Halloween is coming.
 

Last week, my store recruited several employees from other regional stores to construct our large Halloween display (all new product).

For those of you who don't know, I work in one of the world's most reputable thrift stores. I'm part of our back room team, but I spend more time on the salesfloor than the rest of the team. I make sure there's a place for everything, and everything is in its place (with the exception of housewares, furniture, media, and other non-cloth items).

We finished the setup before our neighboring seasonal competitor (Halloween City) was set to open their own doors.

Since I'm technically part of the customer service atmosphere, it's part of my responsibility to wear costumes or weird accessories.



I'm seeing a lot of Halloween decorations in many other places, almost as if most retailers have completely skipped over the whole "back to school" thing and flew right into Halloween.

It's only the middle of August, though. What do you think? Is it too early for Halloween?

This is the only time of year I get to buy home decor without paying outrageous novelty prices... so I'm a happy camper. Bed Bath and Beyond has some ****ing SOLID, high quality horror **** in the autumn season.

Can't forget the novelty jewelry. I've been lowkey looking for something outrageous while I'm out and about. :laughing:

Another great thing about the Halloween season: some of us could pass for corpses if we don't feel like wearing makeup. :shycouch:

I guess it's too early for those who dislike it. Not for those who enjoy it.

We don't really do Halloween in the UK.

The way I understand it, corporations keep things on the downlow over there, whereas American corporations are gonna do and overdo everything, all the time.

Ahhhmmm what was wrong with Thriller from last year...:(

And uhh Halloween City is my off shoot company. They are party ****ty....I have to set my store and then go set a Halloween City. My store made 1.5 mill last year, just my store....sooo uhh ya ain't topping me. I've been hanging rotting torsos since the end of July, girl. :p

I actually spent some time with Halloween City in late August/early September 2013 - I came a little later than most people who were helping with the setup and was consistently hit with come-ons from the young assistant manager. Business was surprisingly slow well into September (which was when I left and started my job at the place I'm at now). It was a temp gig (obviously) so I was really only into it for a little while to save myself from homelessness.

One of my fondest memories was watching a violent argument between a man and his wife after he spent over $500 in non-returnable merchandise. :laughing:

You KNOW that's getting sigged, right? ;)

:clap: love it.

Oh gurl I've seen some things...Im telling you...Its a great job for my stoner Halloween lovin ass. I have a work boo, so I don't hit on anyone else but him because well that's be suspect. I share him with another manger known as Miz Booty so what are ya gonna do? .We we are doin walking dead, land of the dead, and Day of the dead. When my store is finished its small scale theatrics.;)

;).

I'm going as The Batlord this year.

So you're just going to be staying home then?

Yeah.

I have no idea where you're going to find a turd costume.

Probably the only holiday decor I don't roll my eyes at when it's set up months in advanced at Walgreens or somewhere like that. Who doesn't love halloween?

I will not, however, buy a full costume ever again. **** is ridiculously expensive and typically not all that creative. I want to be a ghostbuster, not a slutty ghostbuster, and I don't want to pay 40 bucks to be one either. Usually I'll just try to recreate a movie/tv character and then spend the evening enjoying druken discussions with those who get the reference.

If you don't make or at least piece together your costume yourself, then you're a cop out whore to begin with and my mom said we can't be friends anymore.

You poor deprived soul. There is no more anticipated day of the year for a young child than Halloween. You go door-to-door and shake down strangers for candy. While dressed like a ninja.

I propose we have a MB costume contest this year in which we post pics of our sloppy selves and then vote on the best costumed member. Winner gets bragging rights and maybe some leftover candy corn.

I want snickers.AND. I CAN NOT BE DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE I WORK IN THE LAND OF HALLOWEEN.

You're gonna have to fight me.

You should have seen my Charlie Chaplin costume from a couple years ago. It was awesome. Plus, it got extra candy from old folks who recognized me.

Then might I suggest revisiting the slutty Ghostbuster costume?

Please, we all know Roxy's got it on lock with her costume hookup and incredible boobs. Plus she's already demanding prizes.

I read that's what you do dread...demand swag.

I'll happily put myself forward as a judge for the Sluttiest Halloween Costume Competition....
:shycouch:

One of my best costumes was also one of the cheapest. Dominatrix nun. Scored a cool $50 at a contest with that one.

So I have plans for three outta the 197 costumes .
I am only allowed my best? Right also, have a make-up booth at my store this year, it was my brain child on how we could make more $$$ that and one of my co managers is a pro make up artist....SINCKERS OR GTFO.

We have a female ghost busters costume.... If I can remember correctly its shorts and ectopack..... Coupon? I'll pm you if you want one.

Well if you're just gonna be negative then I don't even wanna see your bits.

One year I took a pencil, broke it in half, then took some scar putty and put it on my forehead and pushed the broken pencil into it, and added some fake blood. I called it "Office Mishap" and I won 2nd place at my works Xmas party. Got me a $50 Chili's gift card and it only cost me around $5 for the putty and blood. Scared the **** out of my daughter that year though, since she was only like 6 or 7. She was traumatized. I still bring it up, and she gets that "look". Makes me smile. Being an old troll has it's moments.

Some of my friends have been wanting me to cross dress for Halloween for a few years now. It seems like it could be fun, but I don't have the guts to do it. Maybe this year will be it.

As for the poll question, yes, it's too early. Middle of September is when the merchandise should start rolling out.

Right so, This is just the pics I could snap this morning at 7:45 because I have worked 23 hours in two days so. I am sorta shot out but I have to say Lil, you aint gone win. ;)

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My boss wanted our store decked out with walkers, and I tried to give her a one in a Micheal Myers jumpsuit. He deflated too many times so I put the coffin there for now. This year I got more haunted circus **** then I know what to do with, they really ran with American Horror Story (season four) and everything I got ass loads of is clowns so we went haunted circus, I am gonna do a ringmaster costume and get my teeny boppers to be animals one night. If they don't want to wear the ****ty orange "staff'' vest pick an animal damnit!


Edit: Over by the costume wall we have like circus tents made with 9 foot flying reapers shrouds done like a circus tent as well its sick. Ill take a pic of that soon. Im off tomorrow I am gonna uh sleep through it.

Why does a costume store have "free WiFi"?

I have no idea, because most of the customers are to silly to use it.

Fog facts...

Fog accessories and machine options? It makes fog, what else do you need it to do?

Make it smell like farts?

There is a lot you can do with em bro

You must sell a ton of accessories and options when you tell your customers that :D