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I'm standing in front of a huge motion activated skull (20") at Costco. Trying to decide between the skull and the bat. Skull is a Canadian company product, SKU 404974, 20" skull with light up eyes and sound $35.99. Takes 3 AAs. I came here for the bat but am going to leave with the skull. He has a speaker on the side of his face, the sound quality is good. He has an evil laugh. He's motion sensored and I'm wondering if the laugh which seems to happen in sets of 3 with time in between each also has a delay to it between cycles. Sometimes we would wave or laugh or tap him and it would activate him, other times you could jump up and down or slap him and nothing. I'd walk away and come back and he'd be talking again. If there is a delay built in, it would make him less annoying I suppose. We initially thought he didn't have batteries or that they were low, but he did. The on/off button I wish was a switch because it would be easier to know what state it was in. I'll open him over the weekend and see what his instructions say. Eyes are red LEDs BTW. I think he has a lot of possibilities down the road. Picture-- later tonight when I get home!


UPDATE: Ok, he's tucked away for the night. BTW his name is Crane (short for Cranium I wondered? or a reference to an episode of "Frasier" when Niles and Frasier find a skull and pretend it talks to them?--No figured out Skull is Crâne in French--made in Canada remember! duh). He's 19-3/4 inches high, 16-1/2 inches wide, and 22-1/2 inches deep and pretty heavy.



For more pics of him check out my album.

No luck on the Scaretaker at HomeGoods yet but I did snag two large Spirit Balls for $20 each at Ross tonight. Thanks for the tip... it's a great deal!

Originally Posted by kittyvibe

poop, if it is a Tuesday morning item theres none of those near me. Do they do closeout stuff, like Big Lots? This looks like a new item, so I was thinking maybe a sams club type of place. Im hoping to see her locally.

edit; I stand corrected, looks like theres some tuesday mornings here! Ive never seen these stores before so I will def be stopping by tomorrow Im so excited! with that being said, I doubt it will be in a closeout store but Ill will be looking nonetheless.

That definitely looks like Tuesday Morning... good luck and check out however many you can get to since they all seem to have different stuff.

Micheals has some of the coolest stuff. I'm already stocking up on suplies for this years haunt

so i walked into work tonight at kmart, and they finally had some fall stuff out. wreaths, scarecrows, and indians. i asked the assistant manager when the halloween stuff was coming out, he said it's on it's way right now. not sure if he means out tomorrow, or on it's way from the factory or what. but still, it's getting closer. at least there is one good thing here. no christmas out yet. well, except we've been really stocking up on toys around here.

Originally Posted by OpenTrackRacer

No luck on the Scaretaker at HomeGoods yet but I did snag two large Spirit Balls for $20 each at Ross tonight. Thanks for the tip... it's a great deal!

Can you fill me in on the spirit balls? Could I use one of those for my fortune telling booth? I think I read someplace that they are really loud. Can you turn the volume down? I saw some at Ross as well and was realy thinking of grabbing one!

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

The shelving looks like Tuesday Morning to me. In the locations around me they upgraded a little while ago from the dark gray stuff to the white metal. Made for a cleaner look. If it was Tuesday Morning, I'm betting he's making a nice profit off of it if sells.

Oh that's definitely a Tuesday Morning! I'll have to stop in and see if mine has that witch. I was in there a few weeks ago and they didn't have much Halloween out but a lot can change in a few weeks. Their prices seem a bit high to be lately though. ??

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

I'm standing in front of a huge motion activated skull (20") at Costco. Trying to decide between the skull and the bat. Skull is a Canadian company product, SKU 404974, 20" skull with light up eyes and sound $35.99. Takes 3 AAs. I came here for the bat but am going to leave with the skull. He has a speaker on the side of his face, the sound quality is good. He has an evil laugh. He's motion sensored and I'm wondering if the laugh which seems to happen in sets of 3 with time in between each also has a delay to it between cycles. Sometimes we would wave or laugh or tap him and it would activate him, other times you could jump up and down or slap him and nothing. I'd walk away and come back and he'd be talking again. If there is a delay built in, it would make him less annoying I suppose. We initially thought he didn't have batteries or that they were low, but he did. The on/off button I wish was a switch because it would be easier to know what state it was in. I'll open him over the weekend and see what his instructions say. Eyes are red LEDs BTW. I think he has a lot of possibilities down the road. Picture-- later tonight when I get home!



UPDATE: Ok, he's tucked away for the night. BTW his name is Crane (short for Cranium I wondered? or a reference to an episode of "Frasier" when Niles and Frasier find a skull and pretend it talks to them?--No figured out Skull is Crâne in French--made in Canada remember! duh). He's 19-3/4 inches high, 16-1/2 inches wide, and 22-1/2 inches deep and pretty heavy.



For more pics of him check out my album.

wow halloween stuff made in Canada lol , wonder if we in Canada will actually find it on the shelves for sale the Crâne is pretty big too

but the bat i like very much , too bad am not a member of costco here , i just cant justify yet paying a membership of 65$ or more per year to shop there

Here is the general idea of what I'm doing. 3 glittered skulls mounted at varying heights, a la Martha Stewart Style. I'll paint the sticks to match, and then probably use them on a mantle with a lot of candles around to pick up the glitter. I probably won't finish them for another month, slow going with projects so far!

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Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

If you have other locations in your area, check those out too. We have at least a dozen in my area and I've been to maybe 5 of them. Some had great displays, some were kind of sparse, the hands and feet and foot prints are out there. Not every store had a full set of what was out there. I was kind of surprised at the diversity. Maybe try calling first, depends on the staff there how helpful they'll be.

I like your idea of mounting the skulls BTW. Post a pic if you can when you're done.

Originally Posted by a witch from canada

wow halloween stuff made in Canada lol , wonder if we in Canada will actually find it on the shelves for sale the Crâne is pretty big too

but the bat i like very much , too bad am not a member of costco here , i just cant justify yet paying a membership of 65$ or more per year to shop there

Just do what I do and find a friend that has a membership. LOL