Fébrile customers for Halloween |The press

" Finally !", Lay lovers of sweets and disguises, which are specially feverish, this year, while the Halloween festival can be celebrated more normal than in 2020.What give some chills ... excitement!Progress has gone to meet workers and customers in different specialized shops.What are the most popular costumes?

With an increasingly tangible return to normal, fans of sweets and costumes will be able to reconnect with their favorite party, if the measurements always allow it.They have been preparing for several weeks, looking for ideal disguise, according to Saguenay's specialized store employees.

"It's a crazy year," admits Dominick Béland, administrator at Jean Coutu Jonquière, met in the branch of rue Saint-Dominique,.The strong craze experienced by the sale of costumes far exceeds the results of last year, where the health situation was more uncertain.

He believes that many are motivated to celebrate this year, both children and adults, probably to resume last year, but also because the party falls the weekend.

"It seems that this is the first party from the pandemic where people have more access to a rally," said Mr..Béland, who reports that as much as costumes, makeup and masks are popular.

According to Jessy Lajoie-Boily, co-owner of boutique premiere, people are there.And they are very early this year."In the last week of August, people were already ready to come and see what we had received," explains the co-owner, who admits that her stock was not yet placed in the shop at that time.

Last year, customers were much more at the last minute, not knowing too much if they could celebrate Halloween.There had finally been sales, but especially in the last days.

"We see that this year, people are ready and want costumes.Children are in a good mood.We feel them feverish.But adults also seem to have a taste for celebrating between adults, ”she continues.

Si les parents magasinent pour les costumes des enfants plus tôt, les adultes sont davantage à la dernière minute, selon M^me Lajoie-Boily.

At Halloween Chicoutimi, the crowd of people looking for costumes has been very good since the opening, at the end of September."The more Halloween is approaching, the more people have people," notes Yassmina, an employee of the store.

At Décorine Imagine, costume rental has resumed the hair of the beast.This year, the company receives a particularly high number of requests for murder and mysteries evenings.

In its inventory, making imagines 1000 disguise accounts.Last year, only five were rented at Halloween.

A return to normal is particularly appreciated by the company."It's going very well this year.It feels good !It’s standard with other years preceding the pandemic.It comes back to normal, "confirms Mélissa Lavoie, co -owner, during a telephone interview.

According to her, the interest in rental is upwards and especially pleases adults, since it avoids keeping a garment that is often wearing once, in addition to being a more affordable option.

To rent a disguise, the person can leaf through the store, consult the online catalog or send a detailed request.In the latter case, the Imagine Confection team finds clothes and accessories that suit and invites the customer to come and try the assembled costume.

This year, costume requests for murder and mysteries games are numerous."There are really more requests this year for murders and mysteries.I imagine that people decide to find themselves in smaller group, in less big parties.We really like it to do that!It gives us good challenges, ”she shares.

The costumes inspired by Game of Thrones and the Disney characters, including the princesses and the villains of the films, are always very popular.

Asked about unusual requests, Mélissa Lavoie cited Colonel Sanders, the founder and the image of the PFK fast food chain.

Each year, some characters are run more than others.Unsurprisingly, 2021 will be the Halloween of the popular Squid Game series (the Calmar game).If the costume shops find it and if the commands arrive in time!

It is a real crazy race, since the success of the Netflix series is too recent and that orders are usually made months in advance.Thus, no trader had the clothes of the characters in stock.

At the Coutu jean on rue Saint-Dominique, in Jonquière, there are a few costumes during the day on Wednesday and already, reservations have been taken, a very rare phenomenon in pharmacy.Everything related to a popular series of broadcasters like Netflix is subject to excessive demand.As another example, red work combinations of Casa del Papel (the paper house) are also particularly sought after.But there, some shops had in stock, including Halloween Chicoutimi.

The other most marked trend concerns traditional costumes.Vampire, ghost, ninja, thief and witch does not get rid of.

At Halloween Chicoutimi, the interest in black costumes with white masks is also particularly marked."Everyone can wear them, both women and men.It doesn't ask to have makeup.It’s simple and so it’s in great demand, ”notes Yassmina, an employee.

Regarding wacky requests, store managers claim that each year their employees receive requests that are out of the ordinary.Among these are the search for a big layer, for a customer and pet costumes for adults.

Halloween is indeed back, and not only for costumes!The candies also make little monsters salivate - and the older ones!

At Jean Coutu Jonquière, the request for candies is up, to the point that the turnover of the confectionery has doubled compared to last year.

"People really seem to expect to receive Halloweeneux!"Exclaims Dominick Béland, administrator.

The consequences of the pandemic are felt on shops, even a year later.In each of the shops visited, officials claimed to have experienced difficulties in supplying costumes.

"We have misery to have our stock.We had it said, but I didn't think it was going to be as much as that.Our orders have been made since January and February, but we do not yet know when we are going to receive them.There are also a lot of things that weren't available, "notes Jessy Lajoie-Boily, a boutique co-owner Premiere.

Luckily, she still managed to turn around and receive stock to satisfy all tastes.

The same bell sound was heard at Jean Coutu Jonquière and Halloween Chicoutimi.Domnick Béland, administrator at Jean Coutu Jonquière, confirms that the problem comes from suppliers, but that it was possible for him to find other alternatives."It was more complex.»»

In addition, the co -owner of the first store was said by several customers that the difficulty of supply also affected online sales sites.