The Business of Halloween

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  • Опубліковано 6 лис 2024

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  • @joseaguilera6355
    @joseaguilera6355 7 років тому +49

    Idk but the best day to buy halloween candy is the day after halloween

  • @LNKSonYOUTUBE
    @LNKSonYOUTUBE 7 років тому +128

    1:10 WAIT A MINUTE...
    3:39 W A I T

    • @mattwolf7698
      @mattwolf7698 7 років тому +15

      LNKS Top 10 creepiest anime.

    • @meucelularkrl
      @meucelularkrl 7 років тому +9

      Best (not)Grill is everywhere

    • @SirTenty
      @SirTenty 7 років тому +8

      7:48 the plot thickens

    • @SlashBolt
      @SlashBolt 7 років тому

      What's her name??? Tell me

    • @piplupsuper0
      @piplupsuper0 7 років тому +1

      Felix from re;zero shes pretty hot

  • @theprophetofthepastagod5633
    @theprophetofthepastagod5633 7 років тому +116

    There’s a large amount of traps hidden in this video

    • @Elifoxin
      @Elifoxin 7 років тому +10

      Its not a trap
      It's an ambush

    • @Timbone07
      @Timbone07 6 років тому +3

      Care to explain?

    • @azuraligthfeilt
      @azuraligthfeilt 4 роки тому +4

      @@Timbone07 2 years later. But I think OP's talking about anime "traps" which is basically feminime-looking anime boys

    • @Timbone07
      @Timbone07 4 роки тому +1

      @@azuraligthfeilt Hahaha thanks

  • @verdatum
    @verdatum 7 років тому +4

    OK, I learned something about all that Rubies stuff. I grew up with my mother sewing me my costumes, and went on to learn to create custom prosthetics. I never examined the commercial costume industry at all. Getting concept art as much as 2-years in advance is pretty friggin' mind-blowing. As a costume fabricator, I'd kill for that level of advanced insight into the new hip thing to have it ready in time for a good topical costume. That's a fun thing to daydream about.
    It makes sense for Japan to happily adopt Halloween, because they've loved cosplay long before that.

  • @sulibreaks
    @sulibreaks 7 років тому +4

    Really like the way your introduced the holiday and it's social impact/development before highlighting its effect on industry and specific businesses. Great work!

  • @shaun1293
    @shaun1293 7 років тому +3

    What I want to know is how did Halloween go from scary costumes to superheroes, hotdogs and slutty cats.

  • @ThexDynastxQueen
    @ThexDynastxQueen 7 років тому +1

    I love that its commercialized because without it we would never know how many things can be made sexy. Its like every year is a Project Runway challenge where companies have to figure out what random things can they turn sexy.
    Corn? Napkin? Air? Bert and Ernie? THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS NOW!

  • @NinaRossBusiness
    @NinaRossBusiness 6 років тому

    We now prepare to take our kids trick-or-treating after eating turkey and wrapping Christmas presents. Stores put up Christmas displays in August and squeeze in Halloween displays wherever they can. Holidays are now all about profit.

  • @ChrisJohnson-nc4il
    @ChrisJohnson-nc4il 7 років тому +17

    My parents never let me celebrate Halloween as they thought it satanic

  • @deepvoodoo
    @deepvoodoo 7 років тому +1

    Fun fact: Ben Cooper actually had a costume called "Spider-Man" before Marvel's Spider-Man appeared. There was no backstory to go along with it and it only vaguely resembled the more familiar character but it existed.

  • @speedyg2012
    @speedyg2012 7 років тому +131

    Because businesses need to make more money.

    • @kthemaster1999
      @kthemaster1999 7 років тому +1

      Speedy Gonzalez
      Not just that, it's also because we wanted nice costumes without putting in all the effort into making them

    • @NarwhoI
      @NarwhoI 7 років тому

      That's the "why" not the "how." Otherwise there would be a major commercialized holiday everyday as that is best for businesses to make money.

    • @ashleymey3688
      @ashleymey3688 7 років тому

      Not need, they want more money.

    • @JackieWelles
      @JackieWelles 7 років тому

      thats the whole point of businesses :)

  • @failatlife1
    @failatlife1 7 років тому +2

    0:53 Holy crap, this image is from a book is used to read all the time when I was a kid. It was a nonfiction picture book telling the story of an ancient european town as it grew from a few huts into a huge city. I wish I could remember the name of it.

  • @shikharforfriends
    @shikharforfriends 5 років тому +1

    Last year Walmart acquired Flipkart (India's Amazon.com) and this year we could see the rush of Halloween at least in Mumbai region. So partly Walmart is making this festival go international.

  • @viliussmproductions
    @viliussmproductions 7 років тому

    We still have the plain old All Hallows Eve here in Eastern Europe. About 5-7 years ago the youths started celebrating Halloween. Which is nice, but on the other hand, our other Halloween'ish festival "Užgavienės" (similar to Slavic Maslenitsa) is now dying down.

    • @BusinessCasual
      @BusinessCasual  7 років тому

      Yeah, that's the downside of globalized holidays, they tend to stifle local celebrations, especially with the younger generations.

  • @akrammathu336
    @akrammathu336 7 років тому +1

    Awesome video Business Casual. The power of story telling is enormous. Most people rarely question how events like halloween started but most probably have watched halloween movies . They just go with the flow and that's how people end up paying for these invented and branded holidays.

  • @grrr1351
    @grrr1351 7 років тому +1

    Nice to see business casual and business man perpetuate each other into uploading more.

  • @carvahaunter122
    @carvahaunter122 7 років тому +2

    No mention of spirit halloween? That's a staple of halloween!

  • @PrimusSwallows
    @PrimusSwallows 7 років тому +22

    3:40
    Trap detected, get Mike Pence in here ASAP

  • @girlygreninja
    @girlygreninja 6 років тому +2

    Halloween 2018 watchers, unite! 😆

  • @holyfreak8
    @holyfreak8 5 років тому

    I'm from Argentina. We don't celebrate Halloween, some people tries to install it aa a commercial celebration but it doesn't catch our attention.

  • @BloodRider1914
    @BloodRider1914 7 років тому +6

    Now I know why costumes are so expensive

  • @thatfrenchhornspyret730
    @thatfrenchhornspyret730 7 років тому +2

    Y'all seeing Halloween props in store already while I already saw Christmas ones in a local ikea-like store

  • @SabinStargem
    @SabinStargem 7 років тому

    Of all the American holidays, I think Halloween is by far the best: it promotes the spread and diversity of culture. The other holidays are all about focusing on family, religion, or nationalism.

  • @TheOriginalZilla
    @TheOriginalZilla 7 років тому

    I was just here minding my own business and then I thought to search for the channel, next thing I know Less than an hour ago a brand new video dropped. WOOOO!!!!!!!!! Love your videos!

  • @conor1821
    @conor1821 7 років тому +3

    It originated in Ireland

  • @Minefors
    @Minefors 7 років тому +1

    3:41 that anime reference with that trap you so love

  • @Arieljaay
    @Arieljaay 7 років тому

    I live in Collegeville and I go by that building all the time! Had no idea it had such a long history.

  • @michaeljordon704
    @michaeljordon704 7 років тому

    It would be awesome to see if you could do a video on how music is produced today. Like I’ve always wondered why artists sign with major record companies when they don’t need a record deal to produce music

  • @powerist209
    @powerist209 7 років тому

    Also don't forget various online games' promotions like WoW, Terra, Guid Wars, TF2, Overwatch, and Wildstar.
    Well, it's not as large as supermarkets but it did create some form of promotions.

  • @mlgcactus1035
    @mlgcactus1035 7 років тому +6

    In 3:39 the cat lady from re zero (although acually he is a dude, suprising)

  • @waelhamade85
    @waelhamade85 7 років тому +2

    Can you please do an episode about Kellogg’s cereal

  • @hari4800
    @hari4800 7 років тому

    I like the commercialization of holidays.

  • @numgun
    @numgun 7 років тому +10

    I love the name ASDA, it sounds like a keystroke of a dodging FPS player.

  • @williamd7161
    @williamd7161 6 років тому

    Just like Christmas day!

  • @jeffreyz4632
    @jeffreyz4632 7 років тому +10

    1:10 is that.....
    Is that a trap I see in the back?
    edit: another one! 3:42
    Business Casual=Weeb confirmed

    • @Serene_Smile
      @Serene_Smile 7 років тому

      Jeffrey Z little Easter eggs like that are in all of their videos!

  • @vincegan8621
    @vincegan8621 7 років тому

    You have very great videos. Where do you edit your videos and what kind of mic do you use?

  • @navidafzal1305
    @navidafzal1305 7 років тому

    When did this channel become commercialized?

  • @NhDevon
    @NhDevon 7 років тому +1

    Nice to see you have second best girl in the video

  • @radiak55
    @radiak55 7 років тому +1

    Care to explain that anime cat person on some of the backgrounds?

  • @verycasul
    @verycasul 7 років тому +1

    i appreciate youtr hardworki for placing the traps

  • @OkamiiSenpai
    @OkamiiSenpai 7 років тому +1

    When I lived in Japan back around 07 they'd let some locals into the housing part of US Navy base to experience American Halloween trick or treating. They fucking loved it. But otherwise Halloween was non existent in Japan.

  • @kc4415
    @kc4415 7 років тому +24

    Boo! Scared you!

  • @TracksideViews
    @TracksideViews 7 років тому +6

    Who’s rushing into Sears?

  • @McM005
    @McM005 7 років тому

    This year in the UK I think they've skipped Halloween and gone straight to Christmas

    • @darthvader5830
      @darthvader5830 6 років тому

      M C because of the hatred between Éire/Ireland and the UK

  • @briefingspoon380
    @briefingspoon380 7 років тому +12

    I want to see General Motors

  • @CapnCody1622
    @CapnCody1622 7 років тому

    Who still shops at Sears? Especially for Halloween stuff!

  • @blitz4099
    @blitz4099 7 років тому

    What a great video!

  • @nannaleifa
    @nannaleifa 7 років тому +4

    Boy, if you think Halloween is commercialized, Christmas is way, way worse. Thanksgiving? What Thanksgiving? It's Christmas time, yo! Seriously, I've seen a store that put Christmas stuff on July.

  • @terryhesticles6393
    @terryhesticles6393 7 років тому +5

    I spotted your hidden traps

  • @bazzakat8922
    @bazzakat8922 7 років тому

    could you please do video on the Australian car brand Holden
    thanks

  • @powerist209
    @powerist209 7 років тому

    5:34- And Star Wars: The Clone Wars brought him back with spider legs.

  • @TKluvme
    @TKluvme 7 років тому

    Awesome video! thank you for this one! :D

  • @mpf1947
    @mpf1947 7 років тому

    That whole middle column of domains though.

  • @nywles7506
    @nywles7506 7 років тому +1

    I see, you're a man of culture as well

  • @Vednier
    @Vednier 7 років тому

    Well, not first time business promotes things they feed on. Like "chocolate day" in japan, when boy\girls gift each other chocolate to hint their feelings and so on - this "tradition" was completely constructed by japanese candy producers to increase sales....

  • @krystianwenc9289
    @krystianwenc9289 7 років тому +3

    Ben Cooper or Vancouver?

  • @Jim-sf9qh
    @Jim-sf9qh 7 років тому +3

    Hi what do you think life means?

    • @Ryan0556
      @Ryan0556 7 років тому

      You have to create the meaning yourself. I mean 42.

    • @fridericusrex9812
      @fridericusrex9812 7 років тому +2

      PopR Protons flowing across membranes.

    • @columbus8myhw
      @columbus8myhw 7 років тому

      You give your life meaning by helping others give their lives meaning.

    • @mrpalaces
      @mrpalaces 7 років тому

      It means sending me all your money because of reasons

  • @ValtteriV
    @ValtteriV 7 років тому

    I'm a simple man, when I see a cat person, I smile

  • @onthewater4020
    @onthewater4020 7 років тому +1

    Because our culture is commercialized.

  • @BloodRider1914
    @BloodRider1914 7 років тому +1

    I hate corporations a lot (sometimes)

  • @hijack69
    @hijack69 7 років тому +1

    Why do other countries celebrate Western festivals and never the other way around?

    • @hadriangonzalez607
      @hadriangonzalez607 7 років тому

      Hi Jack it's kinda explained in the video, if a retailer from your part of the hemisphere becomes big enough to consume Walmart and bring with it it's holidays, I'm sure it'll work the same way.

  • @j_gnzz
    @j_gnzz 7 років тому

    Can you do a video on shots studios?

  • @symbolxchannel
    @symbolxchannel 7 років тому

    Halloween is probably the most occidental Holiday...

  • @dapedaily
    @dapedaily 7 років тому

    Spooklized

  • @neildegrassetyson2615
    @neildegrassetyson2615 7 років тому

    3:30 fun costume

  • @sealtubelr8686
    @sealtubelr8686 7 років тому

    Who else knows from which book that picture is from? 0:54

  • @troyroebuck36
    @troyroebuck36 7 років тому

    Just curious... Do you *ever* say the word "is"?... I swear you must say "are" for _everything_ despite it sounding awkward

  • @ethanakers2586
    @ethanakers2586 7 років тому +6

    ANOTHER Felix

  • @v21829
    @v21829 7 років тому

    Do the same video with Christmas

  • @ayoutubechannel7039
    @ayoutubechannel7039 6 років тому

    No one rushes into sears.

  • @mastracu66207
    @mastracu66207 7 років тому +1

    3:38 why is there an anime girl?

  • @ardentlines814
    @ardentlines814 7 років тому

    I am so glad we never go to walmart because its horrible.

  • @hrdwan2000
    @hrdwan2000 7 років тому

    Why is Felix hidden in every video?

  • @RadioMan8745
    @RadioMan8745 7 років тому

    no one is rushing into sears they are closing down.

  • @lamhkak47
    @lamhkak47 7 років тому

    When one can make more money by commercialise festivals, the "greedy capitalists" would definitely do so. So, happy Halloween-shopping-spree day!

  • @gniawd
    @gniawd 7 років тому +3

    2:26 Womart.

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 7 років тому

    So... that's why darth maul is so famous after all!

  • @rayanhey2411
    @rayanhey2411 7 років тому

    A hate Halloween and Valentin because of that

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 7 років тому

    You can inly say halloween was a christian holliday if at the time witches were burned instead of celebrated

  • @69erone-half50
    @69erone-half50 6 років тому

    Commercial Winners = Wal-Mart, other stores and China's manufacturing/exporter of most (all) goods sold for holloween.

  • @97Giorgos97
    @97Giorgos97 7 років тому

    WOW

  • @CTRLerSupport
    @CTRLerSupport 7 років тому

    It was commercialized because we live in a capitalistic world. Anything that can be, will be commercialized.

  • @PuzzledMonkey
    @PuzzledMonkey 7 років тому

    Pronunciation : Samhain is pronounced so-'ween. Ghoulish is pronounced 'goo-lish.

  • @onionboy7099
    @onionboy7099 7 років тому

    3:12 Reese's puffs Reese's puffs...

  • @grumpydusty
    @grumpydusty 6 років тому

    SHORT ANSWER:
    *Wal-Mart.*

  • @johncomish4469
    @johncomish4469 7 років тому

    Hop Tu Naa in the Isle of Mann. older than halloween

  • @shaneburrow3957
    @shaneburrow3957 7 років тому

    Wow

  • @lauriepenner350
    @lauriepenner350 5 років тому

    OK, but $400 million on Halloween greeting cards?! Is that really a thing people do?

  • @raffal_8250
    @raffal_8250 7 років тому

    MindGeek next?

  • @eternalrest2859
    @eternalrest2859 7 років тому +3

    Why do you call it a Holiday? Its not a Holiday. You dont get a government sanctioned day off and normal activities are not suspended. Everyone works and shops are still open as per normal.

    • @ClayFoxx
      @ClayFoxx 7 років тому +2

      Just because it's not recognized by the government doesn't mean it's not a holiday

    • @JackMasterOfNone9200
      @JackMasterOfNone9200 7 років тому +1

      well its typically looked at as a holiday for children, so no shops and such dont close, and children dont get school off because the holiday doesnt technically start until after 6pm in most places.

  • @jorge6207
    @jorge6207 7 років тому

    The faithful death for amateurs

  • @1kingpug
    @1kingpug 7 років тому

    What's up with the anime gril?

  • @Trd2020
    @Trd2020 7 років тому

    Amazon will take Walmart out

  • @googleit1131
    @googleit1131 7 років тому

    Poor Darth maul

  • @darthvader5830
    @darthvader5830 6 років тому +1

    0:11 it isnt a christian holiday.... its a celtic holiday.... quite pagan tbh

  • @Angor6495
    @Angor6495 7 років тому

    wtf do i need a website for halloween?

  • @davidgutierrez3312
    @davidgutierrez3312 4 роки тому

    Not part of Western culture, not a Christian holiday. It's an Anglo-Saxon holiday. All Saints' Day != Halloween.

  • @rongpirson5250
    @rongpirson5250 7 років тому

    i hate how basically all costumes are movie and comic characters

  • @jfeldmann894
    @jfeldmann894 7 років тому

    3:28 is it just me or are some of these kids doing black face

  • @medakabox2015
    @medakabox2015 7 років тому +1

    I'm so happy this shit isn't a thing in my country