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Let's keep things up I don't -- California where we have Andrea were up joining us via Skype talking about Halloween.
Right around the corner lots of parents are getting the kid gets getting themselves.
Costumes and decorating the house this an eight billion dollar holiday can't -- Yes.
This is the -- -- most expensive holiday of the year.
I'm between costumes accessories can be that you're handing out of the kids decorations.
It really adds up an average family could be spending.
Several hundred dollars on this holiday.
This is crazy.
-- you have to come up with how much is the average cost in doing you know.
You know Europe these -- cautions are getting so much.
Bigger and better they're very detailed.
Hand if you go to the Halloween -- story you could see he's really elaborate costumes I could spend the -- the cost of 200 dollars or more sometimes.
So kids and parents are looking at paying forty -- fifty dollars on the kids caution.
If they diet complete or even I think naked if they -- supplies to make -- -- expected says still run on money right.
Right I mean of course.
There are ways that you can save on your -- -- yet you're doing yourself should you look around your home a white sheet could be a -- past -- you could take a cardboard box and transform it into a different.
A -- sponge Bob square pants or iPod or whatever your child wants to be and they can get involved in creating yet painting in.
Decorating and -- teaches them a little bit -- a -- mother doing it.
-- -- only some pretty good.
Good tips on what about you know recycling and old costing me -- -- right siblings old costing patty -- value that.
Being pull in young soul SCV your kids cautions I mean how they're gonna wondering where -- they more than previous years.
But if you you know you can go online and you can treat -- costumes.
Sites like this one dot -- -- -- up.
Dot com are places where other parents and other consumers are swapping.
Clothes and costumes and other goods.
So it's an opportunity need to get something.
For free just pay shipping to get -- otherwise they might be -- -- your neighborhood may be -- set that up -- -- -- other parents.
At a local school -- heard it with neighbors and families and friends.
And not get everyone together where you can also stop adopt -- this well can you repeat does website -- just told us again.
Yes swap dot com and thread up.
Dot com okay and then here here here providing us with some information.
-- free shipping that or is offering a coupon code for 20% off a single item that spirit Halloween what's that about.
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Basically wherever you shop some sort of promotional code and I think the time in the best time by -- Halloween costumes after Halloween right.
Of course and I'll live right now -- -- -- doesn't really matter to some shoppers but up.
Parents when you're getting ready.
To put away the -- customs consider heading to the store is seeing what Qaeda types of things you can find for next year are even think for yourself you never know what the child -- -- want for next -- yeah totally wrong thinks there's something new and popular coming out later in the year.
But for yourself you know if you like to dress up or money or.
Pat -- -- -- getting basic accessories or decoration.
Get core items for your -- your door and insider you're gonna throw Halloween party next year get all the stuff right after the holiday to save up to 80% yes great tips definitely I've been on them that actually seeing a lot of my -- -- -- memory and bought it and put it somewhere making note -- -- you remember exactly why you.
Anyway this stopping at secondhand store it was pretty useful.
Any go to your local thrift store and what you could do is perhaps -- items that you no longer using this year for Halloween whether it's your kids conscience -- scary even some -- that you're no longer wearing go to the thrift store consigned items.
-- getting credit.
-- purchases from that store and you might be able to find.
-- Halloween costumes that are ready.
Does the entire book or just look for different pieces you know you can be a scarecrow get -- -- -- written that carry genes are you know get a little -- about.
Andrea we have a chat where viewers way and and big -- 323 he's and it illegal presence meeting here -- things like Halloween.
And an eight billion dollar industry shows you how much money is really out there and what we are willing to spend it on.
And then come down about what we think he's a waste of money on the it.
What why is it that consumers would be spending so much time on Halloween doesn't it just seems so frivolous with us all being concerned about high gas prices about feel less.
-- about every yeah isn't how much on on us silly holiday.
Yeah definitely seems that way but I think first of all consumers have been so -- budgeted in the last few years since the market crash scene.
It's an opportunity for people how fun the kids love it the -- CMX to kids enjoy and so I think it's that what it about one day when parents just.
They want everyone -- just have fun and enjoy themselves and so you know sometimes they don't think about how much -- like -- on their credit Carter's name I think I guess is -- like a mini vacation right get us out of our mind set for a little bit.
-- -- because -- you know.
US economy then the house he gives the best kind of stuff but you don't want to spend a fortune so what tips could you give people that created giveaways for.
For the kids in the country for -- Right and -- -- -- don't wanna be your own treats because that's the big no no parents would you know at first seeking -- -- parents -- don't -- let your child.
-- any -- that it's been innovator could write that have been home baked unfortunately.
-- -- recommend is waiting he's the last possible moment to bite the candy I'll -- seasonal candy paydowns.
Will be dramatically discounted -- before the holiday so they're gonna find you know those Reese's peanut butter cups and it ends and whatnot.
-- are going to be a huge huge discount.
And then also.
You can look online and -- candy in bulk so let's say it's like oriental trading company and whatnot how -- all that.
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And you can purchase involved in minutes and -- left over we'll still be good to give the -- next year at a Halloween party.
-- you have some great -- here.
You say seventy to 72 glow in the dark tattoos for three bucks or a 140 jumping spiders for three cents needs so those are some really creative ideas I -- -- -- -- giving outstanding.
Yeah he voted if you go to the drug -- ITT.
You're looking at spending maybe 2030 or even forty dollars depending on how much -- -- -- and how many kids are expecting and -- not a lot and Angela lines that go on my oriental trading company.
And then you can spend just a few dollars eight.
You so much handrail or -- for all of -- the web say she found out and all the tips for everybody.
And something that idealize this is it that today over the week after -- -- -- -- all the leftover Halloween candy and I just put it on my desk for.
The next yeah exactly and thank you so much thanks for joining us what do you guys -- -- -- that by the -- I hear him barking in the background.
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