Cheapo Creepo Archive
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Hey look! The 99 cent store Halloween stuff is out!
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsThe 99¢ Only Store is stocked with plenty of goods for haunt fans on a budget. -
Cheapo Creepo: Skulls
Posted on October 6, 2009 | 1 CommentI don’t remember such a wide selection of skulls in years past at the 99 Cents Only Stores– and particularly gruesome ones, practically nothing cute here. Chalk it up to... -
Cheapo Creepo: Creepy Socks
Posted on October 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe 99 Cents Only Stores have their Halloween stock on shelves so, it being October 1st, we’re rolling out our first item to covet: Creepy socks. Yes, they have other... -
Cheapo Creepo: Humiliate your pets for 99 cents
Posted on September 13, 2009 | No CommentsFor less than the cost of a Happy Meal you can purchase your pet an ensemble of costumes for just about any event. Angel, Devil, or Witch, each available at... -
Political Pumpkin Party
Posted on October 8, 2008 | No CommentsPolitics have longed played a role in our Halloween costumes, but things always get extra interesting during an election year. Obama and McCain masks are no doubt selling hotly, and... -
Steep discounts on faded politician masks
Posted on October 2, 2008 | No CommentsAn odd evaluator on the fortunes of contemporary but, alas, shelf-life-expired politicos can be ascertained in fire sale prices for these (not just for) Halloween masks. Then there are those... -
Cellcam Journal: Early action
Posted on September 9, 2008 | No CommentsWith seven weeks to Halloween, Los Angeles is already percolating with anticipation that spans the budget you either have or don’t have on hand. Top left: British fashion designer Alexander... -
Be afraid…
Posted on September 8, 2008 | No CommentsI don’t know about you, but I can’t take it anymore, so the McCain and Obama masks get a visceral reaction from me. Yes, of course, I’m supporting Obama. But... -
Creepy’s Greatest Hits: Cheapo Creepo
Posted on September 8, 2008 | No CommentsOur 99 Cents Only Store recap of some of last year’s favorites… Even given the sheer numbers of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos devotees and practitioners here, Los Angeles... -
Costume T-Shirts… for lazy, cheap, but classy people like me.
Posted on April 21, 2008 | No CommentsAs much as I love Halloween, I hate wearing a costume. Thats why I have a lot of affection for “costume t-shirts.” You know the kind – the tuxedo t-shirt... -
Cheapo Creepo: Zombie Mother Theresa mask
Posted on October 30, 2007 | No CommentsToday’s item from the 99 Cents Only Store: Zombie Mother Theresa mask First Christopher Hitchens’s attack book and now this. When you marry God, you’re asking for trouble. -
Cheapo Creepo: Party Plates and Napkins
Posted on September 20, 2007 | No CommentsToday’s favorite items from the 99 Cents Store I’m the type of guy who could use these matching spider web paper plates and napkins everyday, year round, but that’s just... -
Cheap Haunts in an Expensive Town
Posted on September 9, 2007 | No CommentsThe saleswoman smiled seductively at me and cooed in her thick Russian accent, “You like the Halloween? Next week. All of aisle five,” then she turned back to the mesh...
