Cheap Dept 56 Monsters at TJ Maxx/HomeGoods

[aura of foreboding]

Many of you may recall a series of dioramas that Dept 56 released a few years back featuring four of Universal's Monsters: Dracula, the Creature, the Monster and the Bride.  They originally retailed at about $60 a piece.  TJ Maxx Department Stores (HomeGoods) have received shipments of these and are selling them at significantly reduced rates of about $12-$15 each.  This is a great deal on these.  I was able to pick up a complete set, but quantities are limited.  If you're interested in these awesome display pieces, I suggest heading down to a TJ's or HomeGoods near you and checking out the Halloween aisle.  My store also had a shipment of Dracula snowglobes from Dept 56 too.  I just thought I'd give you all a heads-up if any of you were interested. 

[Monsters For Sale]

They have a "Halloween aisle" in July?

Now that's my kind of store!

[Mike Scott]

Thanks for the heads up! I thought 60 bucks was too much for those, but 15, what the heck!

[capt.hendry51]

I checked the Columbus OH. locations, no luck.   

[aura of foreboding]

Of course, Monsters For Sale.  Would you want it any other way?   

Mike Scott, I too thought the sixty dollar price tag was a bit much for these.  When I originally heard about these, I was initially only going to buy one for that price, but no Dept 56 retailer around me carried them, so I had to pass.  I was really surprised to see them show up at this store, and at such a good deal.  Dracula and the Creature were 12.99, while Bride of Frankenstein was 15.99.  The Dracula snowglobe was $12.99.

Capt.Hendry51, I really don't know how these stores work, as they seem to get overstock items and such, so shipments may be sporadic .  My store had only one Frankenstein and only two Dracula.  There were more of the Creature, but they were going quickly.  I might suggest checking back with your store in a week or so to see if they got any in.   

[Roback]

I've got a TJ Maxx and a Homegoods store practically 5 minutes from my house and right next to each other. I'm going to go check tomorrow. If they have them I'll be glad to pick them up for anybody that want them.

[Mike Scott]

If they have them I'll be glad to pick them up for anybody that want them.

Thanks! I'd like to have a Creature, if the postage isn't more than the price of gas to the nearest TJ (30+ miles for me)

Aura, is there a weight listed on the boxes?

[aura of foreboding]

I went back to see if they still had these in stock, and they only had the "display" pieces up.  My store didn't have too many to begin with, and now they don't seem to have any for sale.  I guess these are popular now that they are affordable.     (Methinks people are buying in bulk and listing them on ebay for significantly higher.)  I would recommend visiting your local stores as soon as you can. 

Mike, I don't see the weight listed anywhere on the box.  They were larger than what I was expecting.  The boxes are about 10 inches tall, 8 inches wide and 11.5 inches long.  Dracula is the heaviest and the Creature is the lightest.  I really couldn't venture a guess on the weight (I'm really bad at that), but they are heavier in comparison to other pieces Dept 56 has produced, if that gives you any indication. 

[aura of foreboding]

Okay, so I'm going to venture a guess on the weight now (with the help of an old scale).  Creature is about 7-8 lbs; Dracula is about 12 lbs.  That's a rough estimation using an ancient scale, so keep that in mind when you look at those numbers.  I hope that helps.

[Mike Scott]

Creature is about 7-8 lbs

Whew! 22ish bucks for Priority Mail! I think I'll pick it up myself. Thanks for the offer, though.

[aura of foreboding]

Whew! 22ish bucks for Priority Mail! I think I'll pick it up myself. Thanks for the offer, though.

If someone else comes up with different numbers, please share them.  Like I said, I don't have the best technology when it comes to weighing things.

[Gasport]

Thanks for the tip! The TJ Maxx that's here by me in Riverhead, Long Island had the Bride of Frankenstein Lab set and the large Dracula water globe. I picked up the latter for my niece's B-day for 13 bucks!! Wasn't that impressed with the BoF set. The lab was nice, but the Monster and Bride figures were a bit too Smurfish for my taste. No matter how cool the backdrop is, it's THE MONSTERS that make or break these sets. The Drac globe is BEAUTIFUL!

[Crazy1van]

If they have them I'll be glad to pick them up for anybody that want them.

That would be excellent!  I'd love to get one of whatever they still have from this set.   I won't get back to the States until the weekend, and from the looks of things, there won't be much left by then.

[zombiehorror]

Checked St. Peters, Mo store today, nada!  A lot of generic-cutesy Halloween stuff but no Dept. 56 statues.  I'm hoping to recheck one more time later these week or on the weekend but I'm not keeping my hopes up.  I'm being taken back to my search for the Code 3 movie posters that were on clearance at Tuesday Morning a few years ago, I went to 3 or 4 stores (miles and miles apart) and only came up with a Frankenstein.  Oh well, on with the hunt!

[monsterphile]

I went to the Deptford, NJ TJ Maxx store and got a Dracula, Bride/Frank, and 2 Creatures.  No snowglobes.  I left behind 2 more of the Draculas.  Their damned carts are so little and they had no bags!  I forget, was there any Wolf Man or Mummy stuff in this series?

Rob