tuesday was crazy costume sale day. i saw on NY1 that there was going to be a giant sale at a costume warehouse that was going out of business. just in time for the halloween chaos! i couldn't resist... $20 to fill a shopping full of random costumes? come on now. thing is, i have tons of costume gear in storage, but none of it with me here. i know, just what i need to fill my tiny closet is more once or twice a year costume regalia, but i just can't help myself when an opportunity like this comes a-knocking.
the sale started at 10am and i figured i'd arrive at 10, knowing it might be crazy inside, but not really expecting a big line (it was a week day you know. and how many unemployed NYers interested in a costume sale could there be?). boy, was i WRONG! when i finally made it over to the desolate area of 26th and 11th ave, all i could see was an enormous line. i couldn't even tell where it started or ended. it looked like a line for a britney spears concert a few years back (when she was a hot ticket)... where people had been camping out the night before. i couldn't believe it.
as i started my way further and further and further down the line, i realized i might be waiting all friggin day to get some lame costume. but then, about half way down 27th (yes people, the line went AROUND to the next block), i heard someone call my name. it was the cool girl, vanessa from my one day a week office job! and she told me to cut in with her. what luck! when i asked what the hell she was doing there, she said she was so excited, that she took the day off work! guess other people in line had the same idea. who knew cheap costumes would be such a draw? only in ny man, only in ny.
(the line that continued behind where i was standing)
after about an hour and half of waiting, we'd probably moved about 40 feet, all the way up to 11th ave (the line continued down that block to 26th, then around the corner and half way down that street). we were never going to make in the hour or so we were hoping. a few more minutes of restlessness, vanessa and i decided to see what the deal was up front. when we got there, she realized she knew about a gallery in the bldg. and thought we might be able to go up and use their bathroom. the guard asked where we were going and lo and behold, we got in. after the pee break, we discovered we were in! all we had to do was take the express elevator up to the 17th to the sale. could it really be that easy?
YEP! we walked right in. heheheheeeeee (evil cackle)!!! i paid my $20 and got my big bag. vanessa was blessed that day. not only did we get in without the ridiculous wait, she was mistakenly given 4 bags for $20! one of which she gave to me. so 2 bags for $20! hahahahaaaaa (repeated evil cackle)! once inside it was a costume free for all. racks upon racks of random outfits ranging from every period. i filled my bags full of everything from a princess dress to a couple broadway sparkly showgirl outfits to a couple pairs of crazy pants to a 40s starlet's robe to hats and shawls and bizarre pieces just for the cool fabrics AND my halloween outfit: 2 little girl dresses to choose from for my "whatever happened to baby jane" betty davis character. so excited. they both don't quite fit, but i'll make it work. excited! i usually go for the sexy halloween outfit, but this one will be totally creepy. yay!
all in all, the preps for halloween and the trip are right on track. weeee...
2 comments:
what is that line?????? who knew discount batman suits were so hot?
robin subaru is another robin subaru place to check out.
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