Halloween is a good time for the candy companies<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nHow much did you spend this year on Halloween? (Candy, costumes, etc.)<\/strong><\/p>\nHalloween is the holiday that puts the \u201cconspicuous\u201d into \u201cconspicuous consumption.\u201d If that sexy-Michelle Bachmann or zombie-Khadafi ensemble doesn\u2019t draw stares, you\u2019re wearing it wrong. If you\u2019re under the age of 12, you had better rake in enough candy to induce insulin shock. And if you\u2019re heading out to the bar, well, your wardrobe isn\u2019t the only thing that should be blacked out.<\/p>\n
Of course, all that indulgence comes with a price tag. This year, experts estimate that consumers will spend about $6 billion on Halloween-related purchases.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Halloween is a good time for the candy companies. How much did you spend this year on Halloween? (Candy, costumes, etc.) Halloween is the holiday that puts the \u201cconspicuous\u201d into \u201cconspicuous consumption.\u201d If that sexy-Michelle Bachmann or zombie-Khadafi ensemble doesn\u2019t draw stares, you\u2019re wearing it wrong. If you\u2019re under the age of 12, you had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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