Price

• No one wants to be seen in a seemingly cheap Halloween costume, but store-bought costumes can be too expensive for some budgets. A Bankrate.com survey found that a pirate costume for either children or adults can cost $20 to $40.
  
  

Convenience

• While making costumes from scratch can be fun, there's no denying the convenience of walking into a store and having a costume picked out and paid for within minutes.
  
  

Creativity

• Many people love getting to dress up in original creations and some relish the treasure hunt of rummaging through every closet in the house to come up with a creative costume.
  
  

The Kids

• While some kids want to dress up as the most popular current superhero or princess, others have very specific idea that might be difficult to accommodate with a store-bought costume. Helping them pull off their ideas can be rewarding and meaningful.
  
  

Fun Fact

• In 2009, the top-selling costume for pets was a pumpkin--followed closely by a devil.