Only the first weekend of September, and already a Halloween shop has opened, in what's flogged to the tourists as the "million dollar half-mile" (of shops) or the "factory outlets of Lake George," to us locals it's known simply as the "outlets," where we locals only shop when there's a good sale on, 'cos quite frankly, we can get similar stuff just as cheap--if not cheaper, from TJMaxx, Label Shopper, or even from Sears, JC Penney's or K-Marts.

("The outlets" contain over 70 stores, such shops as: Eddie Bauer, L'eggs, Swank, Polo Ralph Lauren, Brooks Brothers, Big Dog, Orvis, Reebok, Sox, Pfaltzgraf, American Tourister Luggage, Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, Banana Republic, Nautica, Jones New York, Merelle, etc.) http://www.factoryoutletsoflakegeorge.com/

Anyway, this fancy dress shop opened in the old Basketville store (a store that used to sell..well, baskets.). It was mobbed! Blimey! Halloween isn't till October 31st, isn't that getting a bit carried away? Geez, it's not like it's this big national holiday...tho' the shops would like it if you thought of it that way.

Well, we all like messing about with fancy dress, sometimes...okay, well, I still do...not that I ever do, mind you...tho' for the last couple of years I put on semi-fancy dress for the office halloween party--last year, only 3 of us showed up that way(after everyone said they were going to dress up)...felt like a right idiot, so I won't be doing THAT again, this year!

I thought I'd show of some of the more unusual costumes I'd found online....