Kids, We’re Buying Generic This Year: Price of Halloween Candy Jumps 13.1 Percent
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October 23, 2022I hope you weren’t planning on drowning your sorrows with your favorite sugary treats this Halloween, because the cost of candy just got spookyyyyy.
“According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics most recent Consumer Price Index, the cost of candy has jumped by 13.1 percent since last year, which is the biggest year-to-year increase ever,” Food and Wine reported. “(NPR noted that previously it took from 1997 to 2006 — nine entire years — for candy prices to soar by 13%.)”
This jump is attributed to the rising cost of sugar and cocoa, which are required to create the deliciousness that is Halloween candy. And if you’re anything like me, this price hike probably means you’ll have to cut down on your candy-giving this year. If you see anyone giving out full size candy bars this Halloween, be sure to thank them for their service (and maybe ask what they do for a living and if they’re hiring because I’d like to know). #NotAllHeroesWearCapes
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But HEY! Remember when you saved 16 cents on that 4th of July cookout back in 2021? Those were the days.
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If strapped for cash you can always pull Jeffy’s (from Chewing the Fat on The Blaze) Halloween tip. Leave your light on and on the porch put a big empty bowl with a note- “Went trick or treating, please only take one.”
You’re welcome but I don’t give out full size, I give out the step up from king size ones. It’s only once a year and the closest town is pretty small. There are usually only a dozen or so brave enough to pet my vicious, killer attack Basset (he’s dressing as a caterpillar this year) and earn a pick from the candy bucket (I walk around and give out candy).
I never buy candy. I always make a list of the candy I want, make a copy for each grandkid and distribute it when they come to our house just before they hit the neighborhood for candy. When they get back the negotiations begin. Sometimes I have to wait until they are not looking before, I assert my dominance over the requested goods. Don’t screw with grandpas.
I miss seeing pictures of Toby. Glad to hear that he’s still around. I too, have been buying candy from dollar stores. A certain dollar store chain ought to change its name to “Five Quarters” since everything is now $1.25. Thanks a lot, Joe-ke Bite-Me, we’ll be glad when you’re gone in 2025!