Excuses.. I have heard them all!

Last Year, one of my co workers told someone he couldn't make it because he didn't know how to get there -- which would have been fine except the fact he has the phone numbers of like 4 people at the party?!! He couldn't have called and just asked? LAME!

Then there was my friend who went out and bought a costume for the party then showed up 3 hours late and costume less. When asked why -- she said when she put it on, one of her boyfriends kids called her "FAT" and she decided to not wear it.

Why spend money on a costume if your not going to wear it?

And I HATE all those people who complain they never have a costume!!!

Every year my close friends make/or come up with their costumes, and I gotta tell ya, they end up being so much better then anything you can buy in a retail outlet!! My girlfriend last year dressed up as a Target zombie -- which was an inside joke because she used to work overnight there. It was simple - cheap and creative.