What does $12.2 billion spending on Halloween says about our economy?

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Anonymous wrote:People spend on the little treats they can afford since home ownership and other middle class milestones are unfathomable.

This. Everything is terrible, so why shouldn't I dress my dog in a bear costume?

Honestly the Fed should get us all therapy and a GLP-1 prescription, that would fix the spending spree.

True! Since starting one, I don’t even seek the dopamine hit of shopping. It’s wild. Paid off a nagging CC bill in full.

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Anonymous wrote:Its bot just wastage of money but also so environmentally damaging and disrespecting inequality.

You are a barrel of fun!

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Its not like diabetes and obesity aren't costing healthcare overload, lets throw in a billion candies to add extra burden.

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Inflatables are probably the worst thing about whole Halloween debacle.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a sign of good economy or low financial IQ that we are spending $12.2+ on Halloween and $700 million goes on pet costumes?

Americans are idiots.

Well it is spreading to Europe too. Was just there and the decor is catching on. Even saw orange Halloween Camembert in a small French grocery.

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I like candy.

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Anonymous wrote:With online access to colorful junk, consumers are easily coerced into buying wasteful junk. Just go to suburbs and see how many 12 feet skeletons there are, it wasn't even a thing before China started sending cheap plastic crap.

Cut the xenophobic bullshit. People in China are sending it because people in USA demand it.

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Anonymous wrote:With online access to colorful junk, consumers are easily coerced into buying wasteful junk. Just go to suburbs and see how many 12 feet skeletons there are, it wasn't even a thing before China started sending cheap plastic crap.

Cut the xenophobic bullshit. People in China are sending it because people in USA demand it.

JHC. Nothing about the previous post was xenophobic you self important doofus.

And all the hand wringing over Halloween is ridiculous. It’s not what you do on a couple of holidays that really matters, it’s what you do every day. And every day our society wastes an absurd amount money and resources and over-consume food, junk, and cheap plastic crap, so what’s one more day?

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a sign of good economy or low financial IQ that we are spending $12.2+ on Halloween and $700 million goes on pet costumes?

Americans are idiots.

+1. And wasteful. The advent of Halloween inflatables, house lights and pet costumes is ridiculous.

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I went to a small local grocery store today and it was full on Christmas mode in there.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this a sign of good economy or low financial IQ that we are spending $12.2+ on Halloween and $700 million goes on pet costumes?

Americans are idiots.

+1. And wasteful. The advent of Halloween inflatables, house lights and pet costumes is ridiculous.

LOL, You all sound like a barrel of laughs!

We all dressed up, not just the kids this year. As did our friends and neighbors and a few relatives! We hung out by a fire and laughed and remembered when our kids were younger. We met and joked with neighbors whose 3 and 4 year olds were out for the first time and they were starting the journey we did ~10 years ago. We listened to good music with our friends. Hugged our goodbyes then went home and put our kids to bed. Now we’re sitting by a fire screwing around on our phones and eating pizza.

And our Halloween decorations were awesome!! Sorry you’re so mad about it.

Xoxo

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Inflation hit candy hard. I paid $10 for a bag of 30 snack size items at CVS. We went through 200 pieces of candy tonight.

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Anonymous wrote:The wealthy neighborhood near me is decorated over the top.

I'm sorry. I find it creepy to have caskets in your front yard and gravestones in your front yard and one house has six 12 foot skeletons. Each day new items are put up.

I wish I lived near that house. I love the neighborhoods where most of the neighbors decorate.

It's an important cultural event for me. I make a lot of my stuff. My yard is awesome and my kids still love it. I have fond memories from Halloween when I grew up in the 60s. Just avert your eyes when you walk by and think of your bleak home with no joy or art.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this a sign of good economy or low financial IQ that we are spending $12.2+ on Halloween and $700 million goes on pet costumes?

Americans are idiots.

Yup.Idiots like my MIL who buys my 16 year old Halloween socks and pencils and buys a Halloween themed bag to put them in. I’d rather she have put all the money that she spends on useless junk like that into a college fund. We’d have at least a semester tuition paid for that way.

Halloween socks are awesome. 55 yo man here.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the post-pandemic roaring Twenties for some of us. Travel, parties, celebrations. For some, not all unfortunately. The Great Divide on full display.

We should be wearing sack cloth and pursuing the path of self flagellation with our party city cowboy outfit whip? Is that what gets you off?