Thread: Did you only spend $18.25 on decorations?

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Another local paper article about Halloween spending, and they claim (see bottom of page):

"Trick-or-treat

Consumers nationwide are expected to escape from the uncertainties of their daily lives and let loose for Halloween this year. The following chart shows how much the average person will spend on items for the ghost-and-goblins holiday.

Costumes: $24.17

Candy: $20.39

Decorations: $18.25

Greeting cards: $3.73

Total: $66.54

SOURCE: National Retail Federation"


Got a good laugh out of that, and the rest of the stats, and thought a few on here would too!

i spent more than that at the dollar store last week!!!

I spent that on "filler" candy this week.

I wish I would of only spent 18.95 on decorations....

hahahahahaha yeah right i spent about 200 times that 18$ this year

*snort*

I think I spent that on cheescloth alone...

I spent more than THAT on Dollar Store 'filler' as well.

This year's deco ran me ONLY $80... a record LOW!

I spent $130.00 on light bulbs and cords yesterday

LOL. Too funny.
I'm on a very tight budget,
and probably spent double that.

Not including everything for
my party on the 25th.

Too funny, those stats.

We spent more than that just for fog fluid!...We spent more than that just in blacklights....We spent more than that just on candy....Boy I could do this all night....