The holidays are coming, which means it is an exciting time to be in retail.  (Unfortunately, that also means the bad weather is coming…  I know people like the fall/winter, but I’d prefer the warm weather all year long.)  At Sam’s Club, lots of the seasonal merchandise is already out in the clubs.  If you see me out in the clubs, it would be hard for you to know if I was looking at the items professionally or personally.
Professionally, I’m looking at the packaging performance.  Did the packaging protect the product during distribution?  Does the in-club presentation meet our expectations?  Can the members quickly understand the product and get it into their carts?
Personally, I love these items!  I think I’ve stopped to watch the Halloween animation items at every club I’ve been in the last 6 weeks.  I’m big fan of the Tombstone that starts off “plain” but then adds scary text that seems to appear out of no where.  It’s fun to watch others see the animation.  When I was at the club last Friday, a dad was holding his little boy up to be able to see the animation of the mirror, shown below.  (The boy wasn’t sure if he thought it was cool, or if he was scared.)
One of the items also has our “Simple Steps” icon: the Member’s Mark LED Pumpkin lights.  This product takes a step by being Energy Star certified.  The LED lights use less energy, which saves Members money.  Check out the actual product box for more details, but we estimate you’d save $4.20/season if you are using ten light strings.
I hope that these items help you have fun this holiday season, and I’d be interested to hear about how your Halloween party/decorations turned out, especially if you bought one of the items from Sam’s.  (you can also check out www.samsclub.com if you are interested in the items)

Haunted Mirror

Tombstone

In-club picture