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Buying Online vs. Buying from Brick and Mortar Store

You already know the advantages of buying online. For Halloween Costumes, in particular, the main advantage of online shopping is the Choice. Some of the online retailers carry over 10,000+ styles, colors, sizes on their web site. Such a wide range of choice is selection is impossible to find in any brick-and-mortar stores.


What to look for in an Online Retail Store
With thousands of web sites on the Internet today and new ones springing up every day, how do you decide where to buy from? As most online shoppers are aware, the security of your online transaction and credit card information is a very important factor. How long a web site has been business is usually a good indicator of how dependable the online merchant is. Since most web sites today offer safe & secure online shopping, one must consider other factors such as customer service, quality of merchandise, reputation of online merchant, their price guarantee for choosing the online merchant. Companies specializing in costumes will generally offer a much larger selection of costumes

When to Buy Halloween Costumes
Every year, a large number of shoppers are disappointed because they are not able to find the costume of their choice. You don’t need the frustrations of “out of stock” notices and the stress of site hopping, looking for a costume. Another advantage of buying early is that if the costume doesn’t fit or if you got the wrong costume, you will have time to exchange it or fix it in time.


What size to Buy
Unlike street clothes, costumes are made in limited sizes. Usually there is flexibility to .. If you are not sure about the size, buy the next larger size.

Quality vs. price for Halloween Costumes
Higher price doesn’t necessarily mean a better quality costume. Online retailers have built-in cost efficiencies in their operation which they are able to pass to their customers and still make a handsome profit! Their automated systems enable them to do a high transaction volume and offer quality costumes at unbelievable prices.

All costumes are not created equal. Even if you plan to wear your costume only for one occasion, quality is important, specially if it doesn’t cost any more!

Originally Posted by jimmayor007

Buying Online vs. Buying from Brick and Mortar Store

And you're the mayor of what exactly - costumes4less.com?
Or the mayor of only-1-post-which-just-happens-to-be-an-advertisement?
I will make it a point not to buy from your online store starting now.

Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark!!!

in the style of kelso from that 70's show...

"BURN!!!"


plus it's a bit insulting to try and pass one over us like that. we are enthusiasts, not consumer cattle.

thanks for stickin up for us octoberist!