Handing out alternatives to candy on Halloween

[realFedUp]

Ok, I got a lot of little bags of chips....
are those weenie alternatives to candy or
are they fair game? Tired of propping up the
sugar and chocolate industry in this country.

Talk to me.

[aden_nak]

1. Sometimes I would get pennies, but I hate pennies.

I guess bullets would be a bad idea.

[norml]

58. With inflation it should be quarters handed out now.

Most kids would be glad to get a quarter. Then they can buy whatever they want.

[VelmaD]

2. Uh...most chips are just as bad for you...

as candy is. Lots of grease and salt and strange ingredients not found in nature (i.e. the stuff that makes cheetos orange).

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. One year, when I was a kid-

There rumors of alleged candy tampering circulating, and that year a number of folks gave out money. I make a killing that year!

[phantom power]

4. If I was a kid, I would like them. They're still junk food,

which means kids won't resent it :-)

[Jo March]

5. Nope - not weenie at all

I am giving stickers. :)

[realFedUp]

10. hmmmm, stickers...

Kerry/Edwards stickers! or VOTE...lol.

have you ever gotten TeePee'd for handing
out alternatives to candy?

[mark11727]

6. Didn't the father on Everybody Loves Raymond accidentally hand out

CONDOMS?

[bloodyjack]

7. did you see Letterman's halloween segment from last week?

He was handing out packets of duck sauce and attic insulation. wotta riot.

[realFedUp]

30. lol...that is funny

sure do have a lot of ketchup packets.....

[SarahB]

8. I'm handing out bags of Smartfood popcorn.

Not perfect, but better anyway.

[realFedUp]

29. Yeah, I wondered about doing microwave popcorn too

[matcom]

9. 8-Balls

work wonders

[realFedUp]

12. ?

like in pool? The hard round black ones that
you don't want to hit into the pockets?

ahhh, I don't get it.

[matcom]

16. nope

like bags of white magic-powder ;)

[VelmaD]

20. I'm trick or treating at your house...

this year. I'll even borrow the French maid outfit from GOPiSEvil. ;)

[realFedUp]

25. it's just sex, lies and drugs at matcom's.

hippo love too.

[realFedUp]

22. oh, drug lingo

I'm so old.

slap yo purple hippo.

[Lavender Brown]

11. We used to get McDonald's coupons during the poisoned candy scares

My mom would throw them out.

[CanuckAmok]

13. Copies of Al Franken's book.

Warning: this could get expensive.

[realFedUp]

15. lol

I have a bunch of AOL CD's....

[CanuckAmok]

18. AOL cds!! LOL

I'd egg ya!

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. It's a lot easier to put razor blades in apples.

You sicko. :P

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

17. Halls Mentho-Lyptus

That will teach the little bastards.

[realFedUp]

19. Howabout wrapped fortune cookies...

They all have vote for Kerry/Edwards inside of them.

[CanuckAmok]

21. those little packages of silica gel which come with electronic stuff

Those little packs that say "do not eat" on them.

[soothsayer]

23. When I ran out of candy one year I handed out bags of PRUNES!

and microwave popcorn

I still feel bad about it, but maybe the parents ate 'em.

[realFedUp]

26. lol....bet that cut down on traffic the next year....

you will be the story kids tell their kids
when Halloween comes around...

[Ganja Ninja]

43. I'm surprised you didn't get a flaming bag of dog poop on your porch.

Prunes! What were you thinking?

[soothsayer]

45. My roommates mother left 'em at our house. Orange flavored Sunsweet

prunes, in darling little bags. The kids couldn't see what I was dropping in there---just shiny looking bags of whatever.

It was an apt building, so no easy access to flaming poo, thankfully!

[flvegan]

24. I'm giving out rocks

Charlie Brown solidarity!

[realFedUp]

27. bet they might use them....immediately

kids are so spoiled these days...

[realFedUp]

28. a cool giveaway-pink bracelets from Target

like the yellow bands from Lance...these
support Planned Parenthood I think ?

The cool new thing among young. $1 each I think.

[Arkana]

31. Kerry buttons

Although those things have sharp points, so if you accidentally give one to the child of a *ite you might wind up dead with it through your chest.

[jukes]

32. nobody visits on halloween

too scary, the DEVIL lives here!

:scared:

[skygazer]

33. When I was a kid

One family always gave out toothbrushes. That was always a thrill. Then there were the people who'd give out these gorgeous homemade treats and my mother would never let me eat them (my mother was so paranoid, she'd dice my apples and then decide I couldn't eat it anyway because it might be poisoned - as if I'd want to then. Actually, I never wanted to eat the apples anyway because they were all beat up from bouncing around in the bag with everything else. Wow, this is a long parenthetical statement).

[realFedUp]

34. we all have memories from halloweens past.

Of course my favorite house was the one that
gave out full-sized chocolate bars....

Want to be remembered...toothbrushes or hunks
of chocolate will do it.

[tigereye]

37. one neighbor made great popcorn balls

but we knew all the neighbors well, so it wasn't an issue.


Personally, I think people should just give them the candy. It's for the kids and it's once per year. I wish grown-ups in general would just quit overanalyzing it.

My two cents as a parent.

[realFedUp]

38. ok

hmmmm, little packets of .02 cents....
:-)

[sister moon]

46. I agree with you

and I hardly ever agree with anyone.
;)

[tigereye]

54. I am honored, sister moon

:)

I guess I wasn't called the "voice of reason" for most of my life for nothing ....

[realFedUp]

35. flu shots would be memorable....downloaded copies of F9/11

DVD's of Eminem's Mosh...copies of articles
titled 101 reasons not to vote for Bush,
flower bulbs, floss...

[DinahMoeHum]

36. Small bottles of water (Poland Spring, etc.)

Do the kiddies still collect for UNICEF?

:shrug:

[realFedUp]

39. haven't seen any UNICEFers in a long time

howabout coupons that said we donated
in your name....

[Ryano42]

40. 1/2 Pound of Cemtex Explosive...

Enough for 140,000 Trick or Treaters!
:grr:
:nuke:

[MrsMatt]

41. we fill treat bags

with a couple of hershey's kisses, a sucker, a halloween themed pencil and a ghost & bat eraser. My seven year old daughter loves putting them together.

[flvegan]

42. Condoms...considering what I've been seeing

a lot of lately in the paper. 10 and 11 year olds, forchrissake!

I hope a lot of fundies come to my door...heh heh heh.

[JimmyJazz]

44. Oriental Trading Company has really cheap little toys

much less expensive than candy. I handed those out one year and the kids went nuts. It may be too late to order, though. Perhaps a party store has something similar?

I hate the candy thing, too.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

47. Scoops of ice cream

Drop 'em right in the bags.

The kids always get the cutest looks on their faces................

[sister moon]

48. How many of us sneak some candy out of the kid's sack after they

go to bed? ah, come one, admit it!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

50. Saving their teeth

Their father and I always negotiated with our kids, buying the candy back from them the day after Halloween. They learned a lot about how to make a deal, and we got to hide the candy in the back of the freezer. For us.

[sister moon]

52. LOL

I raid the bag for chocolate. bad mommy.
Edited because I'm a dunce who can't read.

:dunce:

[pbg]

49. I used to give out comic books

and it made me very popular.

One kid was dressed up like a ninja, and when I gave him a comic, his eyes got real big. He asked if he could have more than one, and I said sorry.

The next time the doorbell rang, I opened the door to see the same little kid, having thrown off his costume, standing there shivering in his underwear. (it was a cold night.)

I gave him a second comic.

Now I no longer get the books for free, so it's just candy.

[Chovexani]

51. Your house would totally get TP'd

Seriously. :P

[Fridays Child]

53. Last year, a lady here stapled her real estate business card to bags...

...of candy and handed them out to the kiddies. Betcha can't guess what I wrote in the little note I sent to the email address listed on her card.

(hint: it rhymes with plum-plucking stitch) :evilgrin:

[km612]

55. boo!

how about actually trying to scare some one on halloween, that hasnt been tried in years.

[anonymousdemocrat]

56. Fruit leathers are a good alternative

somewhat pricey, though....

[LeftyMom]

61. Organic fruit leather is about 3/$1 at Trader Joe's

conventional is a few cents less but with a wider selection

[philosophie_en_rose]

57. Jack Chick Tracts?

Just kidding. :evilgrin:

[traco]

59. I give out treat bags

They have 3 or 4 pieces of candy and 1 or 2 toys in each bag.

[LiberalManiacfromOC]

60. when they say "trick or treat," pretend to contemplate it then slap them

and say "trick" and close the door. Something to that effect....