My friend, Tam, posted this list earlier this week and I found it so interesting I had to share.
Yahoo.com listed “The 10 Most Disappointing Treats for Trick-or-Treaters” and I found the list fascinating. Basically when people gather together seemingly unimportant information I find it fascinating… I’m just easy to entertain! Here they are folks!
Toothbrushes
Raisins
Candy Corn
Smarties or Necco Wafers (do we have necco wafers in the south??)
Dum Dum Lollipops
Apples
Tootsie Rolls
Hard Wrapped Candies
Laffy Taffy
Fun-Size Candybars
You can read the whole article HERE if you also happen to enjoy a grouping of random information like myself!
We’ve got a mix of tootsie rolls and fun-size candybars. Guess we’ll be sending home some disappointed trick-or-treaters! My rule is to basically buy any candy that I don’t like… that way the bags won’t tempt me into an uncontrollable sugar high!
What treat do you all hand out to trick-or-treaters?
First of all, anyone who is sad about their laffy taffy … I’ll take care of that for you. Especially the banana. MMmmmm….
I actually ordered my candy about a week ago (what would I do without the Internet?) but it was delivered quickly and I’ve been eating it. I finally put it on a high shelf so it would physically hurt me to reach for it in the effort of not eating it. Yeah, all that did was put me in pain more often.
I used to have so much self control… the good old days…
By: sara on October 30, 2008
at 2:29 pm
I can see the toothbrushes apples, and raisins, but the other stuff is what we’d get growing up! Are they just mad the fun sized are small? They must’ve asked some spoiled kids! I don’t have a house, so kids don’t come my way.
By: Christina Schmidt on October 30, 2008
at 2:35 pm
What’s not to love about little candy bars?
And banana laffy taffy–yum!
Do people really pass out apples? Isn’t that kind of Snow White scary?
By: Marla Taviano on October 30, 2008
at 2:37 pm
Pretty sure i love all of those things! I was never sad when i got any of that…well, maybe an apple cause i wasnt alowed to eat that as a kid.
I have never done halloween candy…and right now we live in apts…so there probably wont be alot of trick or treating round here.
but i probably would do candy bars and mixed candy….mmmmm. i may go so i can get my candy fix for the year.
By: lynse leanne on October 30, 2008
at 2:39 pm
Aren’t fun-size candy bars the point of Halloween?
Those are what we are handing out…sorry greedy kids!
By: Carrie on October 30, 2008
at 2:44 pm
Today is National Candy Corn Day! Yet another piece of useless trivia.
I’m with those above….I’ll take the banana laffy taffy any day.
And I’m all about a Tootsie Roll.
I think Smarties are the worst.
(I’m saving the Milky Ways though. I made your recipe using them and the crescent rolls. Wow! Pure bliss I tell you.)
By: angie on October 30, 2008
at 2:51 pm
I ate the candy that my wife bought, so I guess we’re not giving out anything.
By: jarrodmorris on October 30, 2008
at 3:27 pm
I didn’t like getting those big white taffies that were wrapped like bubble gum. Yuck.
I am having a hard time thinking of mini candy bars as a bad gift.
@Sara my kids love banana taffy too
@angie, I’ll take those smarties
By: Anita on October 30, 2008
at 3:35 pm
We don’t get trick or treaters. Last year was our first year home for TOT and I bought tons of candy and not one kid came. I almost cried. Sad.
Maybe Elias and I should come to your house. lol.
By: Jessica Turner on October 30, 2008
at 3:56 pm
Same here. I buy anything NOT chocolate, then I won’t eat it before it’s even time to hand it out
By: Sarah@Life in the Parsonage on October 30, 2008
at 3:58 pm
I usually buy a big bag of everything. But for the trick or treaters who are really too old to be trick or treating and think they can get my candy without a costume? They get leftover Valentine candy or maybe some canned goods.
By: pbjinabowl on October 30, 2008
at 4:06 pm
What kind of spoiled kid isn’t *thrilled* with a fun sized candy bar!!? Oooohhh…that last one made this Mama kinda mad!;)
By: Sarah Valente (kingdom twindom) on October 30, 2008
at 4:30 pm
24 hours from now I will have a house full of junior highers… gave our home over to our junior high pastor for outreach… usually we help with fall festival… this year’s outreach will be in full Halloween mode in light of seeker friendly… even having a root beer keg (yes, I said root :0)… kind of silly but hopefully will be a blast. I have to admit I am a bit over whelmed. Ok, lot! :0) This was a really funny post – I have a friend who gives out sugar free lolli pops and play dough… when her kids are older I am sure there will be protest. Maybe I should try tomorrow w/ junior highers. Just kidding!
Blessings and have a great time candy-festing tomorrow!!!
xoxox,
Roxx
By: Roxanne Kristina on October 30, 2008
at 4:52 pm
I think that as long as it is in fact CANDY I dont know why it matters… AS long as it is not Candy Corn, whoever thought that was good???? People who give out Fruit/toothbrushes to kids are just mean
By: Jessica on October 30, 2008
at 5:02 pm
ok. i love those strawberry hard candies with the ooey-gooey centers. mmmm…thats some good stuff.
i think our family has already gone through 3 bowls of candy corn. in fact i, literally, just heard brent grab another handful!
By: tam on October 30, 2008
at 5:04 pm
Who in their right mind would be disappointed with fun-size candy bars??? That’s just CRAZY talk right there!!!
By: Jenny on October 30, 2008
at 5:23 pm
Raisins? Uh, not for Halloween. Candy Corn–gross and not worth wasting good stomach space on. Necco and Smarties? Again…not worth wasting good stomach space on. Dum Dums…not bad, not good. And now that I think about it…same for tootsie rolls…
Apples for Halloween??? Perhaps covered with caramel!
By: Bonky's Mama on October 30, 2008
at 5:35 pm
okay first of all, tootsie roll= disappointment I totally get! But I am grief stricken that a kit-kat would be on any worst list….It just goes to prove how ungrateful people really are!
How about I just do a TRICK!:0 Oh my!
By: Rose Yoder on October 30, 2008
at 6:10 pm
My mom gave out Dum-Dum every year because they were cheap.
I give out fun-size candy bars in hopes that no one stops by our house so I can eat the leftovers. (It’s bad, I know.)
Since we’re out with our kids we don’t get very many kids at our house because we’re not home.
By: tabitha on October 30, 2008
at 6:11 pm
so.. my question is those are crappy Treats. what are these kids wanting to get for Halloween? Full size candy bars?!?! Don’t these kids know we are in a recession?
By: Adam on October 30, 2008
at 7:15 pm
My daughter loves dum-dums! =)
By: Amber Ferguson on October 30, 2008
at 7:18 pm
well, i am totally lost with the fun-sized candy bar. What exactly do kids want then?? Ice cram, chocolate pie, brownies??
I just bought about big bags of fun sized candy bars. I guess ill just turn my light off and wrap them all in crescent rolls bake them off and eat them my self
By: Jennifer on October 31, 2008
at 6:36 am
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By: we’re going to be disappointing alot of kids tonight « Spontaneously Combusting Onions on October 31, 2008
at 8:39 am
This is our first year EVER to do Halloween. I’m planning to pass out Bible verses and a little tract about the four spiritual laws.
Wha? That’s not a good idea?
Humph.
By: Cindy Beall on October 31, 2008
at 8:51 am
I saw that list on Yahoo. They suggested full size candy bars!!!
Here’s the thing, I guesstimate that I eat 1 piece of candy to every 2 that I hand out…now, with 400 houses in my subdivision I’d be taking in 200 full size Butterfinger’s tonight!
I’m sticking with the fun size!
By: Robin on October 31, 2008
at 10:15 am
Seriously? People have some nerve complaining about anything that’s GIVEN to them for FREE. Ugh! This is my least favorite holiday. Sorry for the rant, but I’m old. and grouchy. (However, I didn’t like Halloween even when I was young. and not-as-grouchy.)
By: Denyse on October 31, 2008
at 3:10 pm
We didn’t do trick or treating this year as we visited Prague. but next year I plan to be one of those parents who hands out the toothbrushes. My friend also makes her kids chose 15 pieces of candy from their bags to keep and the rest goes the Hexen (Halloween witch) in return the children get 2 books each. That is the new plan for our family next year. We also talk about Reformation Day in our house as it is the day Lutherans celebrate Martin Luther nailing his 95 thesis to Schlosskirche to began the Reformation from the Catholic church
By: Barbara on November 3, 2008
at 6:35 pm
Okay, well, I totally disagree with most of that! Tootsie Rolls, fun sized candy bars, candy corn, and necco wafers/smarties are all great! Toothbrushes and raisins do stink though. I’ve gotten both of those before… lol.
We normally give out fun sized candy bars. I think…
By: Audra on January 31, 2009
at 6:36 pm