Best Inflatable Halloween Costumes and Also the Worst

If friends and acquaintances think we're filled with hot air, then it shouldn't surprise them when we show up for that special fall event in an inflatable Halloween costume. We only intended to offer five options for inflatable Halloween costumes, but since several seem out of the ballpark in terms of expense, we'll give you a lucky seven.

(1) We'd expect ebay to definitely have a specific search engine for Halloween costumes in general, but specifically for inflatable Halloween costumes? Yes! We see ghosts and pumpkins, and of course Hulk is a superhero who inflates in comic and movie life, but at the top we observe a deer head. An inflatable deer head. Who ever heard of a deer head for a Halloween costume?

(2) When we think of it, a Fred Flintstone Halloween costume is a natural. Fred's tunic already is made of the traditional Halloween colors, orange and black. The price is $23.99, teal tie included. No, the tie's not made of silk; why would it need to be? And the Fred Flintstone tunic isn't inflatable, but we're including it because his caveman's club needs to be filled with air. It's 32 inches long and goes for $4.99. If that sounds steep, a Fred wig goes for $14.99. Figure out how to part your hair in the middle, and that's some money you can save.

(3) Okay, we see evidence that the caveman's club at $4.99 might be a tad overpriced. We can purchase a far more intricate item, an inflatable pair of bongo drums, for a mere $4.39. These inflatable bongo drums are intended to put the finishing touches for our Halloween garb as a beatnick, a hippie, or simply a starving artist type of musician.

(4) Speaking of price, check out the inflatable grapes adult costume from Costume Alibi. This Halloween costume, like a fine wine, obviously is crafted for a connoissuer. Each grape inflates separately. But $119.99. That's not a typo: $199.99. And that's with a $15 discount! Oh well, a pair of inflatable three-finger gloves (sort of Hamburger Helper style) are included. And since you're spending more than $100, you get free shipping.

(5) After the inflatable grapes, Jabba the Hutt from Star Wars will sound like a bargain at $74.99.

(6) Returning to bargain prices for inflatable Halloween costumes, inflatablecostume.com will allow the ladies to appear as ballerinas or hula dancers, while the fellows can dress as Superman or a dorky "tacky tourist," usually for less than $15 and often for less than $10. Just don't bump into any sharp objects, or your inflatable may quickly deflate. Also, for guitar heroes who don't own guitars, there are several inflatable accessories for under $5.

(7) The inflatable Halloween sumo wrestler costume via shopping.com, with prices starting at about $25 for children and $30 for adults, involves several amusing provisions. First we have "adult standard size; fits most." Hey, if we can't fit into a Halloween sumo wrestler costume, we definitely need to consider a diet! Next, we can click while computer shopping to enlarge the image, as though a sumo image needs enlarging. Also bear in mind: "We regret that this item cannot be shipped to P.O. boxes." Alas, the post office needs to design larger P.O. boxes.

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