Inspired by Holiday Sweaters - What About Inflatables?

[JunieJay]

So why not go all out and own your tackiness?

As we speak, I am debating between the Santa in a racecar inflatable or the Santa in a fishing boat inflatable.

I have to decide which will go best with my scene of penguins sliding down a slide.

LOL! Well your house sounds fun. Some people can "do" inflatables and it works great. I think penquins sliding down a slide sounds like a hoot...I vote for Santa in a fishing boat to go with it.

I guess I like inflatables as long as they aren't in front of my house. GG, if you don't want them in front of yours I'd say do as advised above -- donate them to someone who does!

 

[grinningghost]

LOL! Well your house sounds fun. Some people can "do" inflatables and it works great. I think penquins sliding down a slide sounds like a hoot...I vote for Santa in a fishing boat to go with it.

I guess I like inflatables as long as they aren't in front of my house. GG, if you don't want them in front of yours I'd say do as advised above -- donate them to someone who does!

Happily - this was a purely hypothetical question - nobody gave me any inflatables in real life.

 

[DaisyD]

I would never, ever destroy a gift that someone had given me.

I might re-gift it, or donate it, or even sell it, but I would definitely not take a knife to it, because destroying a present that someone gives you in good faith is just mean.

I would actually love to receive an inflatable, because my feeling about outdoor Christmas decorations is that they should be as tacky as possible.

We are talking about a holiday tradition that involves hanging lights all over your house. That, in itself is tacky (yes, even if they are all clear, and draped in an artistic swag).

So why not go all out and own your tackiness?

As we speak, I am debating between the Santa in a racecar inflatable or the Santa in a fishing boat inflatable.

I have to decide which will go best with my scene of penguins sliding down a slide.

You can't compare inflatables to a tasteful garland of live greens with white light in them along the front porch railing. I don't have lights all over my house either. Just a spot light on my red door and lights in the greens. Oh, and a wreath with a red bow on the door. Definitely not tacky unless you are using it as a defense for those awful blow ups.

 

[DaisyD]

LOL! Well your house sounds fun. Some people can "do" inflatables and it works great. I think penquins sliding down a slide sounds like a hoot...I vote for Santa in a fishing boat to go with it.

I guess I like inflatables as long as they aren't in front of my house. GG, if you don't want them in front of yours I'd say do as advised above -- donate them to someone who does!

I just wish they weren't in front of my house either. And to make it worse she never blows them up til dark so I have to look at piles and piles of gaudy nylon all day. And now there will be 14 piles of those dreadful things! LOL!

 

[va32h]

You can't compare inflatables to a tasteful garland of live greens with white light in them along the front porch railing. I don't have lights all over my house either. Just a spot light on my red door and lights in the greens. Oh, and a wreath with a red bow on the door. Definitely not tacky unless you are using it as a defense for those awful blow ups.

Whatever. When we drive around looking at lights, we don't say "ooh, how tasteful, live greens."

The very idea that we have developed a tradition that requires us to decorate the exterior of our homes for the admiration of others is what strikes me as intrinsically silly.

ETA, I think it is hilarious that so many WDW fans find inflatables tacky - WDW is the most over-the-top, elaborately-themed place I have ever visited.

 

[DaisyD]

Whatever. When we drive around looking at lights, we don't say "ooh, how tasteful, live greens."

The very idea that we have developed a tradition that requires us to decorate the exterior of our homes for the admiration of others is what strikes me as intrinsically silly.

ETA, I think it is hilarious that so many WDW fans find inflatables tacky - WDW is the most over-the-top, elaborately-themed place I have ever visited.

But WDW isn't tacky. Well, maybe the Allstars........

 

[DaisyD]

Whatever. When we drive around looking at lights, we don't say "ooh, how tasteful, live greens."

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We love looking at the beautiful lights and decorations. To us, we would rather see the greenery and red bows and candles in the window. We think they look classy and just plain pretty. Unfortunately the only person in the neighborhood that likes those blow ups is my good friend across the street. Now we do drive to those "other neighborhoods" where the lone guy has those over top decorations with a trillion lights. We might say WOW but then are thankful they aren't our neighbors.