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|    Bob to Howard    |
|    Re: Halloween Candy Ghosting    |
|    02 Nov 21 07:46:31    |
      From: robgood@bestweb.net              On Monday, November 1, 2021 at 7:39:14 PM UTC-4, Howard wrote:       > I was in a grocery store today and there was no day after candy sale -- the       > aisle already had Christmas candy for sale.       > t> Is it my imagination that seasonal candy is disappearing much more quickly       > from stores after holidays? Is it just related to the stores I stop by? Or       > are retailers being a lot more agressive about moving on?              Supply chain problems aside, I noticed that over the past 7 years it's gotten       harder for me to find post-holiday (Halloween, Easter..., Purim?)       candy clearances. I think retailers at least were getting better at figuring       the "Beer Problem" for candies. I'm going aisle-bin diving today.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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