Okay, so maybe you’ve waited until the last minute to get what you needed for Halloween. Maybe it’s your Costume or maybe some last minute decoration. No matter what it is there are a few places that may have it.
You have a few options to choose from.
You could make a costume. If you’re a do it yourself kind of person or a seamstress, then this is perfect for you. It doesn’t have to be a the last minute thing either. You can have your costume planned out months ahead. A good place to go for fabric is Joann’s or Micheal’s and they also have some very good costume ideas.
You could buy your costume at a store. You could buy them from some high end stores like Grandin Road, or a retail store like Wal-Mart, Target, and Party City. You can even try some drug stores or smaller specialty stores for costumes.
Buy you costumes online. You could try a number of online stores for your costumes. They be a lot less expensive than regular store. Online stores often give out Halloween coupons, and some even offer same day or next-day shipping.
Rent or borrow a costume. There are some place you can rent a costume for a certain amount of time. You could look for these places online or in the newspaper. If you can’t find a place that will allow you to rent a costume you could always ask a friend or family member borrow one of theirs.
Look on EBay or craigslist. There are plenty of costumes being sold on EBay everyday, there are even some items that offers free shipping, but it’s not guaranteed. Even on craigslist has some Halloween costumes for sale, if you happen to live in the same city as the person, you can pick it up the same day you buy it.
You could also try your local Flee market. Around Halloween time flee market often sell Halloween costumes and decorations.
So, even if you didn’t wait until the last minute to get your Halloween costume, you can still use these tips to plan next year’s costume idea.