Traditionally known as the day of the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, today Halloween is a holiday, characterised by trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, watching horror films and - shopping!

Halloween marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Statistically speaking, Halloween is the second most money spent holiday next to Christmas. What does that mean for you? Major sales! Retailers line up the best of the best deals for the days leading up to Halloween, have great deals on Halloween itself and offer continuing sales for a couple of days after Halloween.

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Your favourite retailers will be clamouring to ensure the holiday shopping season starts off with a bang, so you can expect the sales, deals and offers to be epic!

Typically, price drops will start at 50% and only go up from there going as far as 95% off!

It’s a terrific way to get great deals at very low prices. You can even get a head start on your Christmas shopping, all whilst saving a fair few bucks.

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• Sign up to the LoveCoupons.ca newsletter for Halloween news, offers and deals delivered straight to you!
• As the age-old adage goes, “the early bird catches the worm”. Start planning early - troll the news and the web for lists of retailers offering Halloween deals. Bookmark those retailer’s websites, download their apps and create wishlists.
• Follow your favourite retailers on their social media. This tip pays off year-round, but it’ll especially come in hand during Halloween when retailers ramp up promotional activity and offer last-minute deals. You want to make sure you’re first to see all the deals!
• Budget! It’s tempting to shop every offer your eye lands on, but do you really need another pair of jeans? Plan a budget and stick to it as best as you can.
• Price check before you buy - sometimes Halloween deals aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. To judge how good the deals really are once it’s crunch time, you’ll need to track prices leading up to Halloween.
• Use online price comparison tools to make sure you’re really getting the lowest price out there. The item you want could be even cheaper elsewhere!
• Sign up to your favourite brand’s mailing list. They’ll send all their offers straight to you! That way you don’t have to go searching.
• Be aware of store policies, for example - many stores don’t accept returns on major sale items.
• If you can, skip in-store shopping and shop online. Many retailers will offer the same, if not more, deals online as well. Shopping in the comfort of your home can be a great way to avoid the notoriously boisterous crowds and the long queues to get into some shops.
• Enjoy it! Halloween shopping might be overwhelming but it’s also a lot of fun. Halloween, after all, is a festive event - so, get a friend or two to join you and make a thing out of it.

You’re ready for some scare-riffic shopping!

Should you choose to shop Halloween deals from the comfort of your home online, here are some tips and tricks to make sure you shop safely, securely and smartly:

• Shop with trusted online retailers or do thorough research before making purchases from unknown retailer sites.
• Never provide your credit card information if you do not see the ‘padlock’ on the upper left-hand side of your address bar, or if the address begins with “http://” instead of “https://”.

• Keep your information private. If the retailer asks for too much information such as your birth-date and social security numbers, do not complete the transaction.
• After shopping Halloween deals, it’s a good idea to keep a close eye on all your banking statements, checking them weekly rather than by the month, just in case something slipped to a hacker. Notify your cardholder service if there are any discrepancies immediately.
• Maintain good virus protection on your computer to prevent spyware and other hacks from accessing your information. Many trusted anti-virus services are available online for free so you can take advantage of convenient online shopping.
• Avoid using public Wi-Fi to do your shopping, rather use secure connections.
• Be cautious of unsolicited emails and pop-up internet adverts with too-good-to-be-true offers. Use caution when a deal is drastically better than others and always double-check before clicking on ads.

But wait, there’s more!

Check out these other major shopping events:

• Black Friday - where shopping meets wild discounts and sales. Check out the Black Friday page at LoveCoupons.ca for all the discounts and deals available.

• Cyber Weekend - a whole two days of major sales! Check out the Cyber Weekend page at LoveCoupons.ca for all the discounts and deals available.

• Cyber Monday - the cherry on the cake to round off the shopping extravaganza. Check out the Cyber Monday page at LoveCoupons.ca to get your hands on all the discounts and deals available.