i'm mostly thinking it's a bummer that a lot of stores these past few years don't have holiday candy on clearance like they used to.
now they rush out the next holiday's stuff 3-4 days before the holiday. these corporations want all of the money they can get off of stuff are not looking for 50% or 70% less. but a little bit of something is better than a whole lot of nothing.
also; pumpkin carving is overrated.