At Spirit Halloween in East El Paso, they were scaring up some big business on Saturday.

"We've had within the last week average sales have been anywhere from like $100 up to $300," said Yvette Armendariz, assistant manager at Spirit Halloween.

Those are huge numbers compared to the nationwide average. The National Retail Federation said people are spending about $56 on their costume this year, compared to $66 last year. And locally, the biggest and best sales are just rolling in.

"The last three days and today have been the busiest, we've got a lot of last minute shoppers," Armendariz told KFOX.

"Maybe high end $75," said Joshua Doone, as he explained how much he would be willing to spend on his costume. "You're going to spend as much as you want to spend to have a good time, and it all depends on how much of a good time you want to have."

"Like $120," said Gilbert-Ian Ruden, as he showed KFOX all of the items for his costume. "Money, I work hard for my money, so it's a lot of money to spend."

But just like Doone, Ruden believed it is a good use of his hard earned cash.

"It's actually very worth it because it's only once a year, and I think my costume is different from other people's, so I think I am going to look very good," said Ruden.

The employees at Spirit Halloween said if you don't want to spend so much money, and get a jump on your costume shopping for next year, everything will be 50 percent off starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday.