Figured I would chime in at this point (again) seeing as how I am a vendor :
Haunted Props and I ship from the same warehouse.
The only Creature Reacher that is out of stock right now is the "Bad Seed", so I don't know what they are saying about having a problem with the "manufacturer in Mexico". There is 1 Giggles the Clown Creature Reacher, 13 FreaknMonster Creature Reachers, and 11 Grand Reaper Creature Reachers in stock at the warehouse.
Another thing : they have a bunch of items listed on their website that are OUT OF STOCK right now - meaning there are none in the warehouse, including the Joker mask from Batman. If something is out-of-stock they need to have it listed on the site as being out of stock.
A guy just bought a Dead Debbie prop from me the other day after he had purchased one from Haunted Props and never received it! They wouldn't even send him a tracking #.
Seriously, all the horror stories I'm hearing now, I wouldn't deal with them.
I had ordered the demon beast & gruesome bat creature reachers & these are the ones that are "waiting on mexico factory to supply...." do you have access to these ? Does starting to sound like bull if you are with same suppliers. & yep if it's not available the it should be blocked like a few other vendors i checked with...or removed if no longer produced !
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I haven't heard of the Gruesome Bat or the Demon Beast creature reacher - unless it's new and maybe hasn't come out yet. It wouldn't surprise me if it's a brand new costume still in production but the folks at Haunted Props went ahead and listed it for sale anyway.
I've got the FreakNMonster, the Grand Reaper, Giggles the Clown - but not Bad Seed at this point because it would seem that SouthernBelle got the last one
I ordered the Bat Creature, Midnight Howler, Bad Seed, Shadow Stalker and the Scarecrow. So far I have gotten Bad Seed and Shadow Stalker. Shadow Stalker is actually a Night Terror costume, not Creature Reacher (or so I was told).
Yep, I got Bad Seed. And he's waaaaay cool! lol!
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They have been around for awhile now,i believe they were part of the 1st series in the CR line up, Check haunted props site & creature reachers to see what they look like.
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I ordered the Bat Creature, Midnight Howler, Bad Seed, Shadow Stalker and the Scarecrow. So far I have gotten Bad Seed and Shadow Stalker. Shadow Stalker is actually a Night Terror costume, not Creature Reacher (or so I was told).
Yep, I got Bad Seed. And he's waaaaay cool! lol!
So you are waiting on bat too huh ? Well i know this is a hectic season but communication is everything or at least block the order button until restock like the other vendors have done....
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They are getting harder to find,but a few others have them listed,but at a way higher price.
& when they are out of stock temp,they block buy feature, & if it is no longer,then haunted props should have sent an email notice that it is no longer being made.....?
not " I'm waiting for supply del from mexico."
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HauntedProps also has the "Grizzle" mask listed on their site which was made by Distortions Unlimited but is discontinued. I tried to order a few a couple months ago to have on hand for the season. I ordered directly from Distortions and they informed me that mask is discontinued.
I keep an eye on the warehouse several times a day just to make sure I don't sell something we are out of.
If something is out of stock, it's not hard to disable the Buy button!