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IcyPeas

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32. $1.98 outrageous prices

Reply to Throck (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2019, 02:01 PM

Oct 2019

(I love the decorations... pumpkins, skeletons, spiders, webs, spooky stuff)

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When did Halloween become a celebration of conspicuous consumption? [View all] Throck Oct 2019 OP

Christmas in July? (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2019 #1

Kids these days... Wednesdays Oct 2019 #2

It's the adults, not the kids, who are the problem. nt tblue37 Oct 2019 #26

This is America, goddammit mokawanis Oct 2019 #3

+1 2naSalit Oct 2019 #18

Not sure but it has clearly gotten out of hand. redstatebluegirl Oct 2019 #4

Look on the bright side. Most towns clamped down on trick-or-treating with times and curfews. TheBlackAdder Oct 2019 #5

Our neighborhood will see 2000+ trick or treaters Horse with no Name Oct 2019 #16

It is kind of sad. madaboutharry Oct 2019 #6

It always was for us LakeArenal Oct 2019 #7

Aren't all of our holidays "celebrations of conspicuous consumption?" Wounded Bear Oct 2019 #8

Very simple explanation........... at140 Oct 2019 #9

Something happened. Polly Hennessey Oct 2019 #10

In grade school, always had a carnival bigbrother05 Oct 2019 #30

Another holiday stolen from kids MaryMagdaline Oct 2019 #11

That sums it up nicely. llmart Oct 2019 #47

Less time treestar Oct 2019 #12

Today's adults are childlike and they no longer simply administer child events, they more and more braddy Oct 2019 #13

To answer the question then, probably the 1980s ... Auggie Oct 2019 #15

Martha Stewart in the 80s irisblue Oct 2019 #17

What???? RobinA Oct 2019 #19

Sorry -- let's say, "the Bad Boomers." Auggie Oct 2019 #21

The Boomer plea. Polly Hennessey Oct 2019 #42

Oh Darn! RobinA Oct 2019 #46

Went into my bank today. Lars39 Oct 2019 #22

Yep, that ridiculous display is meant for their adult customer base, modern, infantile America. braddy Oct 2019 #24

I think its actually a good thing for both employees and customers LiberalLovinLug Oct 2019 #29

It's being a *long* day with every t.v. show "cute-ing" itself out - unsuccessfully UTUSN Oct 2019 #14

Thanksgiving and Easter just don't cut it. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #20

In SF, the Halloween parties in the Castro Retrograde Oct 2019 #23

Geez.... so many killjoys! Happy Hoosier Oct 2019 #25

I'll grant that lots of the decorations are tacky as hell. Mariana Oct 2019 #34

No kidding. demmiblue Oct 2019 #36

It's not that people are having fun sarisataka Oct 2019 #39

Did you see what Representative Porter did today? Pacifist Patriot Oct 2019 #43

Welcome to DU, Happy Hoosier Niagara Oct 2019 #45

When Hobby Lobby realized they could make a buck instead of Satan? bigbrother05 Oct 2019 #27

I think it's a "farewell to T-shirts day" nitpicker Oct 2019 #28

I hardly get any trick or treaters, anymore Siwsan Oct 2019 #31

People are terrified that their kids will get poisoned treats Mariana Oct 2019 #35

The kids that trick or treat, in my neighborhood, are almost always accompanied by parents Siwsan Oct 2019 #37

Apparently that's not any great danger, either. Mariana Oct 2019 #38

Probably not. Parents are likely just being overly cautious. Siwsan Oct 2019 #40

$1.98 outrageous prices IcyPeas Oct 2019 #32

This thread is hilarious. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2019 #33

When they realized it didn't just have to be for kids anymore Blue_Tires Oct 2019 #41

Sure, there are people who spend way too much on Halloween. blogslut Oct 2019 #44

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, etc... cynatnite Oct 2019 #48