College Mascots of Merchsummer

College Mascots 
Did you know there's a $10,000 scholarship contest every year for the best college mascot? It's true, we just read about it in Newsweek. It goes to the college mascot with the best costume, who also makes the best connection to the fans through his or her antics.

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With that kind of money at stake, you don't want a shoddy college mascot costume. A great costume begins a powerful connection between the fans, the team, and the college. If your team is popular, say a Big Ten football team, your mascot could be the first connection an excellent future prospect makes to your college.

What to Look For In A College Mascot Costume Maker

First, you need to be happy with the costume design for your mascot. This means you'll want to work with a mascot maker who will do his best to make a real connection to you and your school, in order to best represent you and your needs. Your customer should create detailed sketches in full color for you to view, so you'll know full well what you're getting, long before construction begins.

Swatches are also an important part of the costume design process. You need colors that make a connection between your mascot and your college. The right customer will take the time to go over several color and material swatches to make sure you'll be happy with your college mascot.

Costume Rentals 
We've been talking a great deal about buying mascots or theatrical costumes, but often you only need to rent a costume. There are some customers who won't rent their costumes and prefer to stick with sales. However, top customers know that rentals are a great way to make a connection with the public, and happily rent out their costumes.

When To Rent A Costume

Renting a costume is a great solution any time you'd like to have a costume that looks professional but will only need it once. For example, if you own a theater company and will be performing a pageant starring Santa Claus for a week every year, it makes sense to buy your Santa costume. However, if you're showing up at a friend's house to play Santa for the day, you're clearly far better off renting from quality costume shops.

Costume Occasions

There are all kinds of events for which you'll want a quality costume. More, in fact, than you might think. Sales meetings, for example, are a great place to have someone in a mascot costume. It adds an air of fun to the gathering immediately and forms a playful connection between your employees and the company.

Even your basic costume party is becoming a lot more popular these days. It doesn't have to be Halloween anymore for people to want their friends to dress in costume and have a good time. And then there are mystery parties (our bread and butter), which are a fantastically fun way to connect with your friends and play. This means you'll have many opportunities to rent costumes, and you want to make sure you rent from the best.