I got hired a job at Spirit Halloween, what should I expect?

My first job was at Spencer Gifts, which is Spirits' parent company. Spencers does (or did back then) a Halloween wall of costumes, basic decorations, lighting, silly string, etc, that took up the front half of the store. I loved it. We got to dress up in costumes (to draw attention to the store... people would ask to take pictures with us when we went back and forth to the food court and when the store was slow). Creating the store displays really lets you see what the products can do and will give you a little free-reign on the creativity (my boss had never seen a corporate schematic that she couldn't do better). We got to help customers with their costume choices, suggest accessories to step up their outfits, etc. The only real pain was the mask wall. Some of them are difficult to get back on those halos, so people would throw them on the floor and then we'd have to pick them all up all evening to keep it organized. I used to wear a sexy devil costume on the weekends, complete with pitchfork. Just having the devil standing over their shoulder watching would make most of them hang it up. Not sure you could get away with it now, but I did occasionally give a guy a little poke with the pitchfork if they were making a mess (in the flirtiest way possible). They'd get a sheepish expression and hang it back up.
As a customer, my best advise is that 1.) if you are working the register, know how to use it. Nothing is more frustrating than having trouble at the checkout. 2.) If you don't know, ask someone that does. Better to give the right advice than to guess so that you aren't embarrassed about asking someone.
Really, I think you'll have a great time. Show enthusiasm, ask people what their plans are for Halloween, and you'll easily be chatting them into the right purchases.

I worked for Spirit last season, started off as an Assistant Manager, and finished as a Store Manager. It was a truly insane experience. My store was poorly run... like, I can't even describe to you how bad it was. But I feel like if I had a more capable team, it would have been an awesome experience. My general manager did not take the time she needed to with our store (like not even getting the proper permits for our location, which our store got shut down and WE had to go get the permits) and I had a staff that did not show up for shifts, or do their work. BUT I did travel to other stores that were run better and it was a much better experience. I will say it is A LOT of work! Especially starting off in the beginning of the season where you are setting up your store. Tons of stocking, and organizing. But its fun, we all just played music and worked in our designated sections.

Once the season started, you can expect customers to argue with you about certain Spirit rules and return policies. But in the end, you just have to keep reminding them and yourself that you dont make the rules, and it is company policy. And explain a big mess! lol. Customers will make a mess, open packages theyre not supposed to open, and put things where they dont belong. But don't sweat it, it will be a fun time! Just listen to your manager, and don't make their job harder than it already is (because I learned the hard way how hard that job really is, especially with seasonal employees)

Well, not firsthand but I can offer some input. My best friend is a Spirit Halloween store manager yearly, be prepared to pick up and clean constantly. She always says that the kids go haywire in there playing with costumes unsupervised, and it's basically being on clean-up all day. Also adults will be trying to open up costumes to try on when there are specific "try on" costumes. I visit her here a few times during the season. She works this in addition to her 9-5 job, as she just appreciate the team that staff the store (most tend to return yearly) and she likes being around the halloween vibe there. For me, I don't have the patience for this.

I do recall some epic issues she had with the store registers/electronics going out and not receiving input from the Spirit higher ups on it. She describes it as a job of doing it all yourself if you are higher staff and if a team member decides not to come in one day, she was expected to cover the shift, etc. She also began doing this working at Party City in 2010 I believe.