If you already finished all of your back-to-school shopping back in June when Staples started up its sale campaigns, maybe it’s time to get started on other ridiculously early holiday tasks. For example, it’s almost August: do you have your kids’ Halloween costumes ready?

Tim was shopping at Costco when he noticed these racks of costumes. Of course, children are fun because some of them like to wear costumes year-round, but this is clearly a display for highly organized parents who are planning way ahead.

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