Wilko start bringing out the decorations

I expect this week will be when the main supermarkets and stores start putting some Halloween decorations out, now the kids are all back at school. And Wilko seems to be the first to start. To be honest there's nothing that I felt the need to buy, as Wilko tends to cater for the cheaper end of the market, but there's plenty of inexpensive partyware and decorations and some pumpkin and ghost ceramic mugs.

Tuesday 20th September 2022 

Wilko Halloween 2019

Wilko have their Halloween items out too. Similar to last year but there were a couple of items of merit - cocktail mixers and bottle labels (the latter perhaps not the same qualilty of design that john Lewis did a few years back, but nice to see all the same.)

Sunday 6 October 2019

Wilkinsons Halloween 2016

The shop staff member was still putting out the costumes when I popped in today. Slightly different stuff again. The ceramic and earthenware pumpkins were relatively cheap, but personally I don't like the painted ones and the earthenware ones didn't look of sufficient quality to be frost proof if left outside, so I resisted. The decorated pumpkins on the bottom shelf of the second picture initially looked more interesting until on closer inspection I found out they were plastic and not that great looking close up. Otherwise a good selection of sweets - but no scary clown toilet seat cover like last year!

Thursday 29th September 2016

Wilkinsons' wows at Halloween!

UK store Wilkinsons or Wilcos, which filled the void after the demise of Woolworths in the UK has put out its Halloween fare for 2015. Yes... a lot of it are childrens' costumes, make-up, sweets and tablewares as you would expect, but look and there are some welcome oddities to be had too.

Personally I like the terracotta pumpkins to light up your garden. I have plenty of these already so didn't buy any this time around. All I would say is perhaps take them inside a shed and lift them above ground level when the frosts come - it would be a shame for them to crack and break over winter. Likewise the tin metal pumpkins look great too. They come with a battery powered light inside and look a quality item compared to a lot of the plastic tat on offer by other stores.

There are also full-sized skeletons and bones on sale, and some jack o'lantern candles and a crawling hand candle that looks too good to set light to. (Just shame it is not the other way up and a 'Hand Of Glory')

And finally, if you want to create the image of a scary clown climbing out of your toilet, look no further...

Thursday 8th October 2015