Not so cheap "cheap" costumes

This must have been very upsetting to your daughter as well. I does seem that we are paying more and more for things and getting less quality all the time. The margarine that I have used for years just change their formula by whipping it so you pay the same amount for the carton but get less (and really yucky)actual butter. It seems everything is about the profit and they could care less about the quality. I will bet your daughter made a beautiful Jasmine.

I don't think I'd have the patience to even "try" to sew it back together. Instead I'd be marching my behind to the store to complain and return the darned thing. Good gosh, the price you paid for it, it should've lasted MUCH longer than that! That's crazy!

I face this a lot..!! I find this kind of quality related problem in branded clothes too..!! Mostly BRANDED clothes are considered good in quality, yes this branded name gets its cost very high, but at end of the day we belive that atleast we are getting the right quality we deserve..!!! But NO juts forget about the quality....it mostly betrayes you..!! My "Levis" jeans just got all faded up after just one wash..now I cannot dryclean a jeans common..!! I have this realy good designer top but when you see the stiching from inside, its just a single stich by some machine ...what an infant can also tear it apart easily..!! It really disheartens me a lot after seeing such quality ..!! So I always make it sure that I get the quality..I don't actually see any brands now.....Because its the QUALITY that matters me now. Brands go to hell..!!

wow, when i was a kid, we never had "purchased costumes",, we had to make our own., and it was fun going through our closets, and the parents old things. we could get some pretty creative costumes when we put our heads together. its sad that every holiday is about money.

Oh yes! Costumes are outrageous these days and they are not good quality at all! My daughter and I went shopping for a costume for her and she got a Dragon Geisha costume and the obi doesn't quite fit her even though the package says size 7 - 10. That belt should be quite loose on her, but instead it's tight and she has to use a safety pin to keep it in place. The dress itself looks very flimsy and I told her she has to be careful with it because it is very cheap material. This thing cost $35! I can't believe it really. I used to make her costumes when she was smaller and I have been caving in to her demands about getting costumes from Party City. Last year her costume wasn't too bad, she was a pirate and it was actually a pretty decently made one. I told her she should wear it this year but she said no. Sometimes that kid drives me nuts.

There is a definate decline in the quality of products available for the children...from all of the toy recalls..which has become a everyday occurance...we also bought Halloween costumes..this year, my little one is the "blue" Power Ranger...his mask string broke the first time he put it on..URGHHHHHH Last night at the Boy Scout's Halloween party..I saw the cutest costume of a little boy with a pair of overall's turned into the "scarecrow" from the "Wizard of Oz"... I agree with you about making our own costumes for the kids...next year I will be doing the same thing...

i never buy a halloween costume before... but i am not willing to spend that much just for something that i will only wear once... i don't think that it is worth it... especially if the quality is so bad like what you say... i will bring it back to the store and ask for a refund...

They definitely are made cheaply. You usually can wear them once or maybe twice. They are too costly. We usually make our own. It just isn't worth it.

yes the prices are rediculus I always made up my own with what ever I had around the house and they worked pretty good

I agree. My three kids love costumes. They can be expensive & don't fit for long. My daughter has become creative t making her own. We also collect casts off & second hand clothing suitable for costumes & store it all in a big bag. Here is a cheap princess costume: What You'll Need Long-sleeved white shirt Assorted faux jewels Fabric glue Pink felt Tape measure Scissors 28 inches pink ribbon, 11/2 inches wide Safety pin 45 inches pink ribbon, 5/8 inch wide Adhesive-back hook-and-loop tape 11/2 yards light blue tulle Waxed paper 55 inches blue ribbon, 11/2 inches wide 70 inches blue ribbon, 5/8 inch wide Poster board Pencil Instructions Glue jewels onto white shirt in a necklace pattern. Cut a 27-inch square from pink felt. Glue large jewels along bottom edge of felt. Fold in ends of 11/2-inch-wide pink ribbon 1/2 inch; glue in place. Lay ribbon along top edge of felt, 1/4 inch down from top. Glue edges of ribbon to felt, leaving center of ribbon unglued. Let dry. Fasten a safety pin to end of 5/8-inch-wide pink ribbon. Thread it through 1-inch-wide channel created by ribbon glued to felt. Cut and glue a 3-inch strip of hook-and-loop tape to inside and outside edges of felt to close back. Pull 5/8-inch-wide ribbon to gather skirt around child's waist; tie ribbon into a bow. Place tulle folded in half (as it comes from the bolt) on waxed paper. Glue small jewels to tulle. Affix blue ribbon to tulle as you did with pink ribbon and felt in step 2. Follow step 3 again to thread 5/8-inch-wide blue ribbon. Place tulle skirt over felt skirt. Pull ribbon to gather tulle around child's waist, then tie a bow in front. Draw and cut out a crown pattern from poster board. Trace crown onto pink felt; cut out. Glue felt to poster board, and glue jewels to crown. Cut a 3-inch piece of hook-and-loop tape, and adhere it to inside and outside edges of crown for fasteners.

I don't think we've paid more an $12.99 for my daughters. Your right though, they do charge too much for really cheap quality. She'll get to keep hers to play dress up with too.

yup, holloween costumes are an industry just like any other and they of course want to make their money as well. I have NEVER bought a store bought halloween costume. My daughters 10 & 14 have always worn home made ones!

I also hate to buy costumes and will do my best every year to make my 3 boys their costumes. Ive had some good times checking out the sheet aisle in wal-mart and made 3 really cool Star Wars costumes for my kids this year. The sheets are only $2.89 each for twin size. I Grabbed a couple different color combos and sewed away.

I refuse to pay that much for costumes that are only going to be worn once. I wait until the day after halloween and buy for next year once they are marked way down.

That's why I went as a nun this year to this costume party I was invited to. The only reason I went as a nun was not because I wanted to be one but because the costume was only 9.99 at Target. The other costumes there were 24.99 and up and I didn't want to spend that much on something I am only wearing once. I think making your own costumes is the way to go these days.

I have bought my kids costuems from Gymboree for the past 2 years. They are expensive but the quality is great. I too was tired of the cheap quality of costumes from Walmart or the Halloween Adventure store. NOW is the time to buy the kids costumes for next year- everything is 50 to 75% off, so at least you won't kihk yourself for spending too much if the thing rips!

Now a days, this kind of an experience is common to many consumers and there is nothing under the sky which can attend to the grivances.

My son's Knight costume was only $10, and I got my daughters cow costume at a yard sale this summer for $1. I will not pay for an expensive costume like that. It is crazy to spend a lot of money on something they wear for a few hours. I once spent $23 on a costume for my son, but he got to wear it 2 years in a row, so I kind of got my moneys worth out of it.