Trick or Treat!!

@kareng (83499)
United States
August 1, 2026 6:16pm CST
Who is getting ready for Halloween? No? Me either!! But I noticed Halloween candy already out on the entire aisle the other day at Dollar General. Can you believe it? I know I have posted on this last year too, but they get earlier and earlier every year!! Do you have Halloween candy out in stores in your area already too? I suspect Christmas decor will be out very soon too! Ack! Photo Credit: My own!
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@Deepizzaguy (126034)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Aug
I have yet to see any Halloween decoration at the local stores yet.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
It's coming!
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@Deepizzaguy (126034)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 Aug
@kareng I am looking forward to seeing the Halloween bargains for my nephew to enjoy the snacks.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
3 Aug
@Deepizzaguy Probably won't be any. You will be paying more for smaller size candy or bags of candy. It's pathetic.
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@LadyDuck (504732)
• Italy
2 Aug
It makes me sick to see on the shelves so early those products.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
Yep, no need for it so soon. It is all greedy companies trying to beat previous year's sales.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
@LadyDuck True and smaller packaging with a higher price tag.
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@LadyDuck (504732)
• Italy
2 Aug
@kareng Exactly and every year the quality is worse
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@toniganzon (82107)
• Philippines
2 Aug
Halloween isn't a big thing here since we only copied that from the western culture. But we normally don't celebrate it. So no halloween candies in sight yet.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
That is good to hear that it hasn't gone crazy there and hitting consumer's pocket books.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
3 Aug
@toniganzon Same here or earlier!
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@toniganzon (82107)
• Philippines
3 Aug
@kareng Yeah, fortunately. But Christmas starts as early as September here.
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@Juliaacv (57837)
• Canada
2 Aug
We see the fun sized chocolate bars come out at this season. I believe that it is a push for the back to school, which is the day after Labour Day, as some parents keep these treats on hand for lunches and after school snacks. but none of them have the Halloween theme to them. The Actual Halloween themed candy will not come out until after the back to school, which is usually mid-September. They usually lead in September with Thanksgiving, which is the second Monday of October here. So that first before Halloween, and then on November 1st, they break out the Christmas suff.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
That sounds like a good normal plan. It has all gone haywire here in the States. It's all about $$$.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
3 Aug
@Juliaacv That is for sure!
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@Ronrybs (21454)
• London, England
2 Aug
The other day, I found a package I'd forgotten to open and it contained three packets of Candy Corn, so I am all set for Halloween
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
You are ahead of the game...IF you don't eat it all before the big day/night!!
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
4 Aug
@Ronrybs That shows you have will power!! I would be sneaking pieces. For real!
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@Ronrybs (21454)
• London, England
3 Aug
@kareng So far, so good!
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@Jehanne (2253)
• Philippines
3 Aug
Christmas decor is sure will be up! when the ber months comes in our country. No holloween candy so far. trick or treat wasn't popular here the same to other countries but we simply buy candies for the kids.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
3 Aug
I am betting Christmas decor will be up and out before the end of THIS month!
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
4 Aug
@Jehanne Oh my husband has been playing Christmas songs in the car on trips. As long as it wasn't all day long, it was okay.
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@Jehanne (2253)
• Philippines
3 Aug
@kareng and Christmas song starts playing too.
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@AmbiePam (131360)
• United States
2 Aug
It should not be out so early, that’s crazy. To me, September first is early enough. Although, I don’t mind when Christmas items come out at the same time as Thanksgiving. We only have a month to celebrate Christmas so it doesn’t bother me that both come out at the same time. Unfortunately, they tend to put Christmas out before Halloween Is over. Which is ridiculous.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
Yes, they are pushing it all a bit too far. I guess this way they have time to reorder candy that sells out??
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
@AmbiePam But those peeps can wait!!! It's the principle of the thing! Too early!
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@AmbiePam (131360)
• United States
2 Aug
@kareng That’s a good point.
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@xstitcher (40534)
• Petaluma, California
2 Aug
Yeah, they're putting out things way to early--but they want the consumer to get to thinking about it so they'll spend their money!
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
Exactly, buy it and eat it all and need more for Halloween. That way they have to come back and buy more.
@wolfgirl569 (141588)
• Marion, Ohio
2 Aug
We have decorations too
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
Oh my!!
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@RasmaSandra (101585)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Aug
Much much too early for anything Halloween,
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
3 Aug
I think so too!
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@JESSY3236 (22547)
• United States
4 Aug
I have been getting emails from Michaels that they have their Halloween decor in stores. No I'm not decorating this early. Although I do like that Walmart has the pumpkin spice creamers out now.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
6 Aug
Michaels' emails annoy me. They send out the same message daily and sometimes 2 x a day. I'm about to unsub from them!
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@Traceyjayne (14699)
• United Kingdom
2 Aug
Not thinking about that yet …way too early. Our schools have just broken up for Summer holidays.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
3 Aug
I agree, too early. And we are just starting back into school here.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
2 Aug
I noticed that when I went into Walgreens yesterday. I will start buying up stuff for the kdis Halloween baskets. For all the "candy" related holidays, I always make them baskets with like a couple candies, a drink they like, a couple other snacks and maybe an activity for she child and a gift card or fishing thing for he child.
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@kareng (83499)
• United States
2 Aug
That's nice.