Do you know what a homecoming mum is?

SuperTinkerham · September 2014

cookieinva · September 2014

No.

Csltdk · September 2014

I don't get it?

seells · September 2014

Csltdk said:
I don't get it?

This. Off to google....

littlecookiee · September 2014

Very popular in Texas!

TexasGirl81 · September 2014

Yes. Girls go crazy over these in Texas. My sister in law makes them and she gets a pretty penny for them.

ashleymarie1027 · September 2014

Yes! And I didn't know it was a " Texas" until I left for college. Even the hobby lobbies there had special mum displays with all the area highschool ribbons and trinkets for decorating them.

ADC1979 · September 2014

Yes, hobby lobby looks like it's puking every katy and cy fair ISD school right now.

squnkie · September 2014

This is only a Texas thing? Michael's is the same way - the have a whole mum isle in the store!

darkangel42 · September 2014

Not a clue

ksspiff · September 2014

Wait, is it just a Texas thing? Really?

I had them in HS. Even had small cowbells and bubbles

Soon2BMrsN · September 2014

AnotherDreamer said:
I have never saw or heard of such a thing.

+1

littlemissmarla · September 2014

NJ Mums

shamyfowler · September 2014

Never heard of it! :-?

Katieryan13 · September 2014

Yes. I just threw away one that I had in high school. I have to say that they seem to have gotten bigger.

rachelchristina · September 2014

They do this in Louisiana also! I had one, but I agree, they have gotten bigger since then.

ksspiff · September 2014

I queried my Facebook friends. I haven't gotten a yes outside of Texas.

likeanoldtimemovie · September 2014

I'm in Georgia and never heard of them until I moved to DH's small hometown. They're not enormous though. They're very cute down here! Football's a big deal here. Homecoming is next week and the town pretty much shuts down on Friday for the parade and game.

Huahine · September 2014

Those are hideous. Are you meant to wear them to the dance to cover up an unflattering dress or carry them to the game and use them to hide road brews and stay warm?

hrgwu2006 · September 2014

https://yestotexas.com/12-things-non-texans-need-to-know-about-homecoming-mums/

littlemissmarla · September 2014

hrgwu2006 said:

https://yestotexas.com/12-things-non-texans-need-to-know-about-homecoming-mums/

If I had a mum.. I would totally electrify it..

SuperTinkerham · September 2014

Someone at work is spending $150 on one for her son's date to homecoming

marsalisails · September 2014

.

mrscutforth · September 2014

Yes. The people who had dates to homecoming exchanged mums/garters. We'd have an entire week of crazy themes (crazy hair day/color war/wear your clothes backward/twin day/etc.) and Friday was spirit day and that's when we would exchange mums/garters and war them to the football game that night.

ETA:

The are fun to make as I made my brothers' dates for years. While they are fun to make, they are hella expensive.

I saved mine up until I got married and then finally trashed them.

Tradition at my school senior girls mums were the only ones that could be white and silver.

missilini · September 2014

I used to work for a florist in a wealthier part of town and moms would seriously spend $300+ on them. They would get every single trinket put on them. They weighed a ton. I can't imagine wearing them all day.

kjskjs · September 2014

Yep! Definitely big in Texas. I went to a Texas Middle school and High School and had many mums over the years.

ksspiff · September 2014

My best friend grew up in Alabama. I'm making her a mum for her birthday. I bought some random trinkets, lights and am going to rummage through my crap at home to see what other randomness I can tie on

She has promised to wear it to work!

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