Champion Party Supply
Seattle, WA 98109-4909
Phone: (206) 284-1980
- Cross Street:
- First Avenue
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm, extended hours during Halloween
Editorial Review for Champion Party Supply – by Kathy Schultz
The Scene
An accumulation of nearly 40 years of costumes awaits party-goers at Champion's. Along with the requisite flappers and vampires, you'll find mermaids, Queen Elizabeths and the Pimp Daddy, complete with crushed red-velvet jacket, faux zebra collar and plumed hat. All of your party needs can be met here, from twinkling lights to plastic forks--and what soiree would be complete without special favors, such as stink bombs ("break one of the vials and a bad smell spreads out"), or fake kitty crap?
The Goods
You can parade around in your costume for $45-$100 a night. To accessorize, choose from a dizzying array of oozing sores for about $10 each, or change your hair color to blue with one of the many styles and colors of wigs. Champion also rents helium tanks, disco balls, a coffin and fog machine.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasTransform your hound dog into Elvis with a strap-on guitar and silver-studded pants, or pack your pooch into a black breathable skeleton leotard (tail and all).
User Reviews for Champion Party Supply
10/27/2007 Posted by randerson11
i realize you can't expect much from a party supply store, but they fail at meeting even the most reasonable of expectations. I bought a costume there 1 hour ago. I realized when I got home there was no helmet. I called in, to be told there was no helmet that came with the costume. I said there was, she said someone stole it. "okay so can I come in and pick up a helmet" "no, we have no more" me- "are you sure" her- "i am pretty sure" me- " so what can I do" her- "your sol sir (s*** out of luck)" then she hung up on me mid sentence. awesome. thanks. champion of douchebaggery and party supplies your a bad bad store
Pros: they have costumes for halloween
Cons: they are way to expensive
10/23/2007 Posted by wetkite
Make big money? Not creative? Go to Champions. College girls from miles away will argue that Champions is the best. Well, if you like to see twenty different versions of a skimpy nurse outfit ranging anywhere from $59.99 and up (not including syringe or stockings) then for you, it just might be. This year I saw plenty of pirates, Marie Antoinettes, nurses, and gothic ladies, but not one unique costume in the place. If you were thinking that you could purchase that adorable costume you saw online and avoid the shipping charges, you were kidding yourself! The same costume I found online for $52.99 that required $10.00 of shipping was $69.99 in the store- and finding it in the overstuffed aisles was much more difficult, and the staff offered absolutely no help. If you can manage to snag one of the pierced, dreadlocked, dyed temp-staff on their way through the aisle, they'll respond in a huffy "No, we don't have that" and stare at you as if you're supposed to tip them for their rudeness and their company's unpreparedness. Granted, they're probably only working their for minimum wage so they can afford the costume they'd like to purchase from their EMPLOYER. I did give Champion's at least ONE star, because though they have a limited selection, the wigs aren't all that bad if you're willing to pay upwards of 25 dollars a pop. Also, they have a wide variety of accessories for those of us who "make our own"- at no less than $2.99 a piece. If you're looking for an accessory that you would expect to pay $0.99 for at WAL*MART - - GO TO WAL*MART. Okay, okay- so most costume stores are the same. Their halloween profits fuel them through the rest of the costume-less year... but Champion's could learn a thing or two from costume stores that double as retail and second hand, like Red Light or Buffalo Exchange. Bottom line: lackluster in originality, terrible service, lacking in organization and variance, and prices nearing criminal heights.
Pros: Wigs, variety of accessories if you're willing to pay
Cons: Customer service, outlandish prices, costumes poor quality and lacking in variety and originality
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