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The email lands in the school app on a Tuesday and asks for a 'simple' talking donkey by Friday. Here's how to raid the dressing-up box, buy only what's worth buying, and send a costume out there that survives three performances and a grandparent with a phone full of storage.
A charity-shop costume has already survived one childhood, which is more than most new ones manage. Here's the honest case for buying second-hand, what to check before you hand over your coins, and how to pass outfits on so they actually get worn again.
Halloween is barely in the bin bag and the Christmas socials are already appearing in the group chat. Rather than adding to the pile, spend one hour in mid-November working out what your dressing-up box already holds - and what it will cost you per wear.