They had some real cute ones for Halloween..and for Christmas, I like the Snowmen and Santas..but as far as an
inflatable Manger..I'm not too sure that works for me..
Your not old and crabby..Probably like me - just hate seeing how far the Commercialism is going..JMO
jane

Kathie, I wouldn't have cared for that either! However, I should state that I'm not a big fan of all the inflatables anyway! Luvs

I agree with Luvs. I think the only giant inflatable I saw last year I really liked was a snowglobe in someone's yard. But these just aren't my thing either. (shhhh, my best friend LOVES them and has quite a few. LOL)

hugs, Karen

Yeah I'm not a fan either. DH has a relative that goes crazy at Christmas with decorating. They had to upgrade their electric to some crazy amout for everything. They probably have like 10 or more of those inflatable thing in their yard. It's crazy! I took some pics last year but they're on my work computer. I've never seen anything like it.

I think if you have little kids, they might enjoy the blow-ups in the yard, but not for me either.

Now a manger scened blow-up?? Hmm, doesn't sound right, now does it???

Those snow globes get all fogged up when it's really cold out, I saw one on the next street over last year & you couldn't see inside of it, it was all fogged inside.

To me, most of them are just too big and sort of "tacky", but the part I dislike most is seeing them all deflated on the lawns all day. The first time I saw one like that I thought "Oh no, someone has punctured their inflatable". Then I discovered that they just don't inflate them all the time. Luvs

I don't have any infaltables now nor will I EVER have any...just not my style.

I really don't care for all those monsterous inflatables...but I'll admit, there are three smaller snowmen in a catalog that I've been thinking about getting. They inflate to under 2ft high, and seem like they wouldn't be so ostentatious.

I'm still just thinking about it though. There are some 3-D lighted gift boxes I want to order from there, later. I may have talked myself out of the snowmen by then...

I'm not crazy about them myself, but to each his own. I can see an argument for them, especially if you have kids who play out front and might damage them. A blow-up nativity scene seems like a bit much to me, though.
BTW, anyone else getting frustrated with how early they're airing Christmas commercials this year?

Lynne, the stores are desperate to try to get sales this year! Many have laid off help to cut costs at a time when they would normally be hiring extra help. The holiday sales will make or break their profits for the year--so bear with them if you can--they are probably just following that old saying about "the early bird gets the worm". LOL

Luvs

Good point, Luvs. We all want to see employees keep their jobs.