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NRaleighLiberal

(60,015 posts)
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:30 PM Oct 2017

What types of goodies are you giving out tonight? Mounds, Kit Kats, Snickers and Reese's PB cups

here. And of course we significantly overbought....because all of the above are really good when frozen first!

Our neighborhood has really shifted - when we moved in 25 years ago, lots of young families, and halloween was a busy night. Not a whole lot going on out there tonight (meaning the freezer will have lots of goodies for future snacking!)

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What types of goodies are you giving out tonight? Mounds, Kit Kats, Snickers and Reese's PB cups (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 OP
Skittles, Starbursts, tootsie pops and bubble gum... (I have to buy what I won't be tempted to eat) hlthe2b Oct 2017 #1
Hey, you can't give away Skittles! She's OURS!! lastlib Oct 2017 #23
lol hlthe2b Oct 2017 #24
And fish flyingfysh Oct 2017 #2
Reese's miniature PB cups TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #3
frozen, chopped up on vanilla ice cream....mmm! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 #6
Mini-Hersheys shenmue Oct 2017 #4
Nestle Crunch, Butterfinger, Snickers, Baby Ruth, Mounds. We only get a few because we are OregonBlue Oct 2017 #5
We have KitKats and twix bars but... tymorial Oct 2017 #7
Kit-Kat, Nestle's Crunch, and if we get down that far Lifelong Protester Oct 2017 #8
A mix DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2017 #9
Quite a few churches in our area have convinced families that Holloween is wasupaloopa Oct 2017 #10
The kids here don't buy it. TomSlick Oct 2017 #28
In 15 years at this address I haven't seen one single trick-or-treater. Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #11
Sour Skittles & Starbursts. Dulcinea Oct 2017 #12
Individual little mini packets of salad. FM123 Oct 2017 #13
A guy called the radio station asking if the salads came with eggs... Beartracks Oct 2017 #15
Sounds like we got the same mix! Beartracks Oct 2017 #14
I seemed to have over-bought, too. Laffy Kat Oct 2017 #16
Kit Kats, Twix and Reese's cups.. sir pball Oct 2017 #17
None...and Get OFF my Lawn too.. HipChick Oct 2017 #18
2 bags Baby Ruth's, 1 bag Nestle Crunch Ohiya Oct 2017 #19
Kit Kats in 3 different colors/flavors, and for those... 3catwoman3 Oct 2017 #20
We had Snickers, Kit Kats, M&Ms SouthernIrish Oct 2017 #25
Kit Kats and Almond Joys. Bought less and fewer brands this year. Not enough kids to justify Solly Mack Oct 2017 #21
Spunow bars...: lastlib Oct 2017 #22
Mixed bag Awsi Dooger Oct 2017 #26
I am pretty isolated where I live.... chillfactor Oct 2017 #27
Hershey selection MFM008 Oct 2017 #29
KitKats and PayDays haele Oct 2017 #30
We get only a few children anymore. The tradition was The_Casual_Observer Oct 2017 #31
My own special version of candy corn. edbermac Oct 2017 #32
All of the treats we gave out were wrapped in gold wrappers (Reeses, Twix, Nestle's, Snickers, etc.) woodsprite Oct 2017 #33
Mini Milky Ways, Skittles, mini Baby Ruths, mini Butterfingers. We had a lot Nay Nov 2017 #34

hlthe2b

(102,291 posts)
1. Skittles, Starbursts, tootsie pops and bubble gum... (I have to buy what I won't be tempted to eat)
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:33 PM
Oct 2017

Hey kids like them anyway...

TexasBushwhacker

(20,196 posts)
3. Reese's miniature PB cups
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:34 PM
Oct 2017

It's my favorite, so I'll eat whatever is left over which will probably be all of it.

OregonBlue

(7,754 posts)
5. Nestle Crunch, Butterfinger, Snickers, Baby Ruth, Mounds. We only get a few because we are
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:36 PM
Oct 2017

out in the toolies. I end up eating too much of it.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,924 posts)
9. A mix
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:46 PM
Oct 2017

My wife bought 5 bags of the those mixes that have like 4-5 different mini candy bars/packs in them. The last couple years we have had a good amount of kids come through, this year though it seemed to be down some. Probably because of the weather, its kinds windy and cold now.

 

wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts)
10. Quite a few churches in our area have convinced families that Holloween is
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:48 PM
Oct 2017

Pagan evil and have things going on tonight at their church drawing away kids from trick or treating.

FM123

(10,053 posts)
13. Individual little mini packets of salad.
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:58 PM
Oct 2017

Just kidding! But seriously, they are selling these at the grocery store. We are passing out (and eating) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups tonight!

Beartracks

(12,816 posts)
15. A guy called the radio station asking if the salads came with eggs...
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:19 PM
Oct 2017

... and hinting strongly that the eggs could wind up on your house!

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Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)
16. I seemed to have over-bought, too.
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:28 PM
Oct 2017

Teeny tiny Reeses, M&M, Almond Joy, Mounds, Hersheys. Also giving out those little glow stick thingys which seem to be a big hit. Oh, and Newman's dog treats for the puppers.

sir pball

(4,743 posts)
17. Kit Kats, Twix and Reese's cups..
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:29 PM
Oct 2017

But in the last four years we haven't gotten any kids, so we expect none this year...we just buy what we want to eat

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
18. None...and Get OFF my Lawn too..
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:35 PM
Oct 2017

Not one kid..not one...I got the good stuff too...British Candy, Bons Bons...

Ohiya

(2,234 posts)
19. 2 bags Baby Ruth's, 1 bag Nestle Crunch
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:35 PM
Oct 2017

Didn't even use all of one bag of Baby Ruth's. We usually get 50 - 60 kids, only about 12 this year, I'm blaming TRump.

3catwoman3

(24,006 posts)
20. Kit Kats in 3 different colors/flavors, and for those...
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 08:42 PM
Oct 2017

...with nut allergies, Twizzlers or Skittles.

One young lady actually thanked me for being allergy aware.

We had about 45 kids come by (my husband's idea to count) which was not as many as I expected.

SouthernIrish

(512 posts)
25. We had Snickers, Kit Kats, M&Ms
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 10:05 PM
Oct 2017

Twix and Goldfish crackers for toddlers and kids with allergies. My dogs love seeing the kids dressed up.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)
21. Kit Kats and Almond Joys. Bought less and fewer brands this year. Not enough kids to justify
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 09:30 PM
Oct 2017

all that leftover temptation.

Tomorrow the remaining candy stash goes off to work with my eejit.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
26. Mixed bag
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 10:09 PM
Oct 2017

I make sure to include only the ones that I like best. This year I found a perfect blend of Reese's, Nestles Crunch, Butterfinger and Snickers.

Got it at Aldi.

Tonight was more active than recent years but I still have some leftovers.

haele

(12,660 posts)
30. KitKats and PayDays
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 10:27 PM
Oct 2017

The larger snack size, about half full sized bars. If I didn't have to plan for between 40 and 60 trick or treaters, I'd have gone with full sized.
After 3 hours, I've gone through 4 bags worth at 2 apeice. Starting to see the older kids now.
One more hour or two more bags to go...

Haele

 

The_Casual_Observer

(27,742 posts)
31. We get only a few children anymore. The tradition was
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 10:36 PM
Oct 2017

Ruined a long time ago with church organized stuff and paranoia. However we are ever hopeful and overbuy the same stuff that you get.

woodsprite

(11,916 posts)
33. All of the treats we gave out were wrapped in gold wrappers (Reeses, Twix, Nestle's, Snickers, etc.)
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 10:45 PM
Oct 2017

We had a "theme" going...."Indiana Jones" - A maze of dead ends, strobe lights, black lights, mummies, vines w/ ivy, swinging bridge, skulls and skeletons, an open wooden casket that said "Grave robbers beware", tombstones, a table of various chalices full of and surrounded by the candy, necklaces, and 'gold' coins we were giving out. We had a sign on the table that said "Choose wisely". There were tiles that they could walk on that spelled out C - A - N - D - Y.

We just closed up shop and took down what we needed to in order to get the important stuff back inside for the night. We opened the "doors" at 6:30.

I made dinner for our kids friends (16-24yo) and anybody else that wanted to grab a plate - caprese salad, roasted broccoli, mac/cheese, cupcakes, and drinks.

Had 45-50 neighborhood kids and their parents visit and go through the maze.

Only had 3 sandwich baggies of candy left over - one goes to school tomorrow with our son, one to work with me for our candy dish, and one to work with my husband for his candy dish.

Next year's theme -- Disney's Haunted Mansion! Will include 3D glasses/effects. Already made the Napster playlist!

Nay

(12,051 posts)
34. Mini Milky Ways, Skittles, mini Baby Ruths, mini Butterfingers. We had a lot
Wed Nov 1, 2017, 02:24 AM
Nov 2017

of kids -- like your neighborhood, ours didn't have very many young families for about 10 years and thus few trick-or-treaters. Now it's filled with kids, which is very nice. All the kids were cute and had good manners - and the teenagers were darlings, too. I love to give out candy at Halloween, so I had a blast!

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