Maya Martin recently walked out of a Spirit Halloween in Bethpage armed with a package of fake mustaches to get ready for the holiday.

"I’m going to be a musician from this band called Goose," the 22-year-old Massapequa resident said.

She normally buys new Halloween costumes, but this year, she bought most of her holiday getup from thrift stores because she found prices for new costumes to be too high.

"Probably my whole costume [cost] under $20 with thrifting," she said Thursday.

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With tariffs making Halloween products more expensive this year, consumers are taking steps to cut costs for the holiday by shopping earlier and taking advantage of deals, retail experts said.

More than 90% of seasonal merchandise for Halloween and Christmas is imported from China,

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