10/30/09 - Madison County

By: Lauren Linney
llinney@wbbjtv.com
3:28 p.m.

 

Halloween is Saturday and many people are doing last minute shopping for costumes, but is the economy causing some fans to cut back. For Party Headquarters owner Russell Rast, this year's Halloween economy is anything but a scary situation. "Halloween is always the type that people are going to come out and spend the money regardless of the economy. They might not spend as much, but they are still going to spend on a costume," said Rast.
 
In fact, Rast said the higher priced costumes are the ones that left the shelves first. "Your lower priced ones will sell Friday and Saturday. The weeks leading up to this have been your higher priced ones," said Rast.
 
Some costume shoppers said they do not have much of a budget when it comes to buying the perfect outfit. "To a limit. There's always a limit, but it [Halloween] only comes around once a year and we're gonna have fun, and get to pretend you're somebody else for a day," said Crystal Rivera, who is from Camden.
 
Others who are on a fixed budget said they would rather spend their money on something else. "With me being a college student, I don't have that money to spend on a costume, so I figured just be creative and come up with something fun and exciting," said Chelsea Crook, who is a student at Union.
 
Which costume is the biggest request this year? Rast said Michael Jackson is number one.