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Most people pick out their costumes when the leaves finally turn orange, but for the companies behind the disguises, Halloween is a year-long ordeal. It really ramps up in August, when businesses cull pop culture to create what are often their most popular costumes. For Johnathon Weeks, the CEO of mega-costume company BrandsOnSale, headlines inspired one of his company's most popular costumes: Ebola.
The Ebola costume, which retails for $79.99, is "actually a great deal," explained Weeks in a phone interview. "The costume comes with a white hazmat suit, with the plastic goggles, blue gloves, a breathing mask and face shield." It hit the site on October 8 and has since sold "over a dozen" units.
The description reads as follows: "The deadly Ebola virus has landed in the United States and the crisis has reached new levels of domestic escalation. You are sure to be prepared if any outbreak happens at your Halloween party. This will literally be the most 'viral' costume of the year." However, Weeks is careful to clarify that the outfit is actually not preventative, "This is not to be used as a real Ebola suit."
As for the tastefulness of the ensemble, Weeks insisted that the attire is in the spirit of the holiday. "You can go on any website for a zombie mask for an eight-year-old with cuts and scars all over their face," he said. "It's Halloween, it's one day, if people are that serious about it, they dont know what Halloween is about."
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http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/The-Worst-Halloween-Costume-Ebola-Edition/381444/
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)It's still out there killing people, not a good costume.
Travis_0004
(5,417 posts)I could pick up a tychem chemical suit for 15.00 and a half face reaperator for 20.
Add 5 bucks for glasses and gloves and you have one for half the price.
Sparhawk60
(359 posts)n/t
Earth_First
(14,910 posts)It was called 'Breaking Bad' and was wildly popular several years ago.
Time for a new marketing director with fresh ideas...