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Kmart Trying To Sabotage Your Bathing Suit Bod With Halloween Candy
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Jen Carlson
Published Aug 24, 2013
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We haven't even gone shopping for our Labor Day or Columbus Day candy yet, and Kmart is shoving Halloween candy down our throats. Tasty, sugary, Halloween candy. Which is now available for you to purchase by the bag for the next two months at full price, and then after that at a discount. It is the start of Overeating And Loose Sweaters Season. The death rattle of your bathing suit body.
These jolly Jack O' Lanterns were spotted recently at Kmart in Penn Station, their crooked smiles and bright orange hue drawing your attention to the sweet stuff stockpiled in bags. But avert your eyes, it's ONLY AUGUST. The Milky Ways, the Twix, the Snickers will still be there for you in October, when you were meant to consume them by the handful.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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