Thirty Two Cents Worth of Thanksgiving Decorations

I happened to walk by a store as they were five minutes away from closing up for good. The cashiers were shouting out “everything is under $1!”, so I stopped in to check out the remaining merchandise.

Odd Thanksgiving Birds

These birds may be a little odd, but they’ll be perfect as Thanksgiving decorations. At ten cents each (for a total of $0.32 after tax), I figured I may as well grab them. They would have been $93 had they been full price. Isn’t that crazy?

They’re way too weird to have paid full price for them.

Comments

34 responses to “Thirty Two Cents Worth of Thanksgiving Decorations”

  1. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    I would put that little bird out All YEAR.

  2. Jenna Taylor Avatar
    Jenna Taylor

    Typically I’m madly in love with everything you show, but I have to say I find faux taxidermic birds a bit disturbing :/

  3. Amanda Avatar

    Haha! Those are so quirky! If it was April 1st I would’ve been sure this was an April Fools joke. ; )

  4. Shevon S Avatar

    They freak me out! I like it.

  5. Melissa Avatar

    Love those for Thanksgiving! What a lucky find.

  6. Desiree Fawn Avatar

    Ha, those are totally weird. And I love them!

  7. luuve Avatar

    haha lol these are soo ugly lol…but im the same way..i have things in my home that I KNOW are sooo ugly..but i just looooove them..lol hilarious!

  8. Audrie Avatar

    Oh my. They made me jump a little lol! They’re one of those things that are so ugly that they become cute hehe Definitely wouldn’t have paid the full price… amazing bargain!!

  9. kenzie Avatar

    Those are so funny! Seems like it would be cool to paint the big ones all one color, like white. I don’t want to look too closely at their waddles, starts to creep me out! We have a super creepy elf we got at christmas, and it’s so weird/ugly it’s a tradition now!

  10. Janny A. Avatar
    Janny A.

    Weird…..

  11. Jessica @ {Black.White.Yellow.} Avatar

    These totally scare me…

    But great deal!

  12. Jen Avatar

    Yikes. Those are ugly. Thank God you didn’t pay $93 for them!

  13. Lana Avatar

    wow, that turkey is so hideous that it is kind of fascinating. I like it! A conversation piece at the very least. Plus I would love to hear what my mom would say if she came over and saw that on my table…. I dont know about your mom, but mine definitely doesn’t appreciate my “quirkier” style attempts.

  14. Gail Avatar

    I don’t think they would be that bad if you had pumpkins, leaves and other Fall decorations surrounding them!

    Regardless…you scored a phenomenal deal!!!

    PS You could use some paint to lighted the waddle…I think it is the blood red color that is freaking people out. At .10 – if you mess it up – who cares!!!

  15. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    That makes me sad to hear. $93 is insanely high, but it’s sad to hear businesses having to resort to more-than-rock-bottom prices to make whatever they can before they close down.

  16. Jenny Avatar

    Hi :D I was just stopping by your blog to check things out and I am totally in love with it :D It’s so awesome and your design frickin’ rawks!! I will definitely be keeping you as a daily read :D

  17. Lisa-Marie Avatar

    The turkeys scare me a bit, bit the little one is very cute!

  18. Debra @ CraftyInnovation Avatar

    At $93 retail I can see why the store went under. I like the small bird a lot; the two larger ones would look better “diluted” by other fall decorations. The wattles look like tumors on their chests….

  19. Johanna Palka Avatar

    I would have scooped them up, too. I like them! They are quirky. More so, I love the wallpaper in that room!

  20. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Ummm…ew!

  21. Becky Avatar
    Becky

    I think you paid too much :)

    1. Kylie Avatar

      I agree!

  22. lfw1031 Avatar
    lfw1031

    I agree with Jenna – dem birds is creepy!

  23. Elizabeth Avatar
    Elizabeth

    Haha, those are some damn ugly birds!

  24. Kylie Avatar

    Mmm I can see why they were 32 cents!

  25. Melinda Avatar
    Melinda

    Just don’t put them on or near the dinner table. Your guests probably wouldn’t want those things staring at them while they ate. Although, maybe they’re less creepy in person. You could make little pilgrim outfits for them :)

    Cute wallpaper by the way.

    gobble gobble

  26. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Please write another blog entry so this isn’t the first thing I see when I log on to your blog! :-)~

    1. Making it Lovely Avatar

      Ha! I’m working on it! I don’t want it to be the first thing I see either. ;)

      1. luuve Avatar

        hahahah i was thinking the exact same thing yesterday! hahaha lol

  27. elisabeth Avatar
    elisabeth

    I think I might like them better if they were painted over. Shades of pink and brown? Except for the little guy, he just needs an accessory or something. Maybe a pilgrim hat?

  28. Melanie Avatar
    Melanie

    Ha! No wonder the store was going out of business!

  29. christina in nh Avatar
    christina in nh

    i would use the little bird all the time, but the bigger ones creep me out pretty hardcore haha :x

  30. Anja Avatar

    Ok- what did you recently say: “Sometimes I like a little touch of the bizarre (or even a little ugly) in decor. It keeps things interesting!”

    I agreed with you regarding the elephant plant stand. but this? this is too weird. they would have to pay ME 93 Dollar (i don´t have the sign for US-Dollar on my keyboard)
    I liked the idea of painting them all white ;-))

  31. LadyB Avatar
    LadyB

    …I read on someone’s blog somewhere, something like…’never buy something discounted that you would never buy at full price….’