Thread: First Halloween sighting in stores...

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Thanks Zombieraider for the picture info!....That is easy!
Here is a picture of the bears from homegoods
The witch bear and orange bear are also 14.99, I have 5 so far, I am checking a store tomorrow for some others!

Originally Posted by Addicted2Boo

I went last week to Home Goods and bought some wine bottle toppers that are stacked galss eyes that light up. Love them!! There were several things that caught my eye, but that is all I took home. On Sunday I went in quickly to see if they had anything new and was surprised to find they had sold so much merchandise already! I guess I am not the only one who is excited for Halloween in my town.

Hey Boo, any chance you're the nice person in line last week in HG that was behind me in line? Don't want to give a lot of specifics but I noticed that you're fairly new to the forum and I had told this person about this site. I also went back and got the bottle stoppers after seeing them in this person's cart. We had chatted for a bit while looking at the halloween shelves and while in line. I had a little gargoyle with lantern in my cart... it could be a small world after all... Love your forum name in any event.

Originally Posted by sambone

Thanks Zombieraider for the picture info!....That is easy!
Here is a picture of the bears from homegoods
The witch bear and orange bear are also 14.99, I have 5 so far, I am checking a store tomorrow for some others!

Cute bears Sambone. I don't believe I saw any of those in our local store. I love that they play music. Very cool.

Originally Posted by dippedstix

I want the witch!!! How much was she? She wasn't marked at the store I went to.

She was $50. But, of course, I had a 40% off coupon! That knocked $20 off. Its not the awesomest prop ever, but certainly worth $30. I'm thinking about altering her to fit the New Orleans/Voodoo theme by making her into a Marie Laveau-like Voodoo Queen.

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

Still in search of the elusive scaretaker at HomeGoods and not on today's truck. Lots of new items however. Pics added to my photostream. Lots of nice signs. I bought the Salem seminary and Tombstone carving ones. Also took home the really, really large haunted moon (I think he is something like 4 feet tall) as well as the owl. I loved that I can backlight him and his eyes will glow yellow through the plastic. I have a large second story window at the front of my house that I'm thinking of putting the moon in and hanging a sheet behind that I'll direct a colored flood light on. I'm hoping he'll fit in the window, at least he made it in the back seat of my car going home.

BTW when I was in HG I asked about the "Elusive One" and was told no large props yet. But then I was told that this is just a preview of some of the stuff that will be coming out in the next three months....


A quick stop at ROSS revealed some new items. Also in pics (see link below). Both stores had halloween baking tools out. Everything from cookie cutters, spatulas, cake and cupcake molds and such.


My updated pics
Click on picture and then "All Sizes" for largest size.

Ghost of Spookie!!! Thank you again for posting pics, first you posted the Frankenstein head and I went out and found him and now you posted some super cute items, at Ross again that I will be looking for tomorrow. I really appreciate you posting the pics because it lets me know what I should be looking for. I happen to have that very large half moon in all black glitter, it came out last year and it is Fabulous!!!!!!! Keep the pics coming girl

I stopped by Gordman's in Fargo, ND this past weekend. I saw several small decorations of both Halloween and Thanksgiving there.

Originally Posted by Spookilicious mama

Ghost of Spookie!!! Thank you again for posting pics, first you posted the Frankenstein head and I went out and found him and now you posted some super cute items, at Ross again that I will be looking for tomorrow. I really appreciate you posting the pics because it lets me know what I should be looking for. I happen to have that very large half moon in all black glitter, it came out last year and it is Fabulous!!!!!!! Keep the pics coming girl

You're welcome. I'm surprised that while Ross hasn't had a "huge" Halloween section they have had some nice items worth the trip in for.

So I'm really curious, how did or will you be using your haunted moon? Any pictures from a past halloween?

Also curious if you sprayed it with a fixative so that the glitter doesn't come off in your hands when you touch it. I'm thinking of doing so with mine and not quite sure what to use. There's lots of glitter stuff out there this year from skulls to signs so know I'm not the only one who's got to be thinking about this. Anyone with tried and true products to use?

BTW Spookilicious mama, did I mention you have great taste?

From AC Moore

i went to dollar tree today and they had a little more out. another endcap. i got a severed hand and foot, and a nice size plastic skelly head, which can be very dangerous. my grandaughter was holding it and suddenly whapped me in the face with it. it gave me a bright light. i'm thinking if i could cut a hole in the back of the skelly and insert a battery operated tea light.

I went to Ross the other day and they are starting to put out some Halloween items. I got some mini Halloween globes for $2. I also found some stone pillars on clearance for $5.50 each. They were in the home decor section and I bought all they had left! They will work perfect on my porch. Also, I saw Wal-mart brought out some Halloween fabrics that look pretty cool. Cant wait to see Halloween isles in every store though!