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party crashers
Tavern On The Green Plays Halloween Trick On Thousands Of Partiers
Melissa is one of thousands of people who showed up at the bankrupt Tavern on the Green restaurant in Central Park on Saturday night for a ticket-holders-only Halloween party. She was forced to wait outside at the front of an increasingly agitated mob because the restaurant had sold too many tickets, or because someone had sold fake ones, it's still unclear. The Daily News says one reveler waited 5 hours before he was finally let in, just before 1:30 am—which was when the party was shut down by police. Now they all want their money back, but Tavern on the Green and the party promoters are blaming each other. More » -
ask the consumerists
How Will You Get Rid Of Leftover Halloween Candy?
If you faced a shortage of trick-or-treaters Saturday night, or are overwhelmed by the stash your own offspring brought home, you may be asking yourself, what the heck am I going to do with all this crap? You could always teach the kids a valuable life lesson by letting them chow down on candy until they get sick, but there are some better — and easier to clean up — solutions. More » -
H1N1
Least Delicious Halloween Treat: H1N1 Virus
As trick-or-treating time looms, we'd like to take this opportunity to remind you: BOO!!! SWINE FLU! More » -
polls
Would You Live With Ghosts For Cheaper Rent? 69% Would
Rent.com conducted a survey that found more than 2/3 of renters ain't afraid of no ghosts, and would live with them as long as they got a hefty discount on rent. More » -
Billy Mays
Honor Your Favorite Deceased Infomercial Celebrity This Halloween
One of the inexpensive Halloween costume ideas suggested by readers was to dress in honor of the deceased and beloved infomercial pitchman Billy Mays. (This costume is especially simple if you already have dark hair and a beard.) Today, Billy Mays III announced a Billy Mays costume contest, sponsored and judged by his friends and colleagues at Sullivan Productions. More »
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ask the hivemind
What Are Some Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas?
The personal finance blog Moolanomy posted a list of 25 cheap Halloween costumes, including ones that make no sense (see "Soup and crackers") and ones that sound borderline dirty (see "Facebook wall"). The list made us realize that our readers probably have a lot of equally cheap, and equally-or-more creative, costume ideas of their own. More » -
christmas creep
Make Your Own Haunted Gingerbread House
Are you decorating your house for Christmas Creep, and your Halloween tree just isn't enough? Williams-Sonoma has combined Christmas and Halloween traditions, and is selling a kit to make your very own haunted gingerbread house. Haunted gingerbread house? More » -
christmas creep
Christmas Creep Cartoon From Hallmark (Yes, Hallmark)
Hallmark's Shoebox Greetings has a blog. This week, the blog published a delightful cartoon on the subject of Christmas creep. More » -
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sexy
Now Available For Halloween: "Sexy" Costumes For Dogs
Last year, we highlighted sexy Halloween costumes for inappropriately young girls, but costume makers have decided to take it farther. To sexy costumes for dogs. More » -
christmas creep
Costco Already Playing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
We're sort of wondering what happened to "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," because apparently Costco has skipped right to playing "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer." More » -
christmas creep
Hobby Lobby Worships The Great Pumpkin With Halloween Tree
Hobby Lobby, with its devout Christian ownership, isn't the first store we'd think of to honor the Great Pumpkin. Yet reader James spotted this festive tree back in mid-September. More » -
smell my feet
More Kids Getting Rocks This Halloween
Bad news for any kids expecting a big haul this Halloween. The National Retail Federation is out with its spending projections for the holiday, and they're grim. Total spending for Halloween is expected to drop from $66.54 per family last year to $56.31 this year. The numbers include candy, costumes and decorations — but not shaving cream, eggs or toilet paper. More » -
christmas creep
Hey Lowe's: Is Halloween Next? Or Christmas?
The Christmas trees are in full effect and the decorations are crowding out the Halloween stuff at the Lowe's in Alexandria, VA. More » -
creep
Christmas Is Over, Virginia.
And here's the proof: December 26th, and Valentine's Day is already 'Just Around The Corner!' At this rate, I'll be shopping for a Halloween costume mid-April. More » -
oh canada
Why Are People Finding DayQuil Inside Smarties Candy?
Well, this is a weird one. People in Canada are finding DayQuil capsules inside sealed boxes of Smarties candy. So far, seven small "Halloween sized" boxes of the candy have been found to contain the cold medicine. More » -
christmas creep
Christmas Creep Confessions: We Played Christmas Music On Halloween
An anonymous reader, who works at a certain bookstore, says that her manager started playing Christmas music a week before Halloween... and on Halloween itself. More » -
halloween
Girl Dresses As Credit Card For Halloween
This man says he saw a 10-year-old girl (not pictured) on Halloween dressed as a credit card. Cute. What financial-crisis-related costumes did you see this year? [Adverts Ruin Everything] -
walmart
Walmart Sells Lead-Tainted Facepaint For Kids
This facepaint for kids, sold by Walmart, contains lead. It says it right on the package. What the hell?! Maybe it's the tubes that contain the lead, not the paint? Doesn't sound right. Well, at least it doesn't smear. Large version, inside.
Wal-Mart Selling Lead Paint…To Put On Your Kid’s Face! [Wal-Mart Watch]
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