REVIEW: Having a Halloween Party? You should visit CostumeMan.com because they have a lot of party items and Halloween Costumes to choose from. Costume Man as been doing business since 1957 and they are continuing their service of making people happy. Their motto in doing business is to serve their customers with integrity and to make them happy. Their inventory consists of a huge variety of face make-up kits and effects. Costumes are also adorable and there are a lot of categories to choose from however, only few selections are available in each category. Aside from that when an item is clicked there is no description or details regarding the item and although they have an adult and child sizing chart to verify on, some of their merchandise is limited on size, even some costumes only offer one size. The  CostumeMan.com website has room for improvements because it is kind of hard to browse several costumes at a time, you need to always go back to the main menu instead of just going back to the previous page. A “go back” link should be added so that customers won’t have a hard time exploring the site especially the ones who are not all that computer savvy.

FEATURES: This website is more a full featured costume shop, because aside from costumes, they also sell props, special effects items, giveaways for carnivals, puppets, accessories, decorations for all different kinds of occasions, jokes and even tricks to make parties more enjoyable and fun! Costume categories are mostly from movies, cartoons, holiday costumes, horror characters, as well as mascots from your favorite fast food chains are also available. Other accessories needed for the costumes to be more attractive and realistic are also available like different styles of tights, pantyhose, character wigs, hats, shoes, and capes. Customers can also get their top quality costumes at discounted prices, just look for the sale items link at the bottom of the page and all the products on sale will be displayed.

EASE OF USE: Having a hard time or confused on how to shop on the webpage? The CostumeMan.com site has a help link that directs you to yahoo “help for buyers ordering” for some steps on how to buy online. You will also see an Index link wherein all their products are listed alphabetically. To make searching for items easier, there is a search box that can bring you directly to the specific item that you are looking for. Although CostumeMan.com does not offer an online chat with their operators for information or queries, you can call them through a toll free number listed on their website.

SHIPPING TERMS: Shipment fee could start from $8.00 for ground shipping and go up depending on your location. Once a product is sold, it cannot be returned or exchanged so better choose the right size before making a purchase. Or better yet you may go directly to their store in Throggs Neck, NY, to see their products personally which is open 7 days a week.