Do the rich neighborhoods give out more expensive candy?

[pstokely]

Or do they just give out the same stuff as the other neighborhoods? When you aren't taxed, you have more $ for candy.

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Saw a cartoon where a voice through the door says

"The candy's on the roof. Wait and some will trickle down to you." One of the kids at their door is thinking: "Crud, a republican."

[hughee99]

2. From my experiences trick-or-treating,

they tend to give out more expensive candy, but "better" can be subjective.

As I child, I remember getting Lindt chocolate and Toblerones in some of the wealthier areas, but I preferred the Whatchamacallits and peanut butter cups.

[Tippy]

3. Have found over the years . There is no real difference except they do give less,

Go figure

[Journeyman]

4. I doubt many kids trick or treat in the rich neighborhoods. . .

the houses are too far apart, set back too far from the road, and usually have extensive security.

In the "wealthier" neighborhoods, we found a mix of different givers. Some gave full-size chocolate bars, while others gave the same as we'd find in our own neighborhood -- small chocolates and assorted other types of candies. Some wealthier people only gave the good candies to those they knew. The rest of the kids (and there were many who came from outlying neighborhoods) were given good candies but in smaller sizes.

We took our kids to a friend's neighborhood for a few years when they were younger. They lived in one of the wealthier neighbors built around a harbor. We enjoyed it mainly because our friend would fix some great soup and homemade bread before the kids went out. Also, given the nature of the neighborhood there were less cars on the streets and those there drove slowly and with great caution. Something we don't always find in our own neighborhood, with its many transverse roads.

However, in the years we took our kids about our own neighborhood, they had just as much fun and were just as happy with the treats they received. And I have to say, I enjoyed it more when I stayed in our neighborhood, as I then got the pleasure of handing out treats myself. And I still enjoy it today, when my children are grown and gone away, for giving treats is always more satisfying than receiving. It also gives me the opportunity to meet more of my neighbors, which is always a good thing.

[Marazinia]

5. Those small chocolates are crazy expensive!

Been trying for years to figure out a way to get kids to come trick or treating to our house the day after Halloween, that way we can get all the candy on sale!

[lbrtbell]

6. Lower-middle-class people spend more money on things like this

Rich people don't care, while average people want their kids to have a good time.

[WCGreen]

7. The rich go to Halloween party's at the Country or Yacht or Tennis club....

[JI7]

8. by rich you mean upper middle class with a decent amount of savings ?

i'm guessing the super wealthy gated community probably don't get many trick of treaters.

and yeah, i'm sure overall the candy might be better . but also probably the more poorer areas don't get many kids coming. but instead they go to places like malls or have organized events .

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Years ago, my former Republican congressman was in a clip shown on Jay Leno.

He was practically foaming at the mouth, having a heated argument with Patrick Kennedy about automatic weapons. He was insisting that his wife needed such a weapon to protect herself while he was away in Washington... Like we have marauding outlaws and renegade Indians here in Upstate NY. :eyes:

I know his neighborhood, the most expensive in town, large houses, set back on large lots. And I kept wondering whether trick-or-treaters dared to go there or if they'd be met with his small blonde wife wielding an AK47... :crazy:

[AsahinaKimi]

10. Rumor has it ..

Its boxes of Godiva chocolates. (Given out by a naked long blonde hair lady on a horse.)

[JCMach1]

11. In TX, the Repug rich areas were the WORST... Poor rural Florida was the best

I just remember what a wasteland Midland, TX was...

The BEST place is where I live in the UAE... The candy hauls are astounding and measured in KGs

[Ian David]

12. This year, I got a little bottle of Grey Poupon Mustard and a small bottle of black truffle oil. n/t

[newfie11]

13. 50 years ago in Midland TX

My Mom and dad drove me over to where the rich folks lived (oil money even then). My Dad was an IBEW electrician and we moved from job to job about every 3 months. So after trick or treating in our trailer court we decided to check out the rich folks.I only went to one house to trick or treat and a butler answered the door. I was offered a candy on a silver tray and when I only took one he asked me to please take another. Sorry I cannot remember what it was.

[samplegirl]

14. I remember in the early sixties having older siblings...

Trick or treat was 3 nights...but nobody else seems to remember this other than my siblings when I bring this up in discussion.
Anyone else?????????

[MineralMan]

15. No. The rich neighborhoods hire security guards and turn off all

the lights. It's the working class neighborhoods where Halloween is celebrated. We had 150 little hooligans and demons come to our door last evening. We handed out full-size candy bars. We're far from rich.

[AngryAmish]

16. In my experience it was way better.

Growing up not too far away a professional athlete lived. There was a dead sprint from school to get your costume on and get your asses' over to the Esposito's because they didn't just give away full sized candy bar, but the big ones you would get at the movies. Every kid from miles around was lined up. But they would run out, thus the sprint.

[pipi_k]

17. Some don't give candy at all...

My last job I worked for a small family owned business. The owners made enough to live in nice homes in an upscale little town/city, and nearly all of them drove Cadillacs.

One day, before Halloween the year I was hired, one of the owners went out to the bank to pick up nickels in those paper rolls. When he got back he proudly told me that he handed out nickels to all the kids. Well, not nickels, exactly...one nickel per kid.

[WolverineDG]

22. that's a hold-over from the Depression

I used to get nickels too from time to time while trick or treating back in the day. My mom said when she was a kid (during the depression), getting nickels meant more than the candy.

dg

[JustAnotherGen]

18. Don't know

But In the late 70's and early 80's I remember trick or treating for UNICEF. Our neighborhood (including my parents would generally give anywhere from 50 cents to a dollar per box. And those were the good old days where the 'families we knew' would give out popcorn balls, rice crispies treats, candy apples, iced cookies with the family name/number on it . . . Now THOSE were treats. I live in a pretty affluent complex - had errands to run last night so missed the trick or treaters - but I'm one of those in the past years that tends to give out *hides head in paperbags* BIG candy. We have a lot of kids come T & T from the very next towns (South Bound Brook in particular) and they don't have a lot in general in those neighborhoods. Really - to give a kid who doesn't have a lot in general a really nice treat isn't going to hurt me.

[Shagbark Hickory]

19. Kinda hard to go TorTing in a gated compound.

[Township75]

20. On my street growing up, the richest house hold definitely gave out the best candy.

There was no compeition. They gave out the huge brand name candy bars, while the rest gave the standard small size.

[MissB]

21. Troughs and god-sized candy

I joke that our family represents the economic diversity in the neighborhood (I've seen the statistics on the average income in this neighborhood and even with two professional incomes, we don't hit it).

They give out the same stuff. They (or their staff) shop at the same stores.

Our neighborhood is small and insular. There is one street that folks trick or treat on, and the entire neighborhood flocks to that one street. I feel for the folks that live there, except frankly they can afford it.

One family puts out troughs of candy. One family has their staff giving it out at the door. One family has an open party, where you just walk in, the person at the door mixes you a drink (hired help for the night) and the kids go downstairs to get the candy. One family hands out the one pounder bars (god-size) - they own a grocery chain. One family always sets out two buffet tables with six-eight bowls of candy on each for the kids to grab candy from. One family has a couple of tents with a big screen tv under one (sports for dads) and drinks under the other and a big bouncy house for the kids.

Less fun sized, more full sized but still the same candy.

[CoffeeCat]

24. Sounds very fun!

I love Halloween and your neighborhood sounds like a lot of fun.

I bet people come from miles around--to trick or treat in your neighborhood!

[CoffeeCat]

23. We live in a middle/upper middle class suburb...

...and in our world lame candy is Smarties, Tootsie Rolls, little suckers and cheap stuff like that.

The great candy is anything chocolate--Snickers, Milky Way, Reeses PB cups, Almond Joy, etc.

I just saw this play out--as my kids and their friends spread out their candy on the floor and traded away what they didn't want.

They did get some cool things. One family gave away individual bags of unpopped microwave popcorn. I also saw a packet of hot chocolate.

There's a lot of chocolate in this neighborhood.

We gave away Snickers, Milky Way, etc. However, I waited until the bags of candy were on sale for $1.99 and I used my 50 cent coupons.
I ended up getting all of our Halloween candy for under $10 and it was the good stuff.

So, some of us give out the good stuff, but we're still el cheapos!

One year, I gave out full size bottles of Mentos gum to each kid. I had coupons for $1 off one bottle--and I had 100 coupons. I got them for free.

So maybe the Halloween strategy should be--go to the houses where the crazy coupon moms live! :)

[JustAnotherGen]

25. Ooh

I like that popcorn idea a lot! And hot cocoa too. Maybe next year do sugar free hot cocoa i'm home. Past years for the 'littler' ones I've given away the boxes of Graham Crackers. I also do the mini bags of cheezits and things.

[mainer]

26. Nut packagers are missing out. where are the halloween packs?

I would love to give out little single-serving bags of almonds or peanuts instead of candy, but we can't find any in our local grocery store. So we bought little pineapple juice cans -- but they're way too heavy for a trick or treat bag.

[Arkansas Granny]

27. When I was taking my kids trick or treating, we went to neighborhoods

where a lot of kids lived. More of the homes participated in giving out candy and the decorations were better.