Do you have your Halloween costume yet? Have you begun thinking about what you want to be? Well, I have good news for you. At this point in the year, you have two convenient choices for all of your Halloween needs. You can visit Imaginations and/or Spirit. This year, they're essentially right next to each other. Want to know how they measure up?
Location
Since Imaginations and Spirit are right next to each other, neither one has the edge, as far as location goes. Perhaps Imaginations gets a bit of an edge in this category, since this is their permanent location. Their store also seems a bit larger.
Winner : Imaginations
Costumes
If you have been in a store that specializes in selling Halloween goods, it was probably a Spirit store. Therefore, you pretty much know what to expect. The costumes are mass produced of mid-level quality. There is a pretty good selection, with new costumes each year. Obviously, they are reflecting the current events by having a selection of political masks.
Imaginations also has a nice selection of costumes, but they also have quality costumes that are for rent or purchase. While they also have the lower quality options, you can choose to procure a higher quality costume for a higher price. They also offer individual pieces. If you need a billowy pirate shirt but you already have britches and kick-ass boots, that's fine. You can pay $30 for an awesome pirate shirt that feels like a real shirt, not some shiny nylon one.
Winner : Imaginations
Accessories
Both stores have an excellent supply of accessories for your costume needs. In the past, we've had better luck finding interesting pieces at Spirit. This year, however, Imaginations had a better selection of goods for the costumers we are tweaking this year. They had so many pirate hats that it wasn't even funny. Maybe closer to Halloween, Spirit will end up trumping Imaginations, but right now, Imaginations is looking pretty good.
Winner : Imaginations
Hours
Since I am only considering their utility for Halloween, I have to disregard the fact that Imaginations is open year round. They get bonus points for it, but in this instance, we are only concerned with who has the best hours now. Spirit is far and away providing more shopping hours for their customers. They were open an extra two hours this evening over Imaginations.
Winner: Spirit
Decorations
Do you decorate your yard for Halloween? Are you covering your house with creepy ornaments? Is your sidewalk lined with horror? If not, you can find everything you would need at Spirit. Imaginations focuses on costumers, hence doesn't really have too many decorations. The selection at Spirit, while creepy, is vast. They have most of the items that are animated set up so that you can see what they do. In particular, the jumping spiders are creepy. If we weren't warned about them, I'm pretty sure Mark would have shrieked like a 14 year old girl.
Winner : Spirit
If you're putting together a costume for Halloween, your best bet is to visit both stores. There's no law saying you can't, but if you want to minimize your shopping time, I would just go to Imaginations. Their costume selection just can't be beat. You can pretty much put together everything you need in one stop: hats, shoes, accessories, costumes, etc.
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