If you want to tidy up your house without breaking out of the Halloween spirit, a handful of specialty cleaning businesses may have what you're looking for. Multiple companies are offering cleaners in costume.
Here's a look at a few of them:
My Model Maid, Connecticut: My Model Maid launched this month in Connecticut with 11 maids and three costumes. The company hires models between the ages of 19 and 30 to clean people's homes while dressed as a French maid, Wonder Woman, a cheerleader or a schoolgirl.
"I wanted a fun alternative to housecleaning," owner Josh Dailey, 31, told the Connecticut Post.
The company has gotten some criticism from people who believe the cleaning service is degrading for women; however, 29-year-old Model Maid Katie Weinstein told the Post that isn't the case.
"I find it a little funny," she told the newspaper. "In Connecticut, it's a little conservative. This would be wonderful to have in Manhattan."
Meanwhile, she said she's only gotten positive reactions from customers.
"They're like 'Oh my God, I can't believe you're here,'" she told the Post. "People just love costumes. It's a novelty; it's no different than a singing telegram. It's similar to having a clown at a children's birthday party."
The Costumed Cleaners, California: In the San Luis Obispo area, a cleaning business offers customers the chance to get their homes tidied by anything from a French maid to a Marvel superhero.
"Our main goal is to provide a fun way to clean your house using homemade eco-friendly cleaning products, and we pride ourselves on being able to put a smile on your face in the process," wrote The Costumed Cleaners owner Rocky De La Rosa on the company's website.
The cleaning service offers 14 costumes for customers to choose from, a combination of De La Rosa's passion for dressing up, making her own products, cleaning and making people happy.
"We pride ourselves (on) being professionals, and operate our business by the book," the company said on its Facebook page. "All of our costumes are sexy, but tasteful."
Men in Kilts, multiple locations: Across the U.S. and Canada, multiple men don black shirts and kilts as part of the Men in Kilts outdoor cleaning workforce. They provide a variety of services, including window washing, gutter cleaning and pressure washing. Their uniforms include black shirts with a teasing slogan on them: "No Peeking!"
"All the guys are stand-up guys, but the girls love to flirt. I'll tell you that. They love to flirt," Houston Men in Kilts franchise owner Bob Cavnar told the Austin American-Statesman in April. "(People) like to joke about the guys wearing kilts and being up on ladders, and what are you wearing under the kilt. But of course, we never answer that question."
Canadian Nicholas Brand, the son of a Scottish immigrant, launched his window cleaning company in 2002 and chose to put his cleaners in kilts to "put a visual to the otherwise faceless window cleaner."
The company has since opened multiple locations, including shops in Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, California and Washington.
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