Wal-Mart shortly after 3 AM. (Sale starts at 6) Only to find I was the 6th one at the Cricut Pallet. This pallet had side-walls on it with the little cartridges, and it became quickly apparant, there were 15 Expressions...6 of us already there 3 hours early...this was going to be a madhouse.

By 5, there was easily 30 people around the thing, I was already being shoved, and I was on a corner. I started sneakily peeling away the plastic around the pallet, so when the 'go' came, the OTHER side of the pallet had to deal with the plastic wrap getting in their way.

At 5:15, this horn went off down in automotive. People near it took that as a 'go', and there was screaming coming from there. IT WAS ON.

The plastic peeled away just as I had planned, hampering the far side, and the sidewall was heaved by someone behind me. I vaguely caught sight of it flying off over the isle into the crafts dept. Cartridges littering the floor as it flew. I calmly reached in and grabbed an Expression. Someone behind me took that opportunity to leap-frog me, knocking off my hat in the process (a rather nice leather "aussie" hat that's been with me for ages)

So, once able to stand up again, I stood there, witnessing as 3 ladies all had their arms around the last one, none willing to relinquish their grip, punching, biting, scratching each other on the floor of a Wal-Mart.

I was just waiting for my hat to re-emerge.

I hear this hollering from a ways down the row. "Hey, Halloween man!"

It took a couple times for that to sink in they were calling ME. (having forgot this jacket had that logo on it...) Looking up, I see this fellow that had been there since 3 with me waiving my hat, hollering "Hey, Halloween man!"

I wade through the crowds towards him, and he says. "You know, I think you're really onto something. Halloween is at least FUN, unlike putting up with this crap each year."

We talked a bit, I gave him my websight, and this address, then proceeded to find my wife, who was off grabbing Cabbage Patch dolls for our entire neighborhood.

More adventures to come when I have more time. What about everyone else? What comments has wearing your stuff inspired from folks?

ROFLMAO! That was a great story. How about a pic of you in the jacket? hint, hint. I hate the cold but, I love the bears.

That is a great story. I wont go near walmart anymore during big sales. It just brings out the ugly in the ugly if you know what I mean.

Not a halloween related one. But I am a programmer, and my wife thought it would be funny to get me a t-shirt from thinkgeek one christmas that says "No I Will Not Fix Your Computer". I got a few nerd related shirts from there since then but this one gets the most response. Usually goes something like this.

Person "So you fix computers hey?"

Me "No"

Person "My internets have been...."

Me "No" ... followed by running away.

lol your post just made my day Unorthodox. :-)

BWAH HA HA HA! Okay, now I know 'fer sure! that I will never go to one of those Wal-mart Black Fridays...never! Great story.

Here's my little Halloween Forum hoodie story: I was wandering Home Depot, like I'm want to do, and I got an orange apron guy to stop and help me. I was trying to figure out what kind of circular saw blade to get to cut rebar. He was a little puzzled why me (a little woman) would want to do this. Then I had to do the 'explanation' (I know you've all been through this) and explained to him that I needed to cut rebar into smaller spikes so I could pound it into the ground so I can mount gravestones in my front yard. He looked at me like I just spouted a third arm so I turned around and pointed at the HolloweenForum logo on the back of my hoodie and said, "I'm really into Halloween."