When you think of Halloween, you are usually confronted with the likes of your Spirit & Halloween Express stores for your secret identity attire. I have been to this location quite a few times in order to perfect my gruesome costume, and the first time I went the woman working was not helpful at all and she actually chastised me because I forgot to put a box of shoes back on the shelf. I even apologized and I felt like a scolded child with the way she'd treated me. It would have been different if I tried on 37 costumes and just left them laying around everywhere, but this was a box of shoes I simply moved out of the way for a photo opp with a friend. I almost didn't go back after that, but Halloween is a strong pull in my life and I ventured back in several times.
The other times I went, the staff was helpful, the store was decorated with fun and creepy interactive stuff to play with. Now the last time I went in there was by far the most helpful and I'm glad I didn't let that first visit keep me away. There was a woman in there who helped a very frantic version of myself... (I was a silent hill nurse, and realized too late in my process that part of my costume was disintegrating!!!) I was standing in the costume store with two black eyes, a prosthetic eye piece and my body painted white with veins and she helped me put together my final touches. Whew! Talk about a close call.
Next year I will be sure to go back and visit for all my horrific needs :)