Hallmark Ornaments

[Daniel]

I especially love looking at ornaments in person! Seeing the craftsmanship and pushing buttons to hear sounds. Of course that makes it easier to impulse buy!

[Ben]

They have you just where they want you…

[Daniel]

Dream Book is officialy LIVE. Store link.

So many adorable pieces. They finally made one for Soul! Not a fan of the silver 100 year ones. They can't even be purchased individually. Think my absolute must is the Mickey and Friends piano. Love the movement! Way too cute.

[Randall]

I like the Halloweentown tree skirt and the Wile E as Batman ornament. Honeydew and Beaker are cool, too.

Wow, did the world need an Urkel ornament?

[Daniel]

You'd be surprised! Gives me hope for a Blair Warner ornament!

[Bill1978]

I'm still waiting for a Black Cauldron ornament to be released. One day Disney will acknowledge its existence for a Christmas tree.

[Daniel]

Hopefully Sketchbook delivers!

[Bill1978]

Just saw there is a Treasure Planet one available in the sketchbook/legacy series. Will have to try and grab one as that's another missing piece to my collection.

[Daniel]

For anyone curious:



Came out last year. Pretty nice sculpt.

[Ben]

Aye!

[Daniel]

New videos have been posted for a few. Oogie Boogie for example. The motion and lighting are real good! That one is in the maybe section -- tad pricey!

[James]

I have a kind of cool development.

I was a music director back in the day before my wife and I had kids. When our first was born, we decided I would become the stay at home parent because most musicians don't make as much money as most medical professionals!

That was 23 years ago! My youngest finished high school last year, and we moved from Tennessee to Orlando in December. So I'm technically retired! With lots of free time and with our new house payment much higher than before, I decided I might as well get a retirement job to bring in some extra money, because why not?

I wanted something flexible so that I can continue doing the website and going to the parks. And I wanted a company I'd enjoy working for. So as of this week, I work at Hallmark! It's a small commitment, only 12-15 hours a week, and I get to basically set my own schedule.

So time to look back through that catalog you posted to see what I want to use my employee discount on!

[Ben]

Congrats on the "retirement job"! Bet those discounts only encourage you to collect more!

[Daniel]

That's so cool! How much is your discount? 20%?

[James]

Ben: Thankfully I'm not a "collector". Even with the discount, that's a pricy hobby! I only buy one to three ornaments a year. But always nice to save money. Now, people who get presents from me? You might want to prepare for some Hallmark merch occasionally!

Daniel: Haven't actually seen that info yet. I haven't confirmed it but I read someone on the web saying it was 50% if you order online.