Yeah. It's like when I read about someone in some rich neighborhood who was complaining about kids from poorer neighborhoods trick or treating. She/he didn't want to give them candy as they felt the poor kids should stick with the poor neighborhoods. I was peeved! The richer neighborhoods always seem to be safer. And this person was just so... mean. :/

And yeah, I think most times you can spend around the same amount of money on stuff to make a good homemade costume than to buy one that's likely to be ruined before the night is over. We bought the boys some Transformers ones the day after (with intentions to use them the next year). I let the boys wear them once so I could get a picture and when they went to take them off, the fabric tore.