lol... i know right!!! loads of reasons, they ordered them and postage didn't arrive, or they ordered them and they came and were the wrong size and had a day to sort it out... the duos are often a last min routine as they work on the solos and then the teacher is like.... oh lets do a duo... "rolls eyes" although if she asked me first i HAD costumes she could have had that were more pretty... lol.... Yeah... similar time commitment with gymnastics too.. lol...