Halloween Candy

[puddle jumper]

So my fellow candy buyers how much candy does your household go through before Halloween. My wife is smacking fingers as I type this.:redface:

She does just not understand that Halloween candy is the best

 

[rbh]

Re: Halloween Candy

So my fellow candy buyers how much candy does your household go through before Halloween. My wife is smacking fingers as I type this.:redface:

She does just not understand that Halloween candy is the best

Is that really her fingers you hear smacking, or could that noise be you lips smacking in anticipation of all those GOODYS?????

 

[Bob_VT]

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zero

Not consumer's of candy and so rural that we do not see any kids in costume

 

[Brent S]

Re: Halloween Candy

We are rural also and see no kids in costume. I, as the youngest person on our street (47) go to my neigbor's dressed as a carpenter. It's good for a laugh and a beer.

I do buy at least a bag of reese's cups just in case

 

[Eric 3.7LX Alpha 1]

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We get around 50 or so. We've been getting the full size bars instead of the mini's most give out. Fifty kids equals 2-boxes of 30 each, with a couple of extras. around $30.00 worth at BJ's

We actually went to BJ's today to pick 'em up, and on the next register over seen a guy with a shopping cart full of boxes of full bars, actually overfull, fallin out on the floor, and their carriages are huge!

Was killing me not to ask if they were for trick or treaters, as the register rang in at $590.00, of just candy!!!

Couldn't believe my eyes. But heard him saying it was for an office or something like that. Whew. One of my co workers lives in Putnam, CT and averages 400 kids, Now he gets the mini's!!

 

[metalwizard]

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they ruined Halloween here. they do TRUNK or treat at the churches.. hardly anyone goes out door to door. I really don't get it,, I am a HUGE halloween fan. and I feel left out.

as a matter of fact utah is having Halloween on SATURDAY the 30th because they don't do stuff on sunday.. HOW LAME.

Oh well I wait until after Halloween and buy TONS of leftover candy.. it usually lasts me the year, and we have 7 kids between us..

Happy Halloween

 

[aspeck]

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None ... don't do the Trick-or-Treat thing because we are usually not at home on the official night. I am not a big candy eater, and the family eats less than most. This year I am making a concerted effort to loose some weight (over 40 pounds shed since May with less than 20 more to go by the end of the year and another 40 by next October are the goals), so the family is being supportive and there is no halloween candy to be found in the house (now what they have in other secret stashes might be another story).

 

[642mx]

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We go thru a decent size bowl of candy. My wife buys a couple bags of mixed stuff to hand out.

Honestly tho, I freaking hate Halloween. I hate the kids knocking on my door, I hate the interruption, I hate giving candy out that costs me money. Its just one of the events during the year that I could easily live without.

 

[rbh]

Re: Halloween Candy

We go thru a decent size bowl of candy. My wife buys a couple bags of mixed stuff to hand out.

Honestly tho, I freaking hate Halloween. I hate the kids knocking on my door, I hate the interruption, I hate giving candy out that costs me money. Its just one of the events during the year that I could easily live without.

Good thing SANTA don't knock.

 

[642mx]

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Good thing SANTA don't knock.

lmao!!

 

[rbh]

Re: Halloween Candy

Oh BROTHER!!! The way I read your Charles Dickens statement is that you would rather curl up in the fetal position with a bag of tater chips, watching old reruns of NYPD Blue than see the little buggers all decked out looking for cavities?

It's a once a year deal where you can scare the feces out of em without getting the cops called on you. Then you give them your hard earned candy. It's absolutely priceless!

Better Halloween scare tactics then NFL tackling scares, not so many fines???
(Just in one of those moods tonight )

 

[kenmyfam]

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as a matter of fact utah is having Halloween on SATURDAY the 30th because they don't do stuff on sunday.. HOW LAME.

Wow !!!!!!! What do you guys do when Christmas Day falls on a Sunday ??

 

[kei9th]

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we go through almost no candy. my son, my wife, and i are out from 7 to 9 dressed to the nines begging for candy. if there is anybody who comes after nine they get the crap candy we don't like. (better than throwing it out) after that myself, my wife, and my son, goes to the neighbors for a Halloween party til late in the night. the kid is three and been wearing his costume everyday for a week already. we are going as pirates.........i might make my wife keep the costume for adult time later!

 

[Summer Fun]

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I live out in the sticks ... no kids.

 

[jtmarten]

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Almost none. The last few years we've had only 2 kids - my nieces.

 

[ezmobee]

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I'm not really a fan of Halloween either but I've got a 3 year old this year so I'll be a good sport. We had to buy more candy this year because we ran out last year during trick or treat. I did throw some older kids with no costumes off my porch last year. I was pretty proud of that

 

[LadyFish]

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We live in an area where most of the homes are vacant due to the fact that they are weekend beach houses.

Every year you can sign up and be on the list that is giving out at halloween as a house that gives candy and participates. Sometimes, they have a hay ride and take the kids around that way.

It's not a bad thing for our neighborhood and I rather like having a choice on whether or not to participate.

I can remember one year, I was sick as a dog. We turned off all the lights in the house so we wouldn't be bothered but they rang the doorbell anyway till nearly 10 p.m.

 

[Gary H NC]

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We get maybe 20 to 30 kids.
I bought 2 bags of candy the other day.I bag of mini Hershey bars and a bag of Butter Fingers...
Looked in the cabinet this morning....one Hershey bar and about 5 Butter fingers left!

I think the little woman has been stealing...

Now i got to go buy more....

 

[SS MAYFLOAT]

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Before I moved, we lived in a busy neighborhood. We would give out candybars with business cards of the local dentist taped to them Now we live on a busy highway that is too dangerous for pedestrians. So no more candy, no more cards, and No more discounts from my dentist ...

 

[aspeck]

Re: Halloween Candy

Before I moved, we lived in a busy neighborhood. We would give out candybars with business cards of the local dentist taped to them Now we live on a busy highway that is too dangerous for pedestrians. So no more candy, no more cards, and No more discounts from my dentist ...

Good direct marketking strategy!