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Went to Ross and got the skeleton guy with the tombstone and a nice little flamess candle that has a spiderweb on it and makes spooky sounds.
Went to Costco and bought the bat, almost looks like a werewolf with wings. I was not that overly impressed with it, but my friend that saw it and called and told me about loved it and immediatley thought to call me and tell me about it so I didn't want her to think I wasn't grateful for her keeping an eye out for me so I bought it so she could see it in my yard. What a freak I am.
Costco didn't have any halloween stuff out other than the bats and some ornaments. It was way in the back on an end cap across from some hot dogs.
Also picked up a new fog machine at a yard sale fro $5 bucks

Party America has been putting up some of their things slowly but surely. Everytime i go to see they have more put up.

Was at micheals and home sense in the vancouver area, both are now stocked...nothing too spectacular unless u are a novice haunter...there was a cool hologram tombstone in Michaels, bit expensive at $40, could be very reasonable if u use the 50% off coupon

Was hoping to find the scaretaker that was posted from the US homegoods (thinking that they might have been affiliated, which is not the case i was told).
I ended up buyn a couple nice gargoyles at home sense for $13 a piece

Originally Posted by Vancouver

Was at micheals and home sense in the vancouver area, both are now stocked...nothing too spectacular unless u are a novice haunter...there was a cool hologram tombstone in Michaels, bit expensive at $40, could be very reasonable if u use the 50% off coupon

Was hoping to find the scaretaker that was posted from the US homegoods (thinking that they might have been affiliated, which is not the case i was told).
I ended up buyn a couple nice gargoyles at home sense for $13 a piece

You might still want to keep an eye out at your Home Sense store because some of the pictures I've seen posted are the same things I've seen at our Home Goods.

Savers was pulling out its stuff tonight. Generally about 90% costume stuff and odds and ends props. Good source for foam heads!

after all the goods shown at big lots on this forum, i drove to rochester minn [2 hrs] to a big lots. they had very little out. i found their plan o gram sitting around so i peeked. there was a mesh witch with orange lights i really wanted, so i explained to the cashier i was from a ways off and would there be a chance there would be one not put out yet. she was real nice and called someone but they said what they had so far was out. they said they get a truck in every thurs and check back then. well, kind of a long way to drive to check back in. maybe we'll get one like that around here when they finally start putting out stuff. i did pick up a lighted bush path finder i like real well. it will fit in with my decor perfect this year. the cashier turned out to be a halloween enthusiest herself. i gave her this forum and told her to check us out. she didn't act real interested but took the address. a witch from canada, i love the mesh items you posted. they would so fit into my theme this year. were they expensive?

Well, I went to my local Big Lots yesterday and they had nothing Halloween at all.

If you drove 2 hours east or south to rochester, then you may want to try st cloud. Let me know if that is in your driving radius and I will check tommorow.

i've heard of st cloud, have you heard of mason city iowa? we are south of rochester. i hearld from a small town by mason city. we did a search in google to see where big lots were located. when we saw one in rochester we figured since it was such a big area it would be a good place to check out. it had pretty much on the plan o gram what has been displayed here on the forum. too bad they didn't have much out. they did have a cool draculas pub sign, but it wouldn't be fitting my witch theme this year so i passed it up. that is an item i might more or less try to snag on an after halloween sale. we had a fun day just driving there. not often i get a weekend off from work.

p.s. they had halloween stuff in 2 different areas. we almost missed the one area. make sure you scope out the whole store so you don't miss stuff.

I s micheals carrying any gemmy life size animation this year?