| Pre-Halloween Sales | | | | require more than "liking" the company. |
| Year-round Halloween stores experience a huge | | | | Trades |
| jump in their business once the leaves start | | | | Although you've been a vampire the last two |
| turning colors and the summer heat fades. In | | | | years, your best friend may not have. Trading |
| order to keep their businesses from going under | | | | costumes is a great way to get more use out of |
| the rest of the year, many store offer summer | | | | a costume that you've loved, and to save money. |
| sales to help move out old inventory in | | | | If you have friends who live far away, you can |
| preparation for the new costumes coming in. This | | | | trade costumes for only the cost of postage, |
| can be a great time to pick up a cheap costume | | | | making for a very cheap costume. This works |
| for the coming Halloween season. | | | | especially well for elaborate costumes that can be |
| Post-Halloween Sales | | | | traded and then returned. |
| Once Halloween is over, some retailers are left | | | | The Last Minute |
| with extra costume's sitting on the shelves. These | | | | If you're brave enough, you can wait until a day |
| costumes have to go before the store's lease | | | | or two before Halloween or even the day of to |
| runs out, so they usually sell them at a greatly | | | | try and score a bargain. By this time most of the |
| discounted price. This strategy applies mostly to | | | | Halloween stores will have been picked clean, and |
| brick and mortar stores, but some online stores | | | | what is left is just a few scraps of cloth and |
| will look to clear space in the warehouse | | | | some fake blood. These cheap costumes may |
| immediately after Halloween as well. If you're not | | | | make great additions to homemade designs, and |
| too pick, and you're willing to stash your costume | | | | occasionally you can find a real gem that was |
| in the closet for a whole year, you can find some | | | | tucked into a back corner. |
| great post-Halloween bargains. | | | | Make Your Own |
| Buying Online | | | | Homemade costumes are great way to save |
| Shopping online has disadvantages, you don't get | | | | money, but without planning you can end up |
| to try things on and you normally have to pay | | | | spending more than you anticipated. When making |
| shipping, but you can also find cheaper costumes | | | | a cheap costume yourself, consider the time |
| than in many of the stores that pop up around | | | | spent designing the costume, shopping for the |
| Halloween. Online stores also offer huge selections, | | | | fabrics, and putting the costume together. While |
| and you don't have to wait in line or battle with a | | | | this may be an enjoyable experience, a costume |
| crazed shopper to find a cheap costume. | | | | that took 25 hours to make and only saved you |
| Using Coupons | | | | $10 may not be economical. |
| Many online stores will offer coupons that can be | | | | Enjoy Yourself |
| used to save extra money on costumes. These | | | | Halloween isn't always about having the flashiest |
| coupons are sometimes available through | | | | costume or the scariest mask, and most of the |
| promotions, or through the company's website. | | | | time you can have fun with a simple and cheap |
| Social media pages have also become popular for | | | | costume. Make sure that you're comfortable in |
| coupon distribution, so check a company's | | | | your costume and that you're spending the |
| Facebook or Twitter page before you buy from | | | | holidays with friends and you'll have a memorable |
| them. Obtaining these coupons usually doesn't | | | | Halloween. |