Jackie at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store — Los Angeles’s biggest — pitched us a great story this morning: What if Halloween trick-or-treaters used thrift stores as resources for their costumes?

The thrift store has a huge costume section — she sent us the pics to prove it — where you can score the perfect ensemble for just a few dollars. And it’s a good reminder that even if you go store-bought, you can donate your Capt. Jack Sparrow or Little Bo Peep duds after the holiday so someone else can wear them next year.

And she tells us:

Every penny that you spend goes to Society of St. Vincent de Paul which helps many people in poverty in Los Angeles and helps them fund their Cardinal Manning Center for the homeless and Circle V Ranch camp for inner city kids among other programs.

Of course, you may want to ponder whether trashing irreplaceable vintage is the best idea, but at least with St. Vincent de Paul, your money is going to charity.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Thrift Store, 210 North Avenue 21, Los Angeles, Calif. 90031. (323) 224-6280.