𝙇𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙯 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙧

Move over Christmas, carnival season starts in four weeks. And in case you want to stock up on Mardis Gras decorations–not that you’ve put the Christmas tree away yet–the opportunity to load up right now awaits. A stop at Bob’s Discount Hardware store in Robertsdale will remind you in no uncertain terms that Mardis Gras is getting close, and that’s a very big deal on the Gulf coast.

Bob’s Hardware is the official partner to Toomey’s Mardis Gras in Mobile. Toomey’s at one time sold items from a store in Baldwin county, but the store closed when the pandemic hit. Store personnel at Bob’s say that–after COVID–they approached Toomey’s about working together and were told, ‘you’re on!’. Walk in to Bob’s today and you’ll see a huge assortment of merchandise, echoing the items Toomey’s carries–everything from boxes of beads and moonpies to a large assortment of decorations and throws (items that are thrown off floats during parades). Prices at Bob’s are the same as at Toomey’s.

Bob’s is located at 22245 Hwy 59, about a quarter of a mile north of 59’s intersection with Hwy 104.

Fat Tuesday is FEB 17th 2026, which is less than ten weeks away…