| The Halloween costume industry has been | | | | see the wicked witch of the west from the |
| expanding for years. That's because more and | | | | wizard of OZ? |
| more people are interested in wearing the latest | | | | Another reason the Halloween costume business |
| Halloween costumes at parties, birthdays, and | | | | is booming is because consumers are getting a |
| other dress-up events. That means Halloween | | | | little richer each year. Nowadays, there are more |
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| generate a lot of money for a local Halloween | | | | to start selling items from a personal website and |
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| Halloween costume industry is booming right now. | | | | or other internet networking techniques. And |
| They are as follows: | | | | when consumers have more money, that only |
| More adults are wearing Halloween costumes. | | | | means one thing, they buy more stuff. And they |
| Adult costumes are disappearing from the shelves | | | | buy more Halloween costumes. They buy the |
| quickly as the more traditional norms of society | | | | costumes both for themselves and their kids. |
| have begun to disappear. Before, it was practically | | | | Kids costumes are the traditional hot seller in the |
| taboo for an adult to sport a Halloween costume | | | | Halloween industry, and there's no lack of parents |
| on Halloween. Now. its common place. Another | | | | who annually come into Halloween stores looking |
| thing that has added to the popularity of | | | | for the perfect kid costume for their child. Since |
| Halloween costumes are costume parties. | | | | there's no shortage of customers, there's also no |
| Generally attended by adults, costume parties are | | | | shortage of costumes. Stores sell all kinds of |
| the perfect places to wear outrageous Halloween | | | | children's costumes, from cartoon characters to |
| costumes. Why? You'll get a good laugh or a good | | | | superheroes to religious figures. |
| scare because of all the unique Halloween | | | | Kid costumes have also become popular because |
| costumes. | | | | schools have programs that encourage children to |
| Adults have been known to attend costume | | | | come to school dressed-to-impress around |
| parties in all kinds of getups. Some of the more | | | | Halloween. Schools usually have Halloween parades |
| popular adult costumes are waitress, witch, | | | | and afternoon Halloween parties. At the parties, |
| princess, and movie character. People like to dress | | | | kids usually enjoy cookies, cakes, and other |
| up in these costumes because they appeal to | | | | sweet treats. And kids come dressed to the hilt in |
| other people's emotions easily. For instance, who | | | | every kids costume imaginable. No one wants to |
| doesn't get a few childhood memories when they | | | | be outdone. |