tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post2273351722925435292..comments2023-09-10T02:32:29.740-05:00Comments on The Other Mama: Halloween CandyHillary @ The Other Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07001572958600385505noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-89240613185567499572008-10-15T21:08:00.000-05:002008-10-15T21:08:00.000-05:00You are SO funny! I want to come to your house! ...You are SO funny! I want to come to your house! You have all the good candy!!!<br>I confess...I no longer buy candy for treak-or-treaters. We're usually not home. I haven't bought candy since I was pregnant with Tristan. That year, I got so frustrated because so many teenagers came trick-or-treating. That drives me crazy!!! I mean, there should be some kind of age limit.<br><br>As for the type of candy...I tried to buy the good stuff because I remember getting all the yuck when I was young. I usually bought the stuff like sweet tarts and smarties because when I was a kid, I didn't like chocolate. Now that I'm an adult, I always hope the parents buys chocolate so I can eat it! :) How selfish, right??? :)<br><br>Thanks for the funny post!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-27346805477181182692008-10-15T21:11:00.000-05:002008-10-15T21:11:00.000-05:00I buy the good stuff for the same reason as Annie!...I buy the good stuff for the same reason as Annie! I did the same as you Hil, and bought candy early. I couldn't pass up the display at Pulix. When they have the Brach's candy corn mix (with those yummy pumpkins!), I give in. I bought them to reward Alex for good days at school...which is rare, so the Brach's is pasted to my butt too ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-15500137227997924092008-10-15T22:16:00.000-05:002008-10-15T22:16:00.000-05:00*gasp* DEVIL!!!! i cannot believe you are talkin ...*gasp* DEVIL!!!! i cannot believe you are talkin candy here. however, since i can go on and on about a major food group like that, i'll try to keep it brief. first, there is no ghetto mix here. for me and my house, it's all about the name brand. pretty much if it is chocolate, i'm gonna eat it. the rest of my house is on board with it too. and i prefer skittles and starburst in the fruity candy. however, we don't get a lot of trick or treaters out here in the country, even though we are a neighborhood surrounded by several others. i think so many people do trunk or treat now. so i just take candy to that. and girl, can i just tell you i have bought the sams bag before?? oh yes ma'am. but haven't been that brave since. now when i have 2 massive teenage boys, i'll probably give in!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-35317201868507715382008-10-15T22:41:00.000-05:002008-10-15T22:41:00.000-05:00My favorite candy is Starburst Jelly Beans because...My favorite candy is Starburst Jelly Beans because both the candy shell AND inside are flavored. However, I don't think they make them in small packages for trick-or-treaters yet. <br>I don't know about you, but I felt like we always got a TON of tootsie rolls and tootsie roll pops. I ended up getting sick of them before I was half way done. <br>I heard a story recently. A man, who lives at the end of a VERY dark and creepy road, gives a 3 lb bag of M&Ms to each kid brave enough to make it the entire way. Apparently, he spends $400 on M&Ms at Costco every Halloween. WOW.<br>I'd buy the candy early since they only run out of the good kinds...just hide it from yourself. =)<br>P.S.You deserve a Twix bar a day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-60304569582440927722008-10-15T23:26:00.000-05:002008-10-15T23:26:00.000-05:00Okay- on our Virginia trip we got candy (we always...Okay- on our Virginia trip we got candy (we always do candy for road trips and movies....it's non-negotiable) and I had a kit kat and twix. I mean- that is heaven on earth! For trick or treaters I get hershey miniatures and eat the bag myself b/c we are usually out trick or treating- I just catch the couple of obnxious teenagers that are still trick-or-treating at 9:00 (without costumes) when we are back. Shana had a HUGE bowl of candy corn at her house tonight and I took it as my mission to obliterate it! I will not put candy in my house- it would be the end of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-16249772162398348502008-10-16T10:10:00.000-05:002008-10-16T10:10:00.000-05:00My favorite is the good ol' Reese's Peanut Butter ...My favorite is the good ol' Reese's Peanut Butter cup. If I bought them for trick or trickers more than a day before Halloween, between the 3 of us, they would be gone in a flash. We all love them in our house. So usually I buy one bag of those for our family (and don't display, put in the cabinet) and ration them out each day. And I also buy some for the trick or treaters b/c I remember how much I hated bad, cheap candy or (gasp!) raisins or toothpaste! What are those people thinking?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-86444602727477735212008-10-16T12:20:00.000-05:002008-10-16T12:20:00.000-05:00I buy it late so I don't end up eating it (whi...I buy it late so I don't end up eating it (which I would). My fave is Kit Kat bars, and I told Melody last night that I'm sure she'd get lots of those trick-or-treating! In years past, neither of my kids have liked chocolate (except M&M's and Hershey's kisses), so I always pigged out on the Kit Kats and snickers. Hopefully this year I will resist... :) I'll probaby buy it the day before Halloween, just to be safe! I get the good stuff...Blow Pops, Hershey's choc bar mix, etc. YUM!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-40534045784754774012008-10-17T05:40:00.000-05:002008-10-17T05:40:00.000-05:00oh my! don't even get me started on candy! and...oh my! don't even get me started on candy! and yes, I am diabetic, which makes it even more tempting!! my halloween fave is definitely the candy corn and pumpkin fall mix! and you gotta love all the little bite size candy bars (esp. twix & snickers) that don't make you feel too guilty(except when you eat 5 at one time)i try not to buy too much (i have already gone through a bag of candy corn and twix) and just raid lucy's candy after trunk or treat and trick or treating (see, take them to more than one thing and they won't notice you've been sneaking all the candy!) oh and i gotta give it to the person who wrote about starburst jelly beans-my absolute non-halloween/easter candy fave!! they are sooo good!!<br>great post!<br>Carrie AllenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-12653741061711553042008-10-17T11:33:00.000-05:002008-10-17T11:33:00.000-05:00Those miniature chocolate candy bars...mmmm....I u...Those miniature chocolate candy bars...mmmm....I usually bought only the chocolate because that is my absolute FAVORITE until one year, one little boy came to my house, and said, "I don't like chocolate! Don't you have anything else???" The boy's father was mortified. Since then I buy a bag of Skittles or Twizzlers to mix in with all the chocolate. This can be a problem because I'll end up giving those away and saving all the chocolate for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005234532014158396.post-63493835394745539512008-10-19T14:46:00.000-05:002008-10-19T14:46:00.000-05:00first.,.what is "trunk or treat"? i'...first.,.what is "trunk or treat"? i've done the same thing hill "i'll just get this for the 'company'.. yeah RIGHT! i got snickers, butterfinger, m&m's and those yummy caramel reece's cups! and the bowl is almost empty :). and then for trick or treaters i'll usually buy something fruity.. smarties are my favorite! you know you gotta buy soemthing you like because there are always leftovers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com