what are you giving out on Halloween?

[cleveramerican]

I have learned in the last few days that giving out chocolate candy on Halloween is no longer appropriate, according to my wife and kids 11,9,and6. Could this possibly be true? Are Snickers and Reese's cups so hopelessly out of fashion that no parent would disgrace his daughters by giving out all the old favorites?

do Starburst, Gummi worms and Skittles take the candy crown on Halloween?

My God its chocolate! no more Hershey's with almonds? no more Almond joys?


Is this widespread or just my nutty wife and the hens around this one neighborhood?

I need to know!

[azmouse]

1. I give out chocolate candy.

Peanut butter cups, Butterfingers, Baby Ruths...

I always have candy left over and I want to be able to eat what's left. And Gummi anythings and Starburst just don't cut it!!

mmmmmmm.... chocolate!

[leftofthedial]

2. BS

snickers

mars bars

hersheys with almonds


I have to eat whatever is left after all the illegal immigrant kids come through the neighborhood taking our candy away from us


(sheesh. I've been watching too many campaign commercials.)

[crim son]

3. Chocolate candy is expensive.

If you only get twenty trick-or-treaters, it's okay. If you get two hundred, it isn't doable. In the past we always bought mostly less expensive candy and just a couple bags of small chocolate bars because otherwise Halloween would cost a hundred bucks just for the candy.

[photogirl12]

4. Nothing

In the past 10 years, my boyfriend hasn't seen a single trick or treater.

[tigereye]

5. really?

no one has ever complained to me in all the years I've been handing out chocolate stuff...

I just bought a bunch of bags of goodies that were on sale at the drug store- better prices than the grocery stores

[trof]

6. Mini candy bars. Had to buy more.

The two little girls next door 'drop in' almost every day.
Already been through most of what we had.
Don't tell mom.

[Sugar Smack]

7. Lectures.

Better: while wagging a finger
Better: while dressed up as Cruella DeVille

*LOL*

[mulsh]

8. glasses of water poured into their bags

no, we're giving out Butterfingers, Peanutbutter Cups, Almond Joys & kit kats.

when I was about 6 one of my grandparents neighbors did indeed give my twin brother & me glasses of water in our bags. they ripped at the bottom of his walkway. Unfortunately a couple of our great uncles were visiting at the time. lets just say that nieghbor's house was a wonder to behold the following day.

[flvegan]

9. Copies of "Why Vegan?" and info on the cruelty in the milk (chocolate) industry.

Just kidding. I wouldn't do that. Admit it, though...I had you going for a second.

[Sugar Smack]

10. YOU DID.

[LeftyMom]

20. I knew you were kidding.

Even I am not that mean.

I do have to go across town to get some candy at Whole Foods. Your trick or treaters can lick the donut box.

[flvegan]

23. You want I should

let them lick the box you sent me? Your box?

That sounded SO wrong.

[LeftyMom]

24. Nope, all that sweet, melty icing is yours

[skygazer]

11. Cans of whoopass

Apples with razor blades in them
Worms
Dead rats
and Chick tracts


I don't get many trick-or-treaters...

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

12. I think we go to the same grocery store

[Left Is Write]

13. I'm giving out chocolate.

[Blue Diadem]

14. mini candy bars for Halloween night and fruity gummy snacks for

our Granddaughter to take for her class party. Normally we bake something for the party but time is short and I'm too lazy this year.

Last year, a neighbor who works for one of the food companies, gave away pudding cups. All the kids raved about that one.

[swag]

15. Same stuff as every day:

bad vibes.

[bumblebee1]

16. A mixed bag

some chocolate:
Mini Hershey bars
mini Milky Ways- My favorite
Three Musketeers- my favorite
Reese's peanut butter cups- regualr
Reese's peanut butter cups- peanut butter on the outside
Kit Kat bars
twizzlers
skittles- regular and sour
two Halloween pencils and two Halloween erasers

[Fleshdancer]

17. I wish non-chocolate candy was the fad when I was a kid

I'm one of those strange females that don't like chocolate. I didn't like it as a kid either so Halloween was more about the costumes and less about the actual treats.

To get back on subject though, I haven't heard of chocolate being out. It's a classic so it's never out of style.

[sakabatou]

18. Sour is the way to go these days

[Nikia]

19. If no one else is giving out chocolate, then you should give chocolate

One of the things that I liked as a kid on Halloween was the variety. I didn't get candy all that often during the year and actually discovered some candy trick-or- treating.

[Redstone]

21. Shots and beers.

Redstone

[LeftyMom]

26. Is it too late to book a flight?

Oh hell, I have to work after school.

[jbane]

22. cough drops

maybe some rolaids or whatever change I have on my dresser.

[MikeH]

25. Hot dogs with the insides taken out

You know what they call one.

A hollow weenie.