Over 70 percent of Americans say they’re celebrating Halloween, but what will it really cost? People are likely digging deeper into their pockets for all the tricks and treats.
"I wanted to get the wolf mask, but the wolf mask was – let’s just say I wasn’t getting the wolf mask," Devante Oakes said.From costumes to decorations to candy, inflation is hitting hard. For the second year in a row, shoppers are seeing double-digit inflation when it comes to candy and gum. Prices are up 13 percent this October over last year, according to Datasembly, a retail price tracker.
"I know the candy is gonna be high, so we’re gonna go to the dollar store or 5 Below or something like that and get big bags of candy," Germaine Cherry said. "We’re just trying to decorate the front of our house and, certainly, budget was on the brain because we ended up spending over our budget, but it was easy to do because everything was expensive," Brian Marsh explained.
Amelia and Jeremy Marks of Center City, say they’ve seen a big increase in prices in general, since their daughter was born three years ago.People say they’re shopping smarter, spending more time at discount stores, but still shopping and still celebrating for their kids."You gotta spend money just to make the kids happy," Cherry said.All the news you need to know, every day
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