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August 2009
Halloween seasonal shops opening soon
Every fall some of the empty store-fronts in area shopping centers find themselves with some new seasonal tenants: Halloween specialty stores. These stores carry a wide variety of costumes and most carry a large selection of Halloween decor - and in some cases, the more gore, the better. Watch out for random faux snakes and spiders and demonic body-less heads while you’re walking around them though.
In Beavercreek, the Halloween Express store is preparing to open for the season. Once again it’s located behind Chili’s in the Rex shopping center as it was in 2008.
A sign on the door indicates that it will be opening soon and the Halloween Express Web site says stores will be opening in August through early September.
The store locator on their site lists stores in Miamisburg, West Chester and Cincinnati as well.
Another seasonal store, Halloween USA does not have a store locator, but does have a listing of stores where they have temporary job openings.
Those locations include, among others in Ohio: Bellefontaine, Dayton, Springfield, Cincinnati and Columbus.
Have you spotted any Halloween shops opening in your community? Share the stores and locations below!
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TweetHalloween, Christmas in full swing at Flower Factory
If you’re looking for Halloween decorations, novelties and more, Flower Factory could be your new favorite store. I went to the Miamisburg-Centerville Road (725) location on Tuesday and found the store already abuzz with the Halloween spirit. Everything from signs and pumpkins to inflatable haunted houses and spooky moving “trees” can be found within the first 2 -3 aisles of the store. I also found a few endcaps throughout the store with more Halloween decorations and party supplies.
If Halloween’s not your thing and you’re just waiting for it to be over and winter to begin, you’ll be a happy shopper as well. Just beyond the aisles of Halloween items you’ll find that they’ve already put out a lot of Christmas and winter decorations and gift items. They’ve got everything from snowmen to Santa in the form of figurines, signs, ornaments and more. In the back of the store (past the color coordinated party supplies) they’ve started putting out outdoor Christmas decorations (lights, lighted figures, etc.) and ornaments.
One word of caution though: Watch what you’re buying. I’ve found a lot of great deals at the Flower Factory but I’ve also spotted some items where I could get the same thing or something similar elsewhere at a better price.
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TweetDollar Tree getting spooky
Several recent visits to the Dollar Tree in Beavercreek (near the mall) have revealed more and more Halloween items are already out. And let me tell you, they have stepped it up this year.
I’ve always found some great bargains for Halloween decor and party supplies at the DT, but this year the gory decor availability has vastly improved. This year they have fake, severed bloody hands and feet; packages of bloody gauze; a wide variety of foam tombstones (different shapes and designs with slight color variations); plastic “Butcher Shop” and “Beware of Zombies” signs that are of course, bloody; fake black birds, bones and skulls and more. Some of these items are the same (or very similar) as the ones you can find (and pay $5-$15+ for!) at Halloween specialty stores.
They don’t seem to have these items listed on the Web site, but they are listing some of their fall and harvest items. Keep in mind the Web site pricing is to buy in bulk and most of the items are available in single quantities for $1.
I’m sure they’ll continue to add more fall and Halloween items as the season gets closer so I’ll keep checking back. Have you spotted any stores with Halloween merchandise out yet? Seen any of the “we’re only here for a few months a year” Halloween specialty stores (Halloween USA, Halloween Express, Spirit, etc.) pop up in random shopping centers yet? Let me know!
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