FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: You Don't Have to Be a Vampire to Take a Bite Out of the Price of Celebrating Halloween! Smart Halloween Shoppers Can Save a Bundle on Halloween Costumes and Halloween Decorations NEW YORK, N.Y. - Oct. 17, 2006 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- It's Halloween time again! And whether you have kids, or are planning a festive Halloween Celebration of your own, you're probably considering endless Halloween costume ideas ranging from "cheap tricks" to monstrously expensive treats. Of course, you can trek to your local Mall, fight the crowds for the hottest costumes and pay full price, or as many savvy shoppers have discovered, there is a more affordable and more convenient alternative say the guys and ghouls at retailer Halloween Adventure and Masquerade LLC. *(LOGO: Send2Press.com/mediaroom/logo-NewYorkCostumes_72dpi.jpg) Driven by the incredible growth in the popularity of Halloween in recent years, many traditional costume retailers have magically transformed themselves into year-round online costume superstores. According to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIG research, consumers are expected to spend $4.96 billion this Halloween, up significantly from just $3.29 billion a year ago. Online Halloween Costume websites have become the destination of choice for smart Halloween Costume Shoppers... and a surprising source of both creative costume ideas and spooktacular savings. Driven by the explosion in consumer demand, many online retailers have become increasingly more competitive, offering consumers discounts and savings offers - especially early in the season. Similar to toy stores and gift retailers, who incentivize consumers to purchase weeks before Christmas, Halloween retailers are aggressively inviting consumers to BUY NOW AND SAVE via online channels. Promotional offers of FREE Shipping, Discounts of 5%, 10%, 20% OFF and more, combine to give consumers a way to save both time and money. Halloween Adventure, the largest independent Halloween retailer in the US, offers consumers FREE Shipping - PLUS an additional 15% OFF savings on purchases made before October 25th via its online costume superstore www.newyorkcostumes.com . While some consumers prefer to browse among one of the deeply discounted costumes in the Costume Clearance Corner: www.newyorkcostumes.com/deep-discount.html "Halloween Costume Savings in our Costume Clearance Corner can be as high as 50% to 70% off regular retail", says HalloweenAdventure.com Webmaster Yan Demko, "and we still offer FREE Shipping with Clearance purchases over $50 providing even greater savings." Newyorkcostumes.com, the eCommerce division of Broadway-based New York Costumes - New York City's largest costume retailer, also offers FREE Shipping and deep discounts for online customers who shop early. "Online customers have options, and so we always sell every costume at the best possible prices", says Tony Bianchi, owner/operator of NewYorkCostumes.com. "In addition, during Halloween season we offer customers additional discounts to shop and save early." Having trouble deciding what to be? NewYorkCosutmes.com compiles the Top 10 Costumes each season at http://www.newyorkcostumes.com/PR-top10-halloween-costumes.html . Or, if you prefer not to follow the crowd, check out hundreds of potential Halloween Costume Ideas at http://www.newyorkcostumes.com/Sitemap/Additional-Costume-Information/Halloween-Costumes-Halloween-Accesories-Halloween-Decorations.html So get ready to celebrate the Halloween season in style with the hottest new Costume looks - while saving big time! Forget the crowds at the mall! Save gas, save time, and save money by shopping early while creating your own personal Halloween adventure and shopping online! Halloween Adventure, headquartered in Boothwyn, PA, operates over 125 Seasonal Halloween Costume Super Stores from Coast to Coast, and year-round Costume Superstores in Philadelphia, PA and in New York City's East Village. www.halloweenadventure.com NewYorkCostumes.com is an online retailer of costumes, masks, makeup, accessories and more. Headquartered on Broadway in New York City newyorkcostumes.com ships worldwide. www.newyorkcostumes.com The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores. www.nrf.org Photo/Video Opps and interviews are welcomed by appointment. Send2Press(R) is the originating wire service for this story. NEWS SOURCE: Masquerade LLC - Halloween Adventure # # # MEDIA CONTACT(S): [ not for publication or the public ] Erin Winters, of Masquerade LLC - Halloween Adventure, erin@newyorkcostumes.com or Yan Demko, yan@newyorkcostumes.com, +1-800-99-JUMPY /END/ ......... This news story from Send2Press Newswire may be redistributed and re-posted in part or in whole by members of the media. Copr. (c) Send2Press, a unit of Neotrope(R). 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