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Originally Posted by Bubbels

I really don't follow this remark. All I said was that if it was illegal it was probably for safety reasons.

thats why I said "maybe", because i didnt know what your opinion actually was.....

No... Sorry! I specifically said illegal in regards to safety.

okay, good.....glad we got that taken care of...

Interesting, one would think the trash had already been dumped if the stores closed last week.

Originally Posted by SmartisSexy

Interesting, one would think the trash had already been dumped if the stores closed last week.

I thought that also. But I bet it took a couple of days to tear down displays and clean up the store.

And the trash may not get picked up every week. Or maybe was picked up after they went to the dumpster.

Sometimes dumpsters are not even dumped unless they are full or unless someone is called.

Another thing that is really interesting is... my local spirit had a help wanted sign in their window after the store was closed and it even had the spirit logo on the sign.

Well then, I will be going by my Spirit store on my way home from work

Originally Posted by SmartisSexy

Well then, I will be going by my Spirit store on my way home from work

Good Luck!

And please post if you find anything.

I have to admit after seeing all these great pictures and reading the other thread about items purcahsed on Clearance from Spirit... I am really sorry I didn't go to the clearance sale before the store closed.

I didn't think that my store would have anything left after halloween... but I was obviously very wrong.

Next year I will definetly be there atthe sale on November 1.

One year we were out skating some loading docks and we noticed stuff hanging out of the dumpster. We threw all of it into our truck and ditched, got home and looked at our scores. Everything had a price tag except the grim reaper and headless waiter fullsize props. Got a total of $754 of random stuff, now this had to be 5 yrs ago. The waiter was complete except for a missing wall-wart power supply which was to easy to find one for him

Spirit Halloween employees have a rigorous checklist including damaging the merchandise, soiling it, and removing all packaging and accessories, before they are allowed to place it in the dumpster for Halloween Express to pick up and try to sell next year.

I apologize to any and all Halloween Express stores that did NOT look like a complete DUMP this year for the preceding remark. Mine was trashed from day one and never got anything in that looked like it wasn't packed up last year and placed back out regardless of condition. The Spirit store near me was always clean and orderly, had new merchandise for 2009, and the operator's enthusiasm and knowledge were fantastic.

Come on, HE, next year show us how it's done.

Well I took a look and the dumpster had been emptied. The cardboard bin was another story though. All of the scene setting stuff was in there, so I have no doubt had I come a few days sooner I would have found some stuff. Oh well, good tip for next year