How much did you spend on Halloween candy?

NiciS72
NiciS72 Posts: 1,043 Member
edited October 4 in Chit-Chat
I read online somewhere last week that the average a household spends on Halloween candy was just over $20. REALLY????? I was surprised by that. We waited until yesterday, bought less than normal and I still spent $38 before taxes. So MFP peeps how much did you spend?
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  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    $14.94.

    All stuff I don't like.
  • sassyN1989
    sassyN1989 Posts: 424
    I spent zero! It is sad yes but we wont be home on Halloween, and I don't need the junk tempting me.

    Evil little candy corns.
  • kms1981
    kms1981 Posts: 207 Member
    $6. We don't get a lot of trick or treaters so we just get one bag.
  • kellyscomeback
    kellyscomeback Posts: 1,369 Member
    Zero, we don't get many trick or treaters and I'm not expecting to be here.
  • upsidedownpear
    upsidedownpear Posts: 101 Member
    Zero $ and zero calories from Candy !
    (its no self control, I just missed the party! :p)
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    20 bucks.
  • ohthelawd
    ohthelawd Posts: 29 Member
    I think mine came out to like $22 after tax. I bought a big bag of the tiny Snickers, Milky Way, etc, and a 95 piece bag of Whoppers, Kit Kat, and Reese's cups. Slightly selfish reasoning on that last bag... I may be losing weight, but this fat boy is going to have some Reese's cups for Halloween :)

    P.S. I live in pretty rural/suburban neighborhood with about 70 houses, and usually get about 50-60 kids coming by. Hope I bought enough, else I may have to fight them for the Reese's.
  • JStarnes
    JStarnes Posts: 5,576 Member
    been in my house 5+ years, never had 1 trick-or-treater. I spent exactly $0 on candy.
  • CJK1959
    CJK1959 Posts: 279 Member
    A big fat "zero"! We live out in the country and don't expect any trick or treaters....and there's no point in having it in the house just because....
  • glockster972
    glockster972 Posts: 704 Member
    $0
  • lms32164
    lms32164 Posts: 212 Member
    $15.00 and I pray that we have lots of trick or treaters until it's gone!
    Although I must say, I am making it a promise to the new me NOT to eat any of it with my 50 lb goal in mind!!
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    $4.99 on a box of 50 and we ate 10 of them. We live in a new-er subdivision but the kids don't really trick or treat so I'm not worried. The past 2 years I turned off the lights from the beginning but hubby wants to be generous this year.
  • BlessedHeart
    BlessedHeart Posts: 249 Member
    $0.00 We live in the country and don't have any trick-or-treaters. ӇƛƤƤƳ Ѽ ĦÂĿĿØЩЄЄИ ツ
  • asyouseefit
    asyouseefit Posts: 1,265 Member
    0$. We don't get many trick or treaters!
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    $0.00 We live in the country and don't have any trick-or-treaters. ӇƛƤƤƳ Ѽ ĦÂĿĿØЩЄЄИ ツ

    Same here...no kiddies at our door!
  • startingover42
    startingover42 Posts: 28
    $20 for a Trunk or Treat at my church yesterday.
  • betzeross
    betzeross Posts: 161 Member
    $20'ish. First year at this house so I don't know how many little trick or treaters to expect!
    Any candy leftover will be promptly brought to work for co-workers and NOT left at home!
  • TheirEllie82
    TheirEllie82 Posts: 162 Member
    I normally get over 200 trick or treaters but I feel like I did really good by spending $30
  • hefinator
    hefinator Posts: 260
    Zip! Zilch! Nada! Nothing! it's my favorite holiday of the year, and sadly, I won't be doing anything this year. we don't get trick-or-treaters, and with the BF and I working so much, i'll probably just go home and go to sleep! ha!
  • LittleFootHafner
    LittleFootHafner Posts: 302
    I probably spent about $40-$50 on candy this year... I bought a mixture of smaller items and made little pumpkin shaped loot bags to give away!! ;)
  • Asil76
    Asil76 Posts: 477 Member
    We spent around $40 this year, we normally get around 100 plus kids!
  • softwind
    softwind Posts: 577 Member
    About $10, we hit up the dollar store where they have the little mini bars of the good stuff.
  • tiggr62
    tiggr62 Posts: 64 Member
    Zero zip nada. Live way out in the country. My own grandson doesn't even trick or treat at Grandmas. He gets a card with money, figure he will get enough candy else where. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    It depends on where you live:

    When I lived out in the country we never got too many kids, so we'd get buy on a bag or two of candy.

    When I lived in Uptown in Minneapolis (almost no kids in that neighborhood) we'd get 4-5 kids and that's it.

    Now I live in a town of about 12K and we probably get 70-100 kids every year, sometimes 150.
  • jojopel
    jojopel Posts: 348 Member
    $30 - we have a corner lot and typically get 120 trick-or-treaters
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    $12. Two bags of candy, totaling 175 pieces of random bits of chocolatey goodness, at Target, each on sale for $5.99. Even giving out 2 pieces per kid, I'm sure I'll have some left over.
  • justimmy22
    justimmy22 Posts: 17 Member
    so far nothing and hopefullly I can resist the urge
  • goelvira
    goelvira Posts: 54 Member
    Candy came out to about $20-23.00 I think. Two bags of skittles ea of about 30 pieces, bag of twizzlers, bag of gum, two bags of reeces's peanut butter cups and two bags of cinnamon graham cracker bears. I think I did well! :-)

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  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    I spent about $8 on stuff my husband and I like. We live in a rural suburb and aren't anticipating and kids. Plus, we won't be home anyway, we're taking out kids into a couple of rich neighborhoods in the city. I only bought candy because I'm pregnant and wanted it.
  • nothingisred
    nothingisred Posts: 292
    £0
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