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|    Bob to Bob    |
|    Re: Halloween Candy Ghosting    |
|    07 Nov 21 05:21:36    |
      From: robgood@bestweb.net              On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 10:46:33 AM UTC-4, Bob wrote:       > 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.              Although Rite Aid had nothing this year, I did score some post-Halloween candy       clearances at a couple of Dollar Generals.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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