Monday, November 3, 2014

Eat, Drink and Be Scary-- Part 4

Halloween By the Numbers:

$350 MILLION--  Total amount people will spend on costumes for pets, up 60% from 2010, according to the National Retail Federation.  (And folks wonder why their dogs bite them.  I have to laugh at the thought of us ever getting a costume on our dog Brandy while she was alive.  I doubt that this would ever happen.  That dog would put up a big fight.)

$7.4 BILLION--  Total projected spending on Halloween this year in the U.S., up from $6.9 billion last year, but less than the record $8 billion projected in 2012, according to the National Retail Federation.

$2.5 BILLION--  Total projected Halloween candy sales this year, according to the National Confectioners Association.  (We spent $14 before Halloween and about $15 yesterday when it was half price.)

9 BILLION--  Pieces of candy corn produced this year; according to the NCA.  (I ate a few of 'em.  It wouldn't be fall without candy corn, taffy apples, real apple cider and anything made with pumpkins.

What Is the Correct Way to Eat a Piece of Candy Corn?  All at Once or Bite Off Each Color and Chew?  --RoadDog

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