Soaring inflation drives up Halloween prices

Candy prices are soaring this Halloween thanks to inflation. It's not just candy, pumpkin prices are also up. Carter Evans takes a look.

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[janiekcarney]

I’m not buying candy this years. My lights will be out. Too expensive.

[terryholden]

You got this headline wrong. It’s should read: Due to record high corporate profits, Halloween candy will be more expensive this year.

[Narutofan]

I’m not even gonna buy candy this year

[MrBaskins]

It’s called corporate greed, not inflation

[michaelflores]

Sure it's inflation. It can't be companies price hikes to make more profit using inflation as an excuse. SMH

[koukimonzta]

If you like treats go to affluent places !😂😂😂

[shadowofpain]

Prices have risen every single day of my 60 years of life better get use to it cupcakes.

[crush]

I work at a chocolate factory and have access to unlimited candy but still ain’t gonna give any out tired of looking at it

[RIXRADvidz]

OH BOO Hoo Hoo Hoo You know who's got Cheap Name Brand Candy for Halloween? Your Local Dollar Tree Store. for less than $3 a bag you can hand out one piece to each trick or treater and leave it at that. Economic Hard Times call for creativity to survive. all this woeful wailing about inflation is quite over blown

[brendajones]

Candy and Costumes now is breaking News 🤯

[epep]

I'm going to keep voting democrat no matter what.

[MochaHontas]

Wow, give me that money. What a waste. Candy is crap Hershey’s doesn’t care about you 😂 I can make better use of your money.

[shadowofpain]

We made more millionaires than ever more people have a job than ever more people making more in those jobs than ever, so the line of where you are poor has moved higher. If buying food is a problem you are probably very near that line.
Couples making more than 100, 000 a year are to compete with.

[summer-west]

We’re all gonna die!!! Waaah. Geez knock it off with the soaring inflation bs. Look at your $40k car loan or your $200/month novelty coffee habit and take a little responsibility for a change.

[janiekcarney]

Pumpkins are a waste of money. They just rot.