Spirit Halloween Brutally Mocks 'SNL' For Making Fun Of Its Business Model
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The Halloween retailer got its revenge for the skit by posting a photo of a mock "Saturday Night Live" costume.
Spirit Halloween isn’t laughing at the way it was portrayed on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.”
Instead, the seasonal retailer decided to get even in a hilariously petty manner.
During the episode, a filmed sketch ran that made fun of how the store, which sells costumes and Halloween decor, takes over empty buildings and businesses every fall.
“Since 1983, Spirit Halloween has been helping our struggling communities by setting up shop in every vacant building in the country for six weeks,” says Heidi Gardner, posing as a store employee. “And then bouncing.”
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