Thread: Michaels and Lemax 2009

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Originally Posted by prestonjjrtr

The Dept 56 Universal Monsters figures were done really well.

I saw several of these Universal Monster series (Dracula for sure, don't remember what others) at HOMEGOODS last year. If they still have more stock they might be out again this Halloween season.

Originally Posted by slaz

How is your Oct-o-squeeze doing? Did it run pretty smooth last halloween?
No hiccups? I don't know if they are going to sell it this year but if they do, I might get it.

The first one I got was bad, but the second one I exchanged it for ran fine all through Halloween. Haven't gotten it out to test it again for this year. They did tell me last year that Lemax recalled them and I could return it if I wanted, but since the second one worked fine, I decided to keep it.

Originally Posted by Ghost of Spookie

I saw several of these Universal Monster series (Dracula for sure, don't remember what others) at HOMEGOODS last year. If they still have more stock they might be out again this Halloween season.

I loved the price too !!! Checked Homegoods today and the clerks said that they hadn't received any Halloween goods yet. The last 2 years they had Halloween goodies out by the 4th of July.

I boughtthe adaptors which allow you to run 3plugs, but you have to check the Leemax website, some of the items draw too much current for the adaptors rating, the Leemax website actaullly has video w/sounds

Originally Posted by Howlatthemoon

Does the Heads Will Roll have any animation?

It doesn't move but the eyes and mouth of the bowling alley light up. At 50% off I just couldn't say no. I ended up getting the Funeral Photo with another coupon as well. Last year I got about 5 Dept. 56 pieces from Homegoods, and if you added up the cost of all of them ($19.99 each), it doesn't even add up to a Dept. 56 tombstone I got that was originally $120.00. My Homegoods doesn't have any Halloween out yet either, bummer!

Picked up the "Happy Howloween" with the black cats howling on the fence with my 50%. Our Micheal's doesn't have it's display up yet - anybody got the "Abandoned House" yet? Watched a video of it, but I'm having a hard time telling what's all going on.

Well, I finally went yesterday and picked up the Wild Pumpkin Ride. Would have loved to have gotten the train set, but don't really have a place for it.

My shopping for the season is done.

This is what I picked up for this year:

Spooky Town Express
Wild Pumpkin Ride
Funeral Photo
Fiber Optic Tree
Witch & Wizard Lamps, Set Of 4
Halloween Purple Light, Set Of 2 (2 sets)
Illuminated Tomb Stones, Set Of 4
Lighted Pumpkin, Set Of 4, With Black Cats
Spiderweb Fence, Set Of 5

The Wild Pumpkin ride is really awesome for a Halloween Carnevil !!!

I may pick up a few more figurines from this year's collection but I'm done with the big stuff, at least from Michaels.
I got the Opera House and the Dry Gulch Jail. I also got the Funeral Photo, because it just makes me laugh for some reason!
Now I'm just looking for a good deal on some older pieces and some stuff Michaels doesn't carry.