Thread: Michaels 2009

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So has everyone had the chance to see what Michael's is putting out for this Halloween season? Any comments.

I did. It's pretty ho-hum thus far. I saw only some generic fall decor, Lemax stuff (good for whoever is a fan of those), and the bling junk (I'll admit, the bling skull bust is pretty cool), but nothing animated yet. Hopefully they'll get a couple of Gemmys in, I'm dying for one of those candelabras they had last year (I can't seem to find one anywhere)

Yep, same as mrhamilton. Although I am an avid Spooky Town collector, I was even disappointed in that. Very little selection and over inflated prices. A 50% off coupon is a must this year.

as a crazy lemax spookytown fan i am disappointed. from the lemax website it seems that some of the houses are not even available at michaels. when i first went and looked at the prices i was shocked that they skyrocketed from what they used to be. i mean usually the biggest and sweetest house is around 80-90 but now every house is almost in that price range. 50% off coupon or bust. the only 2 houses i really like are the house of wax and the pumpkin patch ride other then that im kinda sick of dry glutch houses and not really into the biker house or the phantom of the opera. The train is a cool idea that lemax did this year but its not even that big, it could maybe go around one house and a little accessory not a whole village and for 60 bux i could make my own haunted train. although i will say i do like the accessories more this year then last. i like the bowling lanes, monster truck, hearse, and some figures. as for non spookytown stuff i always love the potion bottles, and the bling skulls arent bad but not really too scary halloween for me. i had big hopes for this years spookytown as i thought it was suppose to be the best yet but was let down. i just signed up for michaels online to get the coupon for 50% off then go to michaels an pick up my house of wax and pumpkin ride for now then the accessories i like later. no idea where to put them in the village but if i dont grab them theyll be gone my luck.

Check your local Michael's this weekend. I'm told they are getting in the rest of their stuff and it should be out on shelves this weekend. =)

I wish they had some lifesize animations

Thanks for the heads up. I'll be checking out Michael's this coming weekend.

The next Michaels seasonal truck is in two weeks. The planogram shows that they will be getting in their aisle of tombstones, etc but it doesn't show any lifesize Gemmy animations yet. Not sure if they will have them or not this year. According to the manager, they received complaints about them and the other scary Halloween decor they had last year.

Gimme a break.

Originally Posted by prestonjjrtr

The next Michaels seasonal truck is in two weeks. The planogram shows that they will be getting in their aisle of tombstones, etc but it doesn't show any lifesize Gemmy animations yet. Not sure if they will have them or not this year. According to the manager, they received complaints about them and the other scary Halloween decor they had last year.

Gimme a break.

probably the same idiots who shop at hobby lobby and dont want halloween there because its "too scary" I have no tolerance for those people

Originally Posted by DarkKnightlives

probably the same idiots who shop at hobby lobby and dont want halloween there because its "too scary" I have no tolerance for those people

Some people may not know this... but Hobby Lobby is a christian store and doesn't stock any Halloween other than "autumn" stuff due to the idea that Halloween is in some way evil/pagan and bad.


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I'm not particularly impressed with the Michaels theme this year - the "bling" stuff. I hope they do get some more interesting stuff in and I'm kicking myself for not getting several things from last year.