Mackenzie Click-Mickelson
Chugging along the path of life
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2015
Well I lived in a college town at that time....you'd be suprised what people used those things for.Of course not all, but one is still left wondering what the non Halloween shoppers were looking for. If they seeking generic "fall" decor, the majority are going to end up in a place like Michaels, not Spirit.
As for the non-Halloween crowd buying things at Spirit, again, one wonders what? Costumes for something other than Halloween? Possibly, if they are real advance planners (given Spirit stores are short term seasonal operations). And yes, I know the Spirit online operation does sell some Christmas items, but I've never seen those in short term seasonal stores.
As for all the plethora of prop items Spirit sells, I really wonder what the prevelance (much less profile) is of customers who are buying animatronic ghouls, plastic pitchforks and skull motif candelabras not for Halloween but instead for what? Thanksgiving? Christmas? Some weird office party?
But costumes aren't just for Halloween. Frats and sororities had parties like that, aside from adult things kids b-day parties I can think of. Also cheap jewelry and clothing for things like school plays and whatnot (could also include random parties on that), black light bulbs and tubes, different colored light bulbs, fog machines (which I know some people used them for events other than Halloween), CDs-actually the one that we played the most at our particular store was Nox Arcana which does have a vibe for Halloween but certaintly isn't meant for just Halloween and other items.
As far as advanced planners---well the day after everything was 50% off and then the next day after that it was 75% off. Of course things were usually in short supply but hey if you're not picky about what's there you might find some cool stuff.
I did say the vast majority go in for Halloween but not all.