Stop Buying Crap #17 – Halloween Costumes
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Clothes That Are Worn Only Once Per Year
If I couldn’t have had a fun childhood — no one else can either.
What?
Me, bitter because I couldn’t be Darth Vader for Halloween back in ‘94?
Surely you jest!
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October 13th, 2006 at 5:41 am
oh. and those candies too. those stinkin’ candies.
October 13th, 2006 at 6:54 am
You know, when I was a kid I always wanted to be a bananna…
October 13th, 2006 at 8:20 am
We are in the thick or sore feelings because my 7 yo wants to be a storm trooper and the costume retails for $30. LOL
He was Darth Vader last year so I don’t feel that he’s going to be totally deprived.(:
October 13th, 2006 at 11:22 am
I made a Chewbacca costume last year and sold it on Ebay this year. Be creative. Also I found another piece of crap that I think needs to be showcased on your site. It’s a toilet that’s a fishbowl http://www.fishnflush.com/
October 13th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
LOL @ Joe wanting to be a banana.
When I was growing up, my mom always made my costumes. You’d be amazed at what you could do with a set of sheets.
October 15th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
I’m glad I had a sister that sewed neato batman costumes for me.
October 16th, 2006 at 7:48 am
How about wedding gowns? Or mortarboards and graduation getup? There are lots of situations where we wear funny clothing for one day.
October 16th, 2006 at 11:17 am
hah. fine. many of those are exceptions, but they’re also a rip too. probably for good reasons though, it’s not like you buy a graduation setup everyday.
this should have just be a plain post about Halloween itself and not just specifically the costumes.
Dear Wookie: I shall consider the fish n’ flush!
October 31st, 2006 at 12:03 pm
You can dress up for free with some easy downloadable masks from CreditBloggers.com. Dress up as an identity thief, RFID security buff or predatory lender tonight!
http://www.creditbloggers.com/2006/10/more_halloween_.html
April 25th, 2007 at 7:33 am
Ah! Here I will disagree. Who’s to say that the costume doesn’t go into the playbox? There’s no reason why wearing costumes should be a once-a-year event.
For the adults who like to dress up – and there are a lot of them! – it makes sense to invest in a good quality outfit you can wear every year. (See: Adults who like to dress up, above.) I absolutely think it’s a waste of time to spend good cash money on crap costumes, but there are plenty of adult activities that lend themselves to Halloween wear: genuine martial arts outfits, real belly dancers’ outfits, genuine pick-your-historical-era outfits.
On the other hand, there’s no reason not to rent a wedding dress, after all. For many people, it would make more sense: you could rent a much more expensive dress than you could buy, and you wouldn’t have to worry about the cost and the space for storing it afterwards.
September 30th, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Rent a wedding dress… Now that’s an idea for a Halloween costume…