In no particular order….
- Pennies: Who gives out pennies (or any other extremely low denomination of coin) on Halloween night!? I wouldn’t complain if it was a dollar, but pennies just don’t go as far as they used to. First of all, it is NOT CANDY! Second of all, there are no “penny” candy shops left out there.
- Apples: That isn’t candy! That’s healthy stuff! It is true that there have been a couple of documented razorblade in the apple cases, and that is enough for me to stay away from them. Besides, this is the night for trick or treating, and if you hand out an apple, it is likely to end up in your flower garden or on your roof.
- Raisins: Nope….Uh-uh…Not going in my mouth on Halloween. Unless, of course, they are Raisinettes!
- Advice: “Look both ways before crossing the street,” should have already been beat into my head by my parents. That is not your job as the person who is giving me delicious treats!
- Canned Food: A can of Sugar Beets or Candied Yams might seem great to some people, but it is not something to give to a trick-or-treater. It is likely to end up through a car window.
- Stickers: Yeah, SpongeBob or Superman stickers are cool, but nobody wants them on Halloween. Now if you want to give a piece of candy and a sticker that’s fine, but don’t give just a sticker.
- Coupons: Even coupons for free stuff are no good. Free Wendy’s Frostys or free McDonald’s french fries are normally good, but a kid wants the instant satisfaction of candy. With a coupon you have to remember to take them in the car then convince your parents to stop by to get you something free. Most of the time the coupons expire before you can use them anyway. Say no to coupons.
- A Toothbrush: Yeah, yeah. We all know we should brush our teeth. We don’t need to get that message drilled into us by our neighbors.
- Little Bags of Microwave Popcorn: Anything that requires the use of a 1000 watt kitchen appliance shouldn’t be given to kids on Halloween.
- Homemade Anything: I don’t care if your cookies won blue ribbons at the county fair or your popcorn balls are the toast of the town, don’t put them in my Halloween bag. The parents won’t let us eat anything homemade anyway and your homemade treats will end up getting tossed in the trash anyway. Save your time and buy a big bag of candy at the local megamart.
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I think there’s a penny candy shop in Pennsylvannia still.
October 31st, 2006 at 8:10 amLet me add: packets of Pepperidge Farm (or other mass-manufactured, prepackaged sugar cookies):
1) Children do not like plain sugar cookies (or at least I didn’t).
October 31st, 2006 at 10:57 am2) Children cannot properly appreciate Pepperidge Farm cookies, for the most part.
3) Those sugar cookies get HARD in the package, dammit!
tonks: Do they actually sell candy for 1 penny?!? Do I need to get a plane ticket? Tee hee.
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October 31st, 2006 at 12:10 pmI haven’t done trick or treating since I was 12 my sister was 20 something
But if I was I’d like raisons and Little Bags of Microwave Popcorn:
Little Bags of Microwave Popcorn are cool you put some good pikes of chocolate after it’s made and it becomes so yummy.
Raisins: I like them and I can melt choclolte on them mmmmmmmmmmmmm or put them in salads. Okay so I am weird.
I love candy corn and lickerish
October 31st, 2006 at 6:39 pmRobert I promise if I remember where it is and what it’s called I’ll tell you.
November 1st, 2006 at 1:32 pmyou can give me your email adress and plus your name and some questions about candy
February 11th, 2007 at 8:30 ami will give you my email to it is: p.hadia.mac1@hotmail.com
bye
February 11th, 2007 at 8:31 amTo anyone who’s looking for a penny candy store(and to the author, they do exist :D), there happens to be one in Littleton, New Hampshire. It is called Chutters, and it ALSO happens to have the world’s longest candy counter, it’s quite awesome if I do say so myself. Here’s a link to their website: http://www.chutters.com/history.html
October 21st, 2007 at 5:05 pmIntelligentLittlePopTart: But are those items actually sold for a penny? Most times I find ‘penny candy’ the amount is more than a penny.
Besides, if some kid gets a nickel in Nebraska, it’s not going to get them to New Hampshire…
October 31st, 2007 at 4:19 pmI would say the top worst non-candy trick or treat item would be a chick tract. http://www.chick.com/default.asp
October 31st, 2007 at 11:49 pmi actually smacked a person for giving me a toothbrush and advice.
November 25th, 2007 at 8:36 pmI hate tootsie-rolls. I never eat them and they just sit in my halloween bag growing old. Most of the time they’re hard, but even when they aren’t…I just don’t like them. I’m also getting sick of Hersheys bars. Be a little more original, please! Everyone gives those out.
January 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pmI also really hate it when these lazy curmudgeons give you melted candy that has been sitting next to the front door for hours
July 30th, 2008 at 2:47 pm