Anyway you can just imagine the final cost to you the customer after all the calls that are made sometimes to fill your simple order for a party character that you thought was being sent directly from the person you ordered it from.  By calling almost all 800 or 888 numbers to place an order for a performer 'online' you are getting a ordering house.  They have only advertisements and phones and smooth talking people to take your order. But since they do not have any costumes or performers or entertainers they CAN ONLY call around to the companies that actually have both costumes  and trained performers like our company has, or they go online themselves, until they get you your party character.  They worry ONLY about filling the order and making profit more than providing you the customer with the greatest performer and the highest quality in costumes.  Few agencies have recent photos or any photos, and many do not have an individual party show descriptions, or even know exactly what performer  by name will be sent.  Of Course when you call us directly we have no third party costs.  We have our own performers ready to go directly to your party from us with no middleman to make you pay more and get less. That is the main reason we almost always sell out every week-end.  Over the past 10 years the entertainment industry has more than tripled in numbers.  That's because almost everyone 'thinks' they can do this.  Don't be fooled.  It takes many years for a real company to 'get it right'. Some 'companies' are not even real companies but an out of work actor with a few cheap costumes and a cell phone looking to make quick cash at your party. We ARE one of the original start up companies in party entertainment.  Try to find someone who has been in business since 1994!  This is why we have so much repeat business and our clients love us and call us back every year.  We get it right for you!