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Does this ever work? (Halloween candy)

Last night I was starting to feel really guilty for deciding to not pass out candy to trick or treaters. This is the first year that it's worked out that someone will be home on Halloween night.

H and I are going to go out for dinner that night, but I'm thinking about leaving a bowl (I guess I'd have to go buy a cheap, plastic one at Target, in case someone takes my bowl?) full of candy out and a sign that says "take one"

Does that ever work or does the first kid take the entire bowl? (I was always the sucker that really did take 1) Or do I just not worry about it and not leave candy out at all? 

Re: Does this ever work? (Halloween candy)

  • I do this. I've watched some of the older kids take handfuls - but never seen anyone dump the bowl. We don't get a ton of foot traffic though, I mainly put it out so the two little girls that live in our little square get some. 
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  • I remember seeing kids take handfuls as well, but not the whole bowl. This is me trying to remember back though!
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  • I guess I just don't have much faith in sugar hungry kids. Embarrassed

    I'll put out a bowl to squash my guilt. 

  • i used to be one of the kids that emptied the bowl Embarrassed

    ETA: remember? i was *the* fat kid in elem school.

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  • We put out a bowl of candy every year -- and usually come home to find it about half-empty. So.
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  • lol. what do you have and where do you live? if it's snickers, i'm there. :)
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    lol. what do you have and where do you live? if it's snickers, i'm there. :)
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  • Most years, we leave treats out on our porch. We have not gone away for the whole night. We usually just leave to take my daughter trick-or-treating or to a neighborhood Halloween party. We do bowls of different things... chocolate in one bucket, sugary things in one, Mardi Gras beads in one, stickers in one. They sell big plastic bowls/buckets at Party City and Target. We've done this for 8 years. Usually, there is still something left when we get home.

    It would be hilarious to set up a camera to see what happens (like the adults stealing the bowl of chocolates).

     

     

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  • i plan on doing this.  not sure how late kids trick or treat but i get home @ 730.  maybe i can pass some out too. 
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  • imagejennlin:
    imagesarack:
    lol. what do you have and where do you live? if it's snickers, i'm there. :)
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    imagejennlin:
    imagesarack:
    lol. what do you have and where do you live? if it's snickers, i'm there. :)
    This. mr.goodbars plz.
    I will pay you in candy if you want to come pass out candy for me

    Sweet!  Sounds like there's going to be a Nestie GTG at UW's house, even though UW won't be there!

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  • My parents did that one year when it was on a Wednesday and we were not going to be there. Even before we left the house, some kids emptied the whole bowl.

    They never did it again. 

    Edit: changed word

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    My parents did that one year when it was on a Wednesday and we were not going to be there. Even before we left the house, some kids emptied the whole bowl.

    They never did it again. 

    Edit: changed word

    For some odd reason some ominous music mixed with a demonic laughter starts to play in my head right after I finished reading that sentence... Devil

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  • imageuwhuskygirl:
    imagejennlin:
    imagesarack:
    lol. what do you have and where do you live? if it's snickers, i'm there. :)
    This. mr.goodbars plz.
    I will pay you in candy if you want to come pass out candy for me

    nope, i have adorable kiddos in my neighborhood i want to open the door for :)

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