Comments on: Stop Buying Crap #17 – Halloween Costumes

By: notafattuboflard

notafattuboflard — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 03:40:59 +0000

Rent a wedding dress… Now that’s an idea for a Halloween costume…

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:33:22 +0000

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.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:03:34 +0000

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

By: Cap

Cap — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:17:17 +0000

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!

By: Dr. V

Dr. V — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:48:51 +0000

How about wedding gowns? Or mortarboards and graduation getup? There are lots of situations where we wear funny clothing for one day.

By: HeJustLaughs

HeJustLaughs — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:32:33 +0000

I’m glad I had a sister that sewed neato batman costumes for me.

By: Single Ma

Single Ma — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:18:46 +0000

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.

By: Chewbacca

Chewbacca — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 18:22:23 +0000

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/

By: Chelee

Chelee — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:20:31 +0000

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.(:

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:54:09 +0000

You know, when I was a kid I always wanted to be a bananna…

By: Cap

Cap — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:41:57 +0000

oh. and those candies too. those stinkin’ candies.