Costume booking misunderstandings

It seems that there are always one or two people that do not seem to understand that when there is already a booking for a specific costume by someone else, that the costume will not miraculously be available for them or duplicate itself. Then they do not like to hear that a costume is not available and are determined to say that it is. When they still do not like the fact that the costume has been booked by someone else weeks or even months before the time, then they get angry. My website clearly shows which costume has bookings for when and includes collection and return dates. There is not way it can be made even simpler. If some people cannot use common sense, I cannot really help them.

New devil/vampire costume for women and cloak

On Friday, I got hold of a really nice vampire dress which could also be used for a devil costume for women. With that came an extra collar made of some slightly harder material to stand upright. I also got a cloak with it that is red on the inside and black on the outside.

Possible new Fairy costume in a totally different style than the current costumes

There is a good chance that I can get hold of a new Fairy costume that is a totally different style than the current costumes that I have available. This one is a smaller size and more meant for a sexy look.

Thirteen new costumes ordered

A total of thirteen new costumes have been ordered. This includes some children sizes and small costumes for women.
The list of costumes includes: Caribbean Buccaneer, Queen of the Pirates, Thing, Spider-Man 3, Devil Costume, Marie Antoinette, Madame Marquess, Viking Valkyrie, Spider-Man, Elvis Black Leather, Ancient Beauty, Pirate's Wench, Super Hero. Most of these costumes are for women and many are some are children sizes.

Bunny feet should also be arriving soon for the Easter weekend and possibly two black mouse costumes.

Costumes for women and children

Due to the increase in requests for children sizes as well as costumes for women, I am planning to see what costumes I can get hold of. Recently one of my suppliers started selling heavily discounted costumes because they are discontinued. I had a look at the list last night and several costumes look promising. If they actually will be requested or rented is another matter.

Website changes made for simplification

The website has received several smaller simplification changes which include a slightly trimmed top section, lighter colours used for the bar with the notices. The contact details page has received some layout changes due to a lot of website users not finding the contact enquiry form. The opening hours have been shifted to their own page. A lot of people did not seem to find them, even though they were listed on the same location on each page, as well as on the contact details page.

Website updates and bug fixes

The reference number system has been revised to generate shorter reference numbers. A flaw on the booking check has been fixed to prevent bookings inside of other bookings.

Desperate parents are looking for Barney costumes

I get a lot of rather desperate parents looking for adult sized Barney the dinosaur costumes for use for an average of fifteen minutes for the birthdays of their two or three year old children.

Unfortunately I cannot help them because of legal and brand limitation reasons that I have been made aware of recently. There should really be adult sized Barney costumes available to more or less look similar to the character that can be used for such purposes. I do understand that the company which owns the brand does not want the character image to be tainted by adults that get up to mischief while in the costume. The same can really happen with anything.

Lion spotted and dinosaur

On Sunday, 87 March 2010, I spotted a lion walking in the Kuilsrivier Spar. This was actually someone in a Simba Lion costume. It was quite amusing to see that, especially since I was the day before in a dinosaur costume for a children's birthday. At least I understood was it is like inside such a suit. The original plan was a bear suit, but I have a green dinosaur suit which was then picked.

Human masks requests

Somebody was asking me about various human masks today. The person was looking for various faces and wanted to buy several. I do have several masks that really work well to get the complete look of a costume right. It does not look right when someone wears a costume and just does not have the right head to match the costume. The masks that I have are made out of foam latex and can be worn for hours without getting too hot. Some are more comfortable than others.

Full size costumes are becoming more of a priority

Based on the client that showed up last night, as well as previous clients, it is soon time to get costumes for really large people. Anyone who is bigger than the normal average sizes has got a problem instantly to get any costume for any theme.

Missing costume showed up again and two costumes removed from website

The missing costume has turned up again. It was rented by someone who told me he had booked while I was busy and I did not make 100% sure that he actually had done so successfully. This might have been as well because that person did not read properly or was not computer literate. Some people also get stuck on the booking form after filling in the form. They just do not seem to realise that they need to click on the "Book Now" button at the bottom of the form.

Due to various reasons, I had to remove two costumes from my website.