First Halloween sighting in stores...

**Frankie's Girl** · 06-30-2009,05:11 PM

WooooooHOOOOO!

I'm off to Garden Ridge and Michael's this weekend! I can't wait to see what new stuff they got for this year.

**Junit** · 06-30-2009,09:54 PM

You guys make me jealous!! I wonder if I could petition for our Michaels to come back??

**bellelostdrake** · 07-01-2009,12:56 AM

Went to Michaels today and they had the funkins, crows and fall flowers, but no ribbons or any Halloween merch yet. Totally saw a copy of their visual merchandising on a shelf so obviously I picked it up and flipped through it. The start date was listed as June 26 and completion date was July 3. Here's hoping the empty section magically is filled with spooky things over the next few days.

**Rikki** · 07-01-2009,04:10 AM

Went to one of the Michael's here and they had the fall stuff out but no Halloween yet. The Lemax aisle was completely cleared out though so hopefully it'll be out by the end of the week.
Not checked Garden Ridge yet.

**HallowTeen** · 07-01-2009,05:33 AM

I checked the Garden Ridge website and theres not a single one near me! Hopefully I atleast get a spirit store or something near me!

**propboy** · 07-01-2009,05:49 AM

I am on vacation in Ft Myers FL and I saw my 1st store. Halloween Magastore, I meet the owner/manager Stephen. It was nice to be in an actual Halloween store. The wife was like your not going in there

and yet I"m on the forum during vacation. waiting for the sun

I saw some cool stuff and something I always wanted. A stalk around type costume. I might try saving up or make something as I always wanted to build one, more satisfaction.

That is/was my only sighting
-PB

**halloween71** · 07-01-2009,03:22 PM

Pictures guys lots of pictures and details lots of details!The micheals I go to is 40 min away so I wait till I know they have stuff norm august.Garden ridge is 2 hours away so that is another one I wait to hear about.I visit the one in concord nc.Last year I was lucky to also be able to visit spirit and halloween express in my trip to nc.I was in heaven.

**Bubbels** · 07-01-2009,07:21 PM

I am really excited to see what comes out this year. Joining this forum last year, I am very interested to find out how much influence on the props discussed here will have on what shows up in the stores.

**BooBerrie** · 07-01-2009,08:18 PM

So I took my 40% off coupon and headed to Michaels today. I had already seen the harvest stuff they had out but "I have to go by Michaels to pick up a cake pan for a cake I have to do this weekend" (that's the line I gave my hubby). So as I was walking past the autumn stuff I "happened" to look up the seasonal aisle and they had 1 whole side ALL FULL OF HALLOWEEN STUFF AND LEMAX! I darn near peed my pants. So of course I said "screw the cake stuff I need, I'm using my coupon on a Spooky Town piece". I got the Dry Gulch Jail and it's awesome. I can take a pic and post it if you want. It can only get better from here!

Propboy - as a former Ft Myers resident, I can only guess it must be the Spirit Halloween Megastore that you saw. Last year it was on Highway 41, just south of Summerlin and Gladiolus. BTW, what prompted you to pick Ft Myers for a vacation spot - the beaches?