Callie Holtermann reported her 2022 story on Skelly by spending a day at a Home Depot in Brick, New Jersey, interviewing people buying or hunting for the skeleton.
“I sort of just camped out at a Home Depot in Brick, New Jersey, New Jersey Shore.”
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One shopper told Callie Holtermann she had visited about 15 Home Depot stores and called about 50 while trying to find a Skelly.
“she'd visited 15 Home Depots or so and had called about 50”
According to National Retail Federation figures cited by Callie Holtermann, Halloween spending was $10.6 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $13.5 billion this year.
“Consumer spending on Halloween that year was 10.6 billion. It's continued going up. This year, it's projected to be 13.5 billion,”
Callie Holtermann argued retailers favor Halloween because it is not politically divisive, not religious and not known for family arguments.
“It's not a blue state or a red state thing. It is not celebrated as a religious holiday. It is not known for people getting into arguments like Thanksgiving.”
Aubrey Horowitz holds the title of merchant of decorative holiday at The Home Depot, according to Callie Holtermann.
“Aubrey Horowitz, who's the merchant of decorative holiday at Home Depot”
Home Depot introduced "Servo Skelly" a few years ago, a version of Skelly with a servo motor in its head that let it move.
“we call him Servo Skelly a few years ago, and he had a servo motor in his head that allowed him to move.”
Home Depot's new app-controlled Skelly is Bluetooth enabled, letting owners change its lighting, movement and eye effects.
“our new app Skelly is Bluetooth enabled. Where customers can update his lighting, his movement, they can change his different eye functionality”