Deals of the Day: The Halloween Sales

Hey Disney Fans!

Today's highlighted Disney Deal of the Day is a rundown of the current Halloween Sales. There are a few different ones going on right now so, stick with me to the end because the one you're interested in might be further down.

FIRST! Let's start with the most general one: Free Shipping!

Image from Disney Store website: https://www.disneystore.com/halloween/mn/1000885/?RMID=20160909_FSHHalloween&RRID=20256769&CMP=EMC-eml

What it is: This is Free Shipping on your entire order when you include any item in the Halloween Shop.

How to Get it: Go to the Halloween Shop and add whatever merch you want to your cart. Then, add anything else from the Disney Store you want to your cart. At checkout, enter promo code FREESHIP to get free shipping on everything you're buying!

Is it a "Good Deal": Yes, yes it is. Unlike most Free Shipping promotions Disney runs, this one does not have a minimum dollar figure, so you can get your kid's costume and then those Tsum Tsum's you've had your eye on and get Free Shipping on all of them without having to come up to the usual $75 minimum. Good Deal.

Note: I'm putting all of the Fine Print for each of these deals at the bottom of the post so you can still read it, but it's out of the way. I always encourage my readers to read that Fine Print.

SECOND! Next we're heading to the $10 Off Select Costumes Sale!

Image from Disney Store website: https://www.disneystore.com/halloween/mn/1000885/?RMID=20160909_FSHHalloween&RRID=20256769&CMP=EMC-eml

What it is: This is a flat, $10 discount on SELECT costume styles from the Disney Store.

How to Get it: This discount is available by phone or online only. It is not available in stores. You do not need a promo code, the discount is already shown in red prices on the website.

Is it a "Good Deal": Well, that's a little tough to gauge. I discussed this in depth in my original post about this sale when it came out in August. The short version is: The costumes in this sale are still not cheap, but then, you're not all that likely to find them much cheaper anywhere else. Even Walmart's Disney costumes run around the same cost as the ones you'll find in this sale.

The only place I found that had distinctly cheaper Disney costumes was Costco, but you do need a Costco membership to buy there. In short, a lot of your decision will come down to what specific costume your kids want. If they want to be princesses and you have a Costco membership, go to Costco. If they want to be Alice from Through the Looking Glass, the Disney store is probably the only place you're going to find it and the $10 discount is a nice bonus.

THIRD! $8 Mickey or Minnie Mouse Treat Bad with any $25 Purchase!

Image from Disney Store website: https://www.disneystore.com/mickey-minnie-halloween-treat-bags/mn/1018001/?RMID=20160909_FSHHalloween&RRID=20256769&CMP=EMC-eml

What it is: These are adorable Trick or Treat Bags Featuring either Mickey Mouse or Minnie Mouse. You can add them on to your order for only $8 is you are already buying at least $25 worth of Disney merch. Note: the faces on these bags also Glow in the Dark!

How to Get it: This offer is available online, by phone, in Disney Stores, in Disney Baby Stores, and in Disney Outlets. It is NOT available in Parks or Resorts. You don't need a promo code, just add your merch and the treat bag to your cart and you can get the discount.

Image from Disney Store website: https://www.disneystore.com/bags-totes-accessories-minnie-mouse-trick-or-treat-bag/mp/1411209/1000291/

Worthy of Note: Once you have enough merch to get the discount on your first Trick or Treat bag, you can keep adding trick or treat bags and continue to get the discount on subsequent bags. You don't need to have $25 worth of merch for each bag.

Also, your qualifying $25 does NOT have to be Halloween merch. if there was something else you wanted (maybe some runDisney gear for an upcoming race or some of those H2O+ Bath Products that were a recent Find of the Day) you can go ahead and get that and then get your trick or treat bags.

Is it a "Good Deal": Yes, I think it is. Normally, these bags retail for $12.95, so $8 is almost a $5 discount. That's pretty good. Perhaps more importantly, it's a pretty good deal compared to just about any comparable Disney Trick or Treat bag you'll find out there. What do I mean by "comparable"?

Image from Disney Store website: https://www.disneystore.com/bags-totes-accessories-mickey-mouse-trick-or-treat-bag/mp/1411211/1000291/

Well, as you can see, this bag is made of fabric, it has a glow-in-the-dark element, and looks generally well-made and reusable. Usually, when I look for price comparison, I would go to Walmart (they're frequently the cheapest of most things), but Walmart does not have any Disney Trick or Treat bags listed at all. the few bags or buckets they do have are cheaper than this one, but they're not fabric and they're not Disney so, they're not really comparable. If you're looking for Batman though, they have some really cool ones.

Etsy has several Disney Trick or Treat bags, but they're pretty much all over $10 and I hesitate to ever recommend Disney merch that is most likely unlicensed.

Really, the only place I saw that had anything that was really similar was Spirit Halloween. They have a variety of Disney Treat bags ranging from tote bags all the way up to plush bags. The ones that were most similar to the bags offered here are the Mickey or Minnie Mouse plush bags. Those sell for $12.99. In short, $8 for a nice bag like the one in this promotion is a good deal if that's the kind of thing you're looking for. If you just want a plastic bucket, there are cheaper things out there.

One side note: if you're ok with paying more, you might want to check out some of those plush bags from Spirit Halloween. They have Olaf and Flounder, and a few other styles that the Disney Store doesn't.

THE REST! There are several other deals out there on things that are vaguely Halloween related.

Hocus Pocus Limited Release Clothes: I talked about these in a recent special report. Essentially, these are a variety of t-shirts and one hoodie based on the 90's Halloween film, Hocus Pocus. They range in price from $27.99-59.99 and the current sale is BOGO 40% Off.

Dooney & Bourke Sales: the Nightmare Before Christmas and Haunted Mansion patterns are currently on sale for around 24-25% off. (Note, this does not include the new Jack Skellington pattern or the recently released non-Nylon Haunted Mansion pattern) Both of these patterns are eligible for the deal I discussed here where you can get a $29 D&B cosmetic case if you buy $100+ in D&B merch.

That's it for my list of Halloween deals. I will copy Disney's Fine Print below for the ones I haven't already put up somewhere else.

The Fine Print: This is the Fine Print Disney Printed to go along with these sales.

• Free Shipping
• Valid September 9, 2016 (12:01 am PST) through September 11, 2016 (11:59 pm PST) on select, in-stock Halloween Shop merchandise purchased via phone orders and orders placed online at DisneyStore.com.
• Not valid on purchases made at Disney Store and Disney Baby Store retail and outlet locations or Disney Parks and Resorts locations.
• Free Shipping applies to standard delivery on any order with at least one eligible item sent to a single shipment address in the United States.
• Offer excludes gift cards, gift wrap and gift boxes, and items not in stock.
• Additional Shipping & Handling applies for select items or shipments to more than one shipment address.
• Merchandise subject to availability.
• Valid packing slip required for returns and exchanges.
• Offer subject to restrictions and change without notice.
• Void where prohibited.
• $10 Costume Discount
• Valid on select, in-stock Costumes purchased via phone orders and orders placed online at DisneyStore.com.
• Not valid on purchases made at Disney Store and Disney Baby Store retail and outlet locations or Disney Parks and Resorts locations.
• Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or discount except available shipping offers.
• No adjustments to prior purchases.
• Merchandise subject to availability.
• Returns and exchanges will be subject to discount taken at time of purchase.
• Valid packing slip required for returns and exchanges.
• Offer subject to restrictions and change without notice.
• Void where prohibited.
• $8 Mickey or Minnie Mouse Trick or Treat Bag
• Valid September 6, 2016 (12:01 am PST) through September 30, 2016 (11:59 pm PST) or while supplies lasts, whichever occurs first, on select, in-stock merchandise items purchased at Disney Store and Disney Baby Store North America retail and outlet locations or via phone orders and orders placed online at DisneyStore.com.
• Not valid on purchases made at Disney Parks and Resorts locations.
• Purchase with Purchase offer only applies to qualifying orders of $25 or more of select merchandise.
• Limit of one purchase with purchase item per order or transaction.
• Qualifying purchase threshold is based on a single sales transaction, pre-tax, post discount amount and excludes the purchase with purchase item, shipping & handling charges, Disney Theme Park Passes, D23 Memberships, gift cards or certificates, The Walt Disney Company Collectible Shareholder Certificate, 3-D printed merchandise, personalization, gift wrap and gift boxes and items not in stock.
• Offer cannot be combined with any other offer or discount, except available shipping offers.
• No adjustments to prior purchases.
• Merchandise subject to availability.
• Merchandise must be exchanged for identical item or discounted item must be returned if the qualifying purchase item is returned.
• Returns and exchanges will be subject to discount taken at time of purchase.
• Valid packing slip or receipt required for returns and exchanges.
• Offer subject to restrictions and change without notice.
• Void where prohibited.

Do you like these Deals? Did you find a better one somewhere else? Is there something you wish would go on sale? Let me know in the comments!