Deck the Lawn With Tons o’ Crap
It’s very rare for me to walk to the mailbox. And unless it’s a freelance check for me in the mail, I’m not opening it. But on Black Friday I was intrigued by the Seventh Avenue Holiday Gift 2008 cover (sorry, I don’t have a scanner at home, one that is plugged in and working anyway). It’s Charlie Brown and the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Kit.
Initial though: It’s kinda fitting this holiday season, with the country finally admitting its in a recession and all. But then also on Page 5, I saw something else of interest.
It was the Snoopy Lighted Holiday Sign. Bought one on clearance two Christmases ago at my local Walgreens for something like $9.99, and for the sheer tackiness, just to counter all my neighbors’ alleged show-stopping displays.
But you can get it at Seventh Avenue for $49.95. I guess I was a smart consumer.
Best clearance I got was this baby from Home Depot: The 8-ft. inflatable Tony Stewart race car with a snowman pit crew. Got it last in February, and put it up on Saturday.
My wife’s not too thrilled about that one.
