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Don’t Get Tricked by these Halloween Ad Claims

Be on the lookout for everything from walking ads to disappearing candy.

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Don’t Get Tricked by these Halloween Ad Claims

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Every Halloween, in a scene straight out of “The Ring,” popular TV spokespeople climb out of commercials and into neighborhoods across the country as trick-or-treaters dress up as their favorite pitch people, effectively becoming walking ads for Wendy’s, KFC, AT&T and Geico, among others.
It’s scary how fast the price of a Halloween costume can add up if you actually want to look like the person pictured in the outfit on the package. Take, for example, this Monk costume sold at Spirit Halloween. It only includes the robe; the cross and book must be purchased separately at a cost that nearly doubles the price. We found the same issues with costumes on sale at Party City.
You may have a nightmare on your street if you run out of candy before the night is through. In order to avoid an angry mob of trick-or-treaters be wary of candy makers such as Hershey’s and Mars that have faced class-action litigation over the empty space aka slack fill in their bags of candy.
Worry not about overindulging in chocolate on Halloween night because, according to Hershey’s and Mars, their chocolate candy bars — though high in calories, sugar and saturated fat — are healthy. Are they really, though?
Even Stephen King’s skin crawls when ruminating about a world in which two Stephen Kings coexist. The acclaimed horror writer recently accused Amazon of deceptively marketing the books of “some other” Stephen King as his own.
A class-action lawsuit against Odor Eaters gives new meaning to the phrase “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.” Despite claims to “destroy” foot odor, the lawsuit alleges that the company’s insoles do little to stymie the stink. And that’s truly a horror.

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