Annual What Are You Handing Out for Halloween Thread

[tomtom80]

all chocolate. I live on Main Street in newtown and we get about 2500 tricksters! Went to Costco and 20 bags (150piece per bag) and $400 dollars got me set for tonite

Ran out of candy by 8. Had over 3000 kids it was insane. Could have gone longer but by then my Helpers and I were also out of beer. too. Was a blast. Most of the kids were polite and respectful which makes it worthwhile

 

[District-Husky]

My neighborhood in DC gets crushed every year. I buy whatever large bags I can get and also full size bars for my kids' friends and exceptional costumes. Only had 2 obvious homeless guys this year - they also get full size bars.

 

[Dove]

Oh look. A Spider-Man. And a princess. Have this Snickers bar as a reward for our awkward conversation.

 

[ClifSpliffy]

Ran out of candy by 8. Had over 3000 kids it was insane. Could have gone longer but by then my Helpers and I were also out of beer. too. Was a blast. Most of the kids were polite and respectful which makes it worthwhile

no wonder u ran out of stuff. ur 'helpers' were prolly handing out five at a time.

 

[karstenkibbe]

I'll scavenge something tomorrow from stores.

What's your opinion on chocolate covered Pay Day?

Among the candy cognoscenti (I unabashedly consider myself part of that cohort), it has to be considered the best candy bar out there. Amazing in its simplicity.

 

[Horatio]

 

[87Xfer]

Take 5 is a great candy bar. Hadn't had one in years and I just googled it and learned it's under the Reese's umbrella now.

Agreed. Never had one until last night.

 

[August_West]

Isn’t it time to put this whole charade out to pasture? Halloween is, by far, the dumbest of the major holidays.

You misspelled Thanksgiving.

 

[QDOG5]

So we handed out exactly 150 candy bars yesterday. Trick or treating in our town is 3:30-7. Really doesn't get going until 4. The Costco box had 5 varieties and here's how the kids ranked them. 1 Twix, 2 Peanut Mms, 3 Plain Mms, 4 snickers, 5 Milky Way

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Had zero kids. I live in a very walkable neighborhood, but I guess the parents take the kids to a specific neighborhood in town. Our neighbor tells us it has been like this for about 5 years. I took my young ones out for their first ever trick or treating and only 4 houses on our street were participating. I kind of felt bad for my kids because when I was young we would easily fill up pillow cases with candy, but they do not know the difference and loved it. Even made some of the older families in the neighborhood very happy as we were the only ones who went out.

 

[storrsroars]

Had zero kids. I live in a very walkable neighborhood, but I guess the parents take the kids to a specific neighborhood in town. Our neighbor tells us it has been like this for about 5 years. I took my young ones out for their first ever trick or treating and only 4 houses on our street were participating. I kind of felt bad for my kids because when I was young we would easily fill up pillow cases with candy, but they do not know the difference and loved it. Even made some of the older families in the neighborhood very happy as we were the only ones who went out.

That seems like unfair taxation to those in that neighborhood!

 

[UCSouth]

Tried to figure out how many years since I've actually had a trick or treater knock on my door...at least 15. Maybe next year...

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Seeing how excited the old folks got to see my adorable almost 3 yr old was part of the joy. I feel bad for those who don’t get trick or treaters.

 

[CL82]

That seems like unfair taxation to those in that neighborhood!

It’s funny how it develops. It really takes only a social media post or two to start a new tradition.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Both of my kids got a good amount of candy but one doesn’t like chocolate and the other only likes certain ones so we kept a little bit for each and then their school organizes a package of candy that supposedly goes to soldiers, so the rest goes there. There’s also a dad tax in between…

The kids love going out but I don’t understand adults who get into dressing up for parties and whatnot. It’s a holiday for kids. Now you want to talk about made up, b.s. holidays, let’s talk about Valentines Day…

 

[bigknight3]

Not a fan of kids eh?

Gotta start em young!

 

[Punkbo]

That’s exactly it, they’ve consolidated into walkable neighborhoods more than they did in the past. We went through 600 pieces including 200 full size before 7:30. Just turned the lights off and went into hiding. Have to draw the line somewhere.

200 full size? I’m coming to your house next year!

 

[Balker]

200 full size? I’m coming to your house next year!

We put up a mean haunted house, too. I find it diverting when you have a lot of kids flowing through to have fun with it.