Where to get a Santa suit:

• Local NYC:
1. GEMS DEPT STORES $10-$15 santa suits, but they are very cheap (itchy beards, crotches always rip) but serviceable with creative augmentation. Usually sell out quickly.
   GEM stores located at:
   1. Manhattan at 128 Delancey St. just east of Essex St. 212-533-9059
   2. Brooklyn at 695 Grand St just off Graham Ave.
   3. Brooklyn at 773 Broadway
2. Halloween Adventure (11th street & 4th Ave in Manhattan) (212)-673-4546
   1. Cheap suits --- $20 and $30. (call to check availability)
   2. Quality santa suits: $49- $350.
3. Party City (38 W 14th St.) (212) 271-7310.
4. Ricky's NYC