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| | | | | Top three Halloween candies to make your house the favorite this year Getty |
When it comes to consumer spending bonanzas, Halloween isn't Christmas but it's inching closer. |
Americans are expected to shell out a record $12.2 billion on Halloween candy, costumes and decorations, topping pre-COVID levels, according to the National Retail Federation. The previous all-time high was $9.1 billion in 2017. |
Partly driving the spooky spending spree is a sugar shortage that's nudging candy prices higher as well as inflation overall. |
Costumes are projected to bring in the most revenue at $4.1 billion. |
Amazon Prime Day is here - Again! |
Amazon Prime Day, the sequel, is here |
So you thought Amazon Prime Day sales only happened in July. |
Amazon's first-ever October Prime Day sale - also known as Prime Big Deal Days - kicked off Tuesday and will run through Wednesday. Reviewed, part of the USA TODAY Network, found the biggest discounts ahead of the holidays, from TVs and Amazon Echo displays to vacuums. |
For example, the user-friendly Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is 54% off and Amazon's Kindle Scribe is available at a 22% discount. |
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Happy 20th Anniversary, Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte! |
The limited-edition jacket features autumn colors and images, the Starbucks logo and PSL acronym. The back reads, "A little spice is always right." |
The coffee chain is also releasing temporary tattoos and a Spotify playlist to celebrate the anniversary. |
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