I Love Fancy Dress

I helped out a friend at the weekend - Something that we all should do. In my case it was business but that is neither here nor there. I first met Sammy and Donna when they opened their Fancy Dress shop near to where I lived. I offered to entertain the customers at their opening for free. Not only was I helping them, I was publicising myself at the same time. The store was going fine for just over a year when somebody decided to set light to the rubbish bin outside the shop. The end result was the shop was gutted and all the effort they had put in was wasted. They weren't deterred by the fire and opened a new shop in a slightly different location. That's where I was on Saturday, helping with the re-launch. They only have one changing room at the moment so I was entertaining the queue of people waiting to try on various costumes. I can't just stand around when people look lost so I was also helping people locate various costumes and accessories when I wasn't performing. Sammy tried to pay me for performing but I refused. That is what friendship is all about. Businesses and people should spend more time helping each other - especially in these troubled economic times. A final plug, their website is www.ilovefancydress.co.uk