What Do You Think of These Inflatable Yard Decorations? / myLot

Paso Robles, California

November 30, 2020 9:55pm CST

I think some of inflatable yard decorations look OK at night, but during the day it's a different story. I am often tempted to come by and throw them in the trash. By day they look like heaps of scrap plastic as they clutter so many front yards on the block. I guess they are easy and cheap, but some people overdo them, I think. More on that later. I really should go take a night photo so I can illustrate that opinion. But it's too cold to do that tonight.

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Teti ariani

@Cheyee (8344)

• Pakanbaru, Indonesia

1 Dec 20

I couldn't see it clearly. At first I thought people camping there. So it's a Christmas decorations?

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

1 Dec 20

This is what an inflated nativity decoration looks like when when it has the air and light it needs. When it doesn't, it looks like one of those heaps of plastic on the ground.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

3 Dec 20

@Cheyee I agree.

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Teti ariani

@Cheyee (8344)

• Pakanbaru, Indonesia

1 Dec 20

@bagarad it looks really nice here... The first pic looks like a pile of trash.

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Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

1 Dec 20

honestly, i get lights, but everything else this time of year feels like overkill

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

3 Dec 20

I agree. I notice that my neighbor who normally has a huge sound and light show, a yard full of decorations, and even Santa on the roof in a helicopter, has very little in his yard this year. I hope he's OK.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

5 Dec 20

@DocAndersen It's not just Christmas. Now the neighbors have decorations for every holiday. I was turkeys and pumpkins for Thanksgiving, and, the neighbors really go all out for Halloween.

Scott Andersen

@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

3 Dec 20

@bagarad we have neighbors that have a huge yard and a huge display, but he also dislikes the inflatbles. I love walking by his house as my walk ends to see what else he has. I don't know Christmas has changed in the last few years.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471255)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 20

Some are not too bad, some are definitely ugly, they are not popular here.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

3 Dec 20

I prefer solid decorations with lights.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (471255)

• Switzerland

3 Dec 20

@bagarad I like a lot more traditional decorations.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339431)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Dec 20

So do they all deflate during the day or is that just bad luck?

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

3 Dec 20

I think they run on electricity and most have them on a timer that is scheduled to inflate them at night and deflate them before the sun rises or whenever they chose.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

5 Dec 20

@JudyEv They do.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (339431)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Dec 20

@bagarad Oh, I understand now. But I think they would look pretty awful flat on the ground all day.

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (16587)

• United States

1 Dec 20

I used to have a nativity scene one. But the bulbs burned out, hard to get to to change and it got a tear so it didn't stay inglated. I like some. Some do put up a lot. To each their own.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

1 Dec 20

How long did the nativity scene last before it got torn?

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Dena Miller

@Dena91 (16587)

• United States

1 Dec 20

@bagarad I think 5 or so years

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (89914)

• United States

3 Dec 20

There are two neighbors on my block that have taken these to the utmost extreme. I kid you not, between the both of them there are anywhere from 40-60 of these. If I can get a picture I will and write a post about it. They are right next door to each other.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

5 Dec 20

We have several of them on the same block. One neighbor is really extreme, probably similar to yours. I'll try not to miss your picture.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (89914)

• United States

5 Dec 20

@bagarad I will definitely share if I get the shot.

BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (47256)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

1 Dec 20

I don't like them, even when inflated. And when deflated like that, it's just a pile of trash.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

3 Dec 20

We do agree on that.

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Notlilie

@prinzcy (32305)

• Malaysia

1 Dec 20

I guess I'll have to wait and see when there's air in them. Right now I can't picture what it's going to look like at all.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

1 Dec 20

Which ones do you have?

changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16754)

• China

5 Dec 20

Here I have only seen them in the parks, never in anybody's yard.

Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

3 Dec 20

I CAN'T stand those! Ugly,

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

5 Dec 20

That makes two of us.

Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (105820)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Dec 20

I like them. I have mine on timers but if a lot of wind is expected I unplug them.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

1 Dec 20

I would guess they wouldn't do very well in a strong wind. Probably most people keep them on timers.

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paigea

@paigea (36317)

• Canada

12 Dec 20

They do just look like a heap during the day.

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Barbara Radisavlejvic

@bagarad (14283)

• Paso Robles, California

14 Dec 20

I agree. Seems like they ought to go into the trash can when they aren't inflated. Several of them clutter many of the front yards in our neighborhoods during the day.

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