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Halloween 2014: Home Depot
Spooky Phone, Witch Way Flight School
and Chia Zombies

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Found these entertaining Halloween treats at Home Depot today. The Spooky Phone is killer. Scary sayings when you pick up the handset (or set the sensor), and the eyes on the skull light up. The Witch Way Flight School lights up as the witches fly around overhead. The Chia Zombies are wild and cool looking enough to keep out all year long. Nicely made items and fun additions to your decorative endeavors. 

Spooky-phone

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Halloween Rubie’s Spooky Decoration
Skull, Dracula, Ghosts

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These illustrations are killer. The execution of this novelty, not so much. That black ‘Press Here’ label wasn’t meant to be removed (underneath is wiring and solder), so these beautiful decorations are marred by that big black dot in the center. And you can’t change the button battery unless you cut into the back to find it. Tsk, tsk.

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Halloween 2013: CVS Stores Decorations

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Making the usual rounds, CVS keeps impressing me with their taste in Halloween decorations each year. Ever since the GREAT RECESSION, I’ve not seen as much Halloween merchandise in the stores; and what’s showing up is usually not at the quality level I’ve seen years back. But visiting CVS stores and other local haunts each year is never disappointing, I’ll say that. I especially love the pumpkin vine arms!

Now if only I could find a LITTLE MORE ROOM in my house…and once I do, sneak in with the stuff before my wife catches me…I’d be right as rain 😉

cvs halloween decoration
cvs halloween decoration
cvs halloween decoration
cvs halloween decoration
cvs halloween decoration

Halloween 2012:
Walgreens Animated Ghoulish Coffin Riser

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Found these at Walgreens, discounted to half-price! Better grab onto a couple of bats and fly over to the store nearest you before they sell out. The light up skull plays–what else?–the classic theme from Halloween. The clown is the creepiest of the bunch, even just lying there, but when he pops up and screams, well, who doesn't love a creepy, screaming colorful clown on Halloween? I immediately thought of Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's novel, It, when I saw that happy–and toothy–grin. I plan on putting a few candies in the coffin with him and seeing how badly I can get a kid to pee his (or her) costume. Nah, not really. But then again…

halloween Animated Ghoulish Coffin Riser
halloween Animated Ghoulish Coffin Riser
halloween Animated Ghoulish Coffin Riser

Halloween 2012:
Animated Zombies Overrun CVS

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I found this handsome dude at CVS/Pharmacy. The little 28-inch high fellow followed me home. His eyes light up as his head and hands loll around as he moans and groans. For some odd reason, a blast of mad-scientist-stormy-night punctuates his hunger pangs every so often, too. He freaked out the clerk at the register, and Minnie, my Miniature Schnauzer, barked like crazy and wanted to rip him apart the minute she saw him. So, yes, he’s a keeper. Funny how they dress all these Halloween zombies in suits and ties; some subtle social commentary going on or just a coincidence? I wonder.

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