Airblown Inflatable Light Show Scene [Walmart] (Thanks to Paul!)
]]>And I mean, it's just an artist, they're supposed to starve.
]]>As a vertically-challenged American, I am offended by this. I bite my thumb at you, sir.
]]>Standard issue murderer with yellow murder tape, perfectly American and acceptable for Halloween.
]]>Should we really be buying things like this in our economic times? Seems to me you could accomplish the same thing with a sheet from goodwill, some cardboard, Grey/Black/Red paint, and a little creativity and elbow grease :)
]]>I think it's tacky and way overpriced, but it made me laugh.
I love Halloween. :)
]]>I thought it was a "Welcome to the Neighborhood" for the peeps who just moved in next door.
]]>most halloween decorations run in the vein of ghost/witch/monster etc not "semi realistic murder in progress".
]]>Incidentally I'd like to see the end of Santa Claus and presents but I'm not to the extreme point of no holidays at all.
Easter (minus the bunny) is my favorite holiday. :)
]]>@HalOfBorg: Those are some nice decorations for '05.
]]>The damn change in daylight savings screwed Halloween for me. IT'S STILL LIGHT OUT for 'Trick-Or-Treat'!
You have no idea how many kids and parents have told me how much they miss my porch. I would simply decorate but I have good stuff and I know it would get stolen.
]]>Maybe the silhouetted killer is an off-duty police officer committing the perfect untraceable murder. Dirty cop? Ties to the mob? Cover up?
Perhaps he's a zombie homeowner-slash-botched robbery victim, removing the knife from his shoulder after the CSI photogs have left. That would explain the grip.
Or maybe all the officers in there are doomed and it's all because some rookie didn't clear a room properly.
Either way, it's good to see Wal Mart carrying a non-Christmas themed item for a change.
]]>"So again, who's it for? Kids? Short adults?"
I thought it was pretty obvious this was intended for dwarf Haloween parties. I think it's appaling that there is no sensativity to the very real need for dwarf related inflatible crime scenes.
See the problem with this logic is that it's clearly intended for Christmas, what with the creep and all. Haven't you heard? Christmas decorations. Everywhere. The way every case is documented around here, the thought of there being a season-specific ornament on display is...well...frightening. /sarcasm
]]>Kudos for trying to lighten the mood.
]]>Here we go with the Walmart-bashing again...
I'm beginning to wonder if Consumerist takes donations from labor unions?
]]>Here's the deal: Wal-Mart doesn't care how much you whine about them as long as you keep on going in and giving them your money.
STOP SHOPPING AT WAL-MART!!! I haven't shopped there in years. I live on a small pension and it costs me not to shop there but they are bad for the country and bad for your community.
Aloha.
]]>@iliveinyoureyelid: My thoughts exactly! Infatable decorations started a few years ago with Christmas, why not Halloween? I wouldn't use it, though...too cutesy. And I hate Walmart.
]]>For those of you who are so offended that I think it's tacky: I personally don't think it's appropriate for kids because it trivializes real-world crime--and this comes from a guy who loves horror and who slow-mo's gory fx in movies to *really* appreciate them. Put your kid in a monster costume if s/he likes monsters, or go with Pinhead or Freddy if s/he's old enough to have seen those movies, but don't make actual crime into a playtime.
On the flip side, at 78" high it's *almost* the right height for an adult Halloween party, which I have no problem with because adults ostensibly can tell real world right from wrong. But you can see from the photo that the doorway is only a little over 5' tall, which makes it unsuitable for adults. And yet, at $125 it's hard to say that this is a cheap purchase, so you'd expect it to be more appropriately sized for grown ups if that's the market.
So again, who's it for? Kids? Short adults? Of all the spooky and monstrous Halloween themes you can pick, why go with one that mimics a real-life murder so closely?
Meh, maybe I'm overreacting. But those of you who are all indignant that I'm trying to kill Halloween with my sense of morality, please take a deep breath. I'm a proud gore-lovin', porn watchin', cultural conservative hatin', gay redneck-raised atheist. Asking about the inherent meaning of a piece of pop culture detritus isn't necessarily PC nonsense.
..Oh, and PLEASE KILL THE "QUOTA" COMMENTS. We don't post to hit quotas. If I can't find anything worth posting, I simply don't post until something good comes up. On the other hand, we all try very hard to vary the nature of our posts--and lately I've been looking for sillier content to offset the depressing stream of finance-related news. Try to realize that if a post doesn't appeal to you or you can't figure out why it's on Consumerist, one of two things is the case:
1. Your view of what should be on the site doesn't correlate 100% with the editorial slant; or
2. The person who posted it made a decision to put up some content that just doesn't fit as well as you (or sometimes s/he, in retrospect) would like.
I think far too many people are implying that Chris Walters is out to start a letter-writing campaign, as opposed to saying, "what the fuck?"
it's like this halloween costume - is it inappropriate and crossing into poor taste? Probably. Is it one of the most hilariously awful things I've ever seen, and I look it up every year, like a bizarre Halloween tradition? Yes. May it never, ever go off the market - [www.amazon.com]
]]>The more I think about this the more it irrites me. I thought this site was about protecting consumer rights, not bashing consumers who buy stuff that the "journalist" (and I use that term VERY loosley here) writing the post considers to be tacky.
"Either way, it can be yours for $125 and a relinquishing of any sense of good taste."
Really?? Do you feel that follows in the spirt of what this site is supposed to be about??
]]>But seriously. It's for HALLOWEEN. Is that any worse than most Haunted House setup/decorations? It's merely... updated...
]]>I think the most important question here is: Who hangs a shower curtain in front of their front door?
]]>Isn't this the same company that's all uptight about questionable lyrics and scantily clad models on magazines?
Also, $125 for a crap inflatable toy is a crime in itself. I bet that thing pops the first instant some crazy kid jumps on it.
]]>@brianala: Awesome show!
]]>Maybe its the fact that the police came, put tape everywhere, but didn't do anything about the killer standing right behind the curtains!!
How could they!? He was right there! Crappy cops
]]>Wow! I can't believe that Consumerist even went so far as to tag this under "Inappropriate". Who are you to dictate what people should and shouldn't put up for their Halloween decorations?
]]>I get the feeling its not...
]]>You're kidding me. 125 for a pile inflatable garbage?
I never knew how much inflatables cost - Dios Mios who would spend their hard earned money on something so ridiculous.
]]>I don't even think it's cool but its purpose is pretty obvious.
]]>Could you guys go ahead and make a list of what devilish things are appropriate for Halloween and what aren't? That way we can reference it every year when we're trying to figure out how to parent our children. Thanks.
]]>We're trying to figure out who this inflatable crime scene is meant for.
Halloween?
]]>I think it's awesome!
When did the Consumerist turn into the moral majority?
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