Holy smokes! Candy got expensive AF. (TikTok screencap)
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I get about 50 kids in average every year.
So no matter the price (unless it gets any higher), I'll spend a couple hundred on candies. I'm not wealthy but I can afford it once a year .... I actually prefer spending more on this holiday than for Christmas.
Plus I loved this holiday when I was a kid. What other time or place do you have an opportunity to see a strangers house and get candy in a safe and public holiday? So I've made it a rule in my life that on Halloween when a kid comes to my door, they're getting a few handfuls of candy. I also don't care of the kids age ... they could be two or twenty (as long as they're polite and non aggressive) they're getting candy.
I once had a group of college kids who were Indian nationality who were just out having fun with some face paint and daring each other to visit houses .... I gave them a bunch of candy, told them which houses to go to and made them laugh.
A couple hundred on candies π³ The US are crazy
Spending money on stuff is the essence of American existence. When you stop doing it, America will die.
How nice. Better get to it then
How do you manage to exist without spending money? How are you online? Do you live at a library or something?
You can cut back heavily without cutting everything. Doing my part to kill capitalism. Currently playing my part against all branded food/drink products and fabric softener.
God forbid they hand out candy once a year π
Christ, you people will bitch about anything.
In Spain there's a tradition to give out candy during The Wise Men parade. The town hall buys the candy, not the parents (socialism!), and they are mostly the cheapest ones because it's just for fun.
You can give out candy without turning it into competition and forcing everyone to spend money.
Unfortunately Americans are brainwashed to spend money on everything their whole lives. You're a horrible 'American' if you don't keep the 'economy' going (AKA making rich people richer). And everything in America is a stupid competition. Thankfully, not all Americans participate in the brainwashing.
Who is having a competition π€£ you people just invent things to rage about
I only know it from pop culture and online comments but in TV shows everyone wants to be the "house that gives out good candy" and people often brag about investing in better candy. So I don't know, maybe most people don't care but the concept of a competition is definitely out there.
Yeah, remember that those tv shows are advertisements in and of themselves. No one cares about the house with the best candy aside from a few kids that are happy.
You do know TV shows are idealized representations of life? Itβs not real.
I've seen you in multiple posts now being an utter shitbag. What the fuck is your problem?
Am american and I have never ever heard of someone spending βhundredsβ of dollars on halloween candy. 99.9% of americans are not doing that.
Come to my neighborhood.
The average resident makes double what the average household income is in the region. It's essentially the wealthiest neighborhood in the region without gates to keep the poors out. The houses are not too far apart for kids to walk either. So most of the community brings their kids to walk around this neighborhood. I get 400-500 trick or treaters on average.
As my wife and I both grew up well below the poverty line we are very generous with the candy.
I'm not American .... I'm in Canada in northern Ontario ... we don't have kids so I have a bit of extra cash, plus I grew up poor so I know what this holiday means to many kids, especially in my area where families don't have a lot, especially these days.