Usually I like to wait until the entire store is set up but, as I had to pop in one morning for a few things, I figured I'd do a drive-by--- and low and behold, MOST of the Halloween section was set up!
Whereas last year's Target display and color scheme seemed to be brighter, purples, greens and pinks... this year's medley comes across in oranges, grays and a black silhouette theme (see the haunted house piece hanging over the entire section in the pic).
One of the newer items ("newer" translates to "I didn't see it last year so it's new to me") is the Jack o' Lantern Beanbag Toss Game (see pic left). Though I can't imagine a cardboard pumpkin resisting repeated beanbag tosses and still remaining upright I CAN imagine buying this to use as a wall decoration.
I'm hoping these characters appear on something I, personally, want to purchase aside from the Sippy-Cup-grenades and the Crazy-Straw-tumblers (see pic).
The tumblers have done some nice accenting by mixing the blue, orange and black colors through each item. Example: The orange tumbler features a white ghost with black eyes and a blue straw wrapped around the whole thing. Ties it all together nicely.
I'm not one to usually like this shade of blue in my Halloween colors, but the absence of pink and green (used last year) makes it less of a My-Little-Pony birthday party and more of a bright, fun twist on the classic colors. Fun.
Congrats, Target you've sold me.
Anyway! ---Anything that milky-white color makes me think it's glow-in-the-dark (which automatically makes it awesome) and sure enough there are those words that make me smile. The price is $40 which I think is pretty reasonable.
I've seen that price for those crappy cartoonish blow mold skeletons, and here is a realistic looking one that GITD for $40. Might pick one up.
I like the black/white/orange motif and the two featuring the vintage jacks and ghost.
Most of the time, treat bags are made of paper and more the square "lunch sack" variety. These here are plastic, shaped in a teardrop shape and are supposed to be twisty-tied at the tops. I don't know what I think of the "Hefty-Cinch-Sack" bag. I wonder if it can hold more candy because it's not constrained by edges? Hmmmm... possible experiment in the near future...
See the pic to the left first. Got it? Ok.
If you can't quite make it out, let me describe them to you:
These are lollipops that are an a non-descript flat blob shape.
The hardened globule is a translucent whitish with a splat of red mixed throughout.
The name of the product?
"Blood Lollies."
Seriously?
Seriously.
They're lollipops.
Cherry flavored.
You eat them.
-gag-
Look, I like a good gross candy from time to time but this looks like something... something you'd find on an hourly hotel room floor... crime-scene.
Dis-gust-ing.
But, hey... if that's your thing? Happy Halloween. Only $1.99 each.
10 comments:
Awesome! Our store is just about finished as well, only a few things here and there it's missing... most important of which, though, are the Monster Cereals!
I picked up the glow in the dark skeleton. Will definitely pick up a few more. Awesomeness.
Fun stuff! Have only bought one decorative item this year, at our local Halloween Outlet. It's a Michael Myers door plaque that plays a bit of the Halloween theme when you either walk by or push the knife he's holding. I like it. :)
My target wasn't fully up yet, they were just taking out the boxes. Thanks for sharing.
Just went to Target today and they still aren't finished setting up their Halloween section. :(
They did have those sippy cups out, and they are adorable! I took some pics which I may post.
It seems as if they are seriously lagging this year.
I did score some cute Halloween jewelry, tho!
Thx for sharing your pics!
Strange: Oooo yeah those weren't out yet. I gotta head back...
jmcozzoli: Nice. That's one of my favs.
Joe: That sounds cool. Do you have pics on your blog yet?
Madame: Yeah it seems some are faster than others this year.
Fatally: Sippy grenades. I don't know what to do with them. They look great though.
Love the vintage vibe too. I bought a skull cookie jar, they weren't finished setting up at my store either, but I could not pass it by.
Interesting. I thought my Target was already sold out of some things, but maybe they just hadn't finished setting up...perhaps I'll go for a little look-see tonight....
Nope. My Target is out of stuff already including the glow in the dark skeleton. They SAY they're getting in another truckload next week. Damnit. I'm already roaming the Targets of L.A. looking for skeletons.
Excellent stop by Target. I went there a couple weeks ago and wasn't overly impressed but perhaps I needed to give it some time. Did, however, pickup a 20 foot ghost for the entire front of the house.
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