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And the 2025 Dunkin Munchkin Bucket is...

Absolutely gorgeous!

The Commodification of Boo Buckets

Scrolling through Tumblr one day, I found this:

And fell in love. I found them on Etsy and immediately ordered them. That search also lead me to MULTIPLE sellers offering 3-D printed miniature versions of Boo Buckets. NGL, I love the idea of folks other than Giant McCorporation making money off this IP. So I got a few of those aswelltooalso:

And then I started to see really unusual versions, like this adorable monstrosity:

And yes, that one is winging its way to me also. Already, there are non-Mickey D buckets for sale in 2025, these from Tim Horton's and Burger King:

Dunkin Donuts has one coming out later this week. What a time to be alive!

Boo Bucket Update: 2015 Minions

I somehow missed the 2015 Boo Buckets -- likely because by then they had strayed so far from the original designs that I was tired of them. It didn't take me long to go back to that well, of course. So this year, I caught up on those missing pails, Once again, McDonald's went with sticker sheets instead of lids; but this time, each bucket had two sheets of stickers! (Yay?) And again, the bucket graphic printing had that annoying tendency to not line up with the handle placement, making them difficult to view (or photograph) easily.

A Cool Boo Bucket Ebay Find

I found on eBay these 1986 McBoo buckets with the M-Style handles like the 1990 McWitch I found on eBay a few years ago. I still maintain this was a golden marketing opportunity that McDonald's skipped out on. These delight me! Interestingly, these also had this sticker on them:

So apparently, someone tried using one of these as a hat, necessitating the sticker!

Just a Lil Boo Bucket Update

I have no idea if McDonald's will offer Boo Bucket Happy Meals this year, but in July the toys were called Lil McDonalds and included #8, a little Boo Bucket reminiscent of one of the originals. I had to have it! And do:

2024 McDonald's (and Others) Halloween Buckets

McDonald's put out four more Halloween buckets and I snatched them all up for the collection. They are... fine. "Monster" faces, the "golden arches" handles used in recent years and the sticker sheet "lids" that I still hate.

But more companies have been getting in the Halloween bucket game. Dunkin Donuts have done them as munchkin holders for the past 2 years. These are good-sized and could actually be used to hold a kid's candy haul. Rival Tim Horton's did the same, although their version is smaller and... taller. Both companies opted for glow-in-the-dark plastics, which adds a fun tough.

In other news, still with Tim/Lokii. Still loving life.

McDonald's Halloween Pail Update

It's been a minute since I did anything with this blog, but my boyfriend, Lokii, loved reading my previous entries about my collection of Halloween buckets, so I thought I'd post a quickie update.
Last year (2022) McDonald's brought back their Halloween pails after a 6-year absence. The designs copied the set from 1989, but continuing the dreaded "sticker sheet" topper with handles designed to mimic the originals' beloved lids. Honestly, these were a fun return to form, even if I really miss the lids.

For 2023, McDonald's released FOUR all-new designs, with the same kind of printed wrap-around faces as last year. These seem frustratingly designed to be slightly off from looking at the bucket straight-on with the handle, but I appreciate the effort. And yes, sticker sheet toppers are included again.

This year Funko made use of their McDonald's license with an NYCC exclusive McNugget with Halloween Pails Pop. Their Loungefly brand released purses/bags with the 1989 pail designs but at more than $100 each, I decided to pass. However, I did manage to snag the limited (1,000 pieces) edition pin and it looks especially sharp!

And finally, in 2023 Burger King tested their own Halloween pail in select markets. Their's features a ghost pepper and glows in the dark. More in 2024, BK sez I!!!