by Karen Bledsoe

Created on: October 13, 2010

Halloween is on its way, you've been invited to a great costume party, and now you need a fabulous costume that will wow everyone. Where can you go to find just the thing without breaking your budget? The internet to the rescue - if you start early enough, you can track down a great costume at just the right price in plenty of time for Halloween. Here are a few places where you can start your search.

Oriental Trading Company: For every sort of inexpensive plastic gadget, craft kit, toy, party decoration, or costume that you can think of, ranging from, "Wow, fabulous!" to, "Wow, someone thought that was a good idea?" nothing beats Oriental Trading Company. Need an Einstein wig? A sumo wrestler body suit? Full gorilla suit? This is the place to find them. No licensed characters or seriously grisly stuff, but lots of fun ideas. Shipping in the U.S. starts at $6.99, with higher prices for expedited shipping.

Costume Discounters: If it's licensed character costumes you're looking for, try shopping Costume Discounters. Whether you need Toy Story, Ironman, Alice in Wonderland, Mario Brothers, or Avatar, you'll find it all here, along with retro cartoon characters and a full line of sexy-style costumes. Better still, if you find a lower price for the same costume anywhere on the web, Costume Discounters will beat the price by 20%. Shipping starts at $7.99, up to $19.99 minimum for fast Premium shipping.

Spirit Halloween: For licensed character costumes and for more edgy masks and gear, things with more, "Screeeam!" than, "Squeee!" try Spirit Halloween. In addition to Mario, Alice in Wonderland, cheerleaders, Batman, and pirates, you can find gory zombie masks and masks of characters from just about any well-known horror movie you can name. Try their costume finder to help narrow your search. Shipping starts at $6.95. Spirit also opens temporary stores in empty storefronts around Halloween, so check around. They may be in your city.

Scarepro Halloween: If you're looking for edgy adult costumes, try Scarepro's adult selection. Zombie cheerleader, corpse bride, and Carrie's prom dress are all here, along with sexy costumes and an entire line of Village People get-ups. Scarepro will meet or beat prices from other websites, and they ship to nearly any country. 

Zoogster: Another source for general costumes, not featuring licensed characters, is Zoogster. If you're looking for that special Pirate Queen costume or wondered where you could buy a banana suit, try Zoogster.

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