Thread: Anyone have any luck taking a prop to a repair shop?

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One of my absolute favorite props quit working. It's a totally ghoul brand, skeleton that rises out of his coffin and talks. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried taking an animated prop into a repair shop of any kind and if they were able to get it working again?
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If you find a repair shop for halloween props...PLEASE let me know! LOL I have a few that need new guts and I have never heard of any place specific to Halloween props... "Lightbulb starts to blink"

I wonder if computer repair shops could do this. That's a good question. I want to know if you find/found on and how it turns out.

Hmmmmmm..... Maybe even a TV repair shop... They have all the tools and skills needed to do any electrical repair. Best of luck finding one!

Seems like a small motor repair shop (lawnmowers?) could handle it.

so far no luck

maybe an electrician? my dads an electrician and can fix anything with a motor... (too bad he lives in TX and I am in NC LOL)

you could buy a new one and then put the broken one back in the box and return it for a refund lol. yes i'm guilty of doing that, but hell you pay good money for something and it breaks! worse they can tell you is no or offer you an in store credit. doesn't hurt to try.

My bleeding tombstone that I got at Target two years ago broke while sitting in storage. I fixed the part that snapped, but the motor isn't pumping the blood. Many of them were broken and bleeding in the store. Bummer that they weren't made better since they are such a fun product.

What I'm trying to say is I feel your pain!

I wish I could find someone to repair fog machines...I have a storage box full of dead ones... :/

I think stuff is just being made more and more cheaply...so it can be thrown away instead of fixed.....which sucks for us that buys these Halloween props that aren't always re-made the next year..if we wanted or had the money to spend again.