Why is Halloween Candy so Expensive?

We're not alone!

    Why is candy getting so expensive when so many people are out of work or under employed?   I know they said when this whole recession thing started that sugar sales went way up....So are the candy companies getting greedy and taking advantage of our hard times, or are they geering up for all the talk of this value added tax stuff?                              

http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/amusing-cartoon-on-the-value-added-tax/

When we went down to Wal-mart  to get Halloween Candy it wasn't fun.  The packages seem smaller this year and the prices seem higher.  I wondered if it was just me so I "Googled," and found some other people feel the same way. 

These folks are on this web site: 

http://community.babycenter.com/post/a24895847/ot_halloween_candy#

kittygonebananas · Pass a Note!


Posted 12 hours ago

Its soooo expensive! We usually have a large crowd  DH said we could turn off the lights and hide.  Thats so mean.  Also we usually decorate alot and kids know we are home.  Plus our kids luv to give out candy.  I also just give out good candy just incase we have left overs.  Why does it have to cost so much???????????????????

wunderbaby2010
Posted 12 hours ago

I noticed the price too. We don't give out candy anymore.

BLKB10
Posted 12 hours ago

We just spent $52 on candy from costco (4 bags worth) for both DH and I's work and to give out on Sunday at home.... Ugh!!!  We live in a very "family" neighborhood with lots of kids. 

Katie661
Posted 12 hours ago

Yeah it has gotten expencive. Totally sucks. And it doesn't help that DH has been eating all the candy we're giving out

cls621
Posted 12 hours ago

We aren't handing it out this year because of the cost. We don't know how many kids go out in our new neighborhood, but the lights are going off here...The local grocery store had Nestle candies on sale, and if you bought 4 bags you got $2 off your next purchase, plus there were coupons to use on the candy to get it for 50 cents / bag, but we didn't think 4 bags was enough, and that was the only really good deal....and we're struggling to pay bills anyway. So, too bad for our neighbors this year. We'll make up for it next year!

TheMellowDee
Posted 12 hours ago

two words: dollar store ;)

MrsBooz05
Posted 12 hours ago

We moved out to the middle of nowhere, so this will be the first year we really don't have to worry about it! I am going to buy a little bit just in case...

 

MTGracie
Posted 12 hours ago

Not a huge problem at my house.  We all go out as a family and don't bother giving out any candy.  Our old neighborhood only got about 4 kids each year, so there just wasn't any point.
Any Halloween candy I buy is for our household. 

kittygonebananas
Posted 12 hours ago

Thats pretty scary  $52 on candy!!!! 

kknobl2
Posted 12 hours ago

We haven't passed out candy in several years.  We live in a townhouse complex and I thought when we moved in it would be a "hot spot" for people to hit up since there are so many houses close together and you don't have to worry about being in the street. But we quickly learned most of our neighbors  don't pass out candy.  And now that we have ds', we just take him to the mall and then to my IL's neighborhood.
A trick my mom taught me to make the candy last longer (and from dealing with greedy kids who would snark about what kind they got) is to grab a handful of candy, put your hand IN their bag and only drop 1 piece.  This way, they don't know you only dropped 1 pce and they don't know what kind you dropped.  This usually works really well.  Now for the kids who are just starting out and their bag is empty, I will give them 2-3 pcs. 

All I know is that times are hard for many people.  Can't the candy companies realize that there is a need for sugar and candy to put a smile on our faces? 
               

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