Thread: First Halloween sighting in stores...

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Stopped in HOME GOODS today but nothing out yet. Seems a big push to do markdowns on summer items right now. Probably no room to start anything else. I sheepishly asked the cashier in customer service if she had seen any Halloween stuff come in yet and she replied, "I LOVE halloween!" but no sightings in the backroom yet. She even went the extra mile to checked with someone else to verify.

Stopped by Michael's today.....WOOHOO! Row and a half of Halloween stuff! I thought the items on this endcap were the best.

I'm so disappointed with the "glitter halloween" junk at Michaels. I like their fall foliage, and I'm happy to see the pumpkins and crows, but the Halloween "Bling" is tacky and makes me sad.

Originally Posted by TK421

I'm so disappointed with the "glitter halloween" junk at Michaels. I like their fall foliage, and I'm happy to see the pumpkins and crows, but the Halloween "Bling" is tacky and makes me sad.

Yeah, I know what you mean. My Michaels has only a half row of Halloween other than spooky town, and it's mostly happy scarecrows and sparkle. Nothing at all like years past.

oh cobwebs i have to hurry or ill be behind in my work

Originally Posted by TK421

I'm so disappointed with the "glitter halloween" junk at Michaels. I like their fall foliage, and I'm happy to see the pumpkins and crows, but the Halloween "Bling" is tacky and makes me sad.

I ran to the big city yesterday to check out Michaels, yuc, since when is gangsta blinging halloween cool, ugh I must be getting old.
They did have a 1/2 aisle like most everyone else is reporting, I did like the motorcycle lemax house.
Waiting for the good stuff sux!
Walmart began rolling out the back to school stuff, still no halloween on the incoming shelves.

Old Time Pottery has their halloween stuff out.

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

Mentioned earlier that TUESDAY MORNING had a small selection on the shelves of some Halloween items already. However I found this great bird cage in their garden center for $29 and thought it would make a great bat cage. The lid flips open and it has a bottom area where you could add lighting from below. I thought it had a gothic look to it and so I went back to get it before they closed for inventory on 7/1.

Took me a while today to find my collection of bats in storage but I selected a latex bat I had purchased from BIG LOTS in the past (see this bat around still from various sources) and took some pics for you of the bat in the cage. The bat is great because it comes with an elastic loop already which attached just nicely over and around the top of the bird cage finial to let it hang from above. Picture links posted below.

While "bat cage" came to mind I think it would be a great home for ravens, crows, snakes on branches, etc. so will be able to repurpose it over the Halloweens.

Bat in cage on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Bat in cage on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Bat in cage close up on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

that cage just made me curl my toes....

I love glittery things but I think the Michael's stuff would look nicer if the glitter was black. Too much silver and black reminds of the Oakland Raiders.

Originally Posted by AmFatallyYours

Old Time Pottery has their halloween stuff out.

Oh cool, I was just thinking of going there today and check them out. I went to Garden Ridge in Cinn. yesterday and got some pics to post later on of the stuff they had out. I'll be taking pics today too.