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'We went hunting for Halloween bargains in town - and here's what we found'

Spooky season is upon us and many a Dub will soon go on the hunt for Halloween decorations amongst other spooky finds.

We went into town to find some great Halloween bargains and we weren't disappointed.

From decorations to costumes to face paints, here's where you will find the best bargains and some cute Halloween trinkets in Dublin city centre.

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Tesco

Out first stop was Tesco in Jervis Shopping Centre, where we found a small yet stacked section of Halloween decorations and costumes.

The highlights included garlands and games such as Pin the Tail on the Pumpkin for as little as €3. Additionally, there were Trick or Treat buckets for as little as €1.50, scary adult masks for €12 and kids costumes for as little as €11.50.

Overall, we thought that there was some great value, but we weren't done in our quest to find the best value Halloween bits in Dublin City Centre yet.

Penneys

Our next stop, Penneys on Henry Street, had a section that was a little bigger than the one in Tesco and featured unique, quirky decorations as well as children's costumes.

Disney fans will want to visit Penneys for their spooky bits this year as they have a small number of Mickey Mouse themed decorations, including a Halloween Mickey standing decoration for €14 and a spooky Mickey Halloween garland for €12.

Other great bargains here include a children's ghost costume for €8 and a plush Gonk decoration for €7.

Dealz

As expected, Dealz was home to some fantastic value when it comes to its Halloween range.

We popped into the one on Henry Street and found a range of trinkets and decorations for cheap.

Some of the real bargains here were pumpkin candles for just €2, spooky solar stake lights for €2.25, ghost string lights for €3, ceramic Halloween candle holders for €3 and face painting sets for just a couple of euro.

Additionally, there were balloons and hanging decorations for as little as €1.50.

Guineys

Guineys wasn't on the agenda for the day but once we spotted the spookily autumnal window display, we had to check out what was on offer in the North Earl Street store.

What we found was some justifiably more expensive Halloween decorations. Just by picking the stuff up and touching it, you can tell that it's of a higher quality to some of the surrounding discount stores.

That isn't to say that there weren't some great bargains, either. We found kids masks for as little as €1.50 and small pumpkin decorations for the same price.

Meanwhile, there were rather scary standing witch decorations for €14.99, or €59.99 for one that was almost life-sized.

EuroGiant

Next up, was EuroGiant on North Earl Street. The selection here of cheap and quirky Halloween items was the real treat of our exploration for spooky bargains, with a massive range of low-price decorations and other Halloween bits.

The highlights include Paint Your Own Skull set for €3, a bloody apron for €1.50, a clown stretch mask for €1.50, glow in the dark room stickers for €1.50, small sparkly pumpkins for €2, bloody shot glasses for €1.50 and balloons for €1.50.

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