Fear For Your Wallet
Boston, MA – When Maureen Reen was growing up, her family celebrated Halloween by putting a pumpkin on the front stoop of their Canton home. “That was as festive as it got,” she said.
But by mid-October, the Brighton mom had already made three trips – and counting – to Target in Watertown. She had tombstones and spider webs to buy, Halloween cupcakes to decorate, ghost goodie bags to assemble, Halloween candles to light, a Halloween gingerbread house to make.
“It’s overwhelming,” said Reen, 34. “I’m not a creative person, but I want to make happy memories for my children.”
Yesterday’s happy memory: scoring an enormous amount of free candy and wolfing it down before breakfast behind Mom’s back. Today’s happy memory: living in a world that’s been turned into a Halloween theme park.
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The Pantone Color Institute named Peach Fuzz (PANTONE 13-1023) its 2024 Color of the Year, and the hue is already permeating retail. Here we present the latest products adorned in the peachy hue, as well as four complementary hues selected by Pantone for 2024. Read the Spring 2024 Trend Report here: giftshopmag.com/article/spring-2024-trend-report-peach-fuzz-and-its-supporting-cast/![]()
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📸: Photo courtesy of Mud Pie.
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