Many years back I bought a bag of Fourth of July M&Ms at a discount store because: 1) they were very inexpensive; B) I had never seen Fourth of July M&Ms before; and III) it was nowhere near Fourth of July. Unintentionally I proved that M&Ms can, in fact, go stale.
I just finished my stage 1 candy, I may have to switch to stage 1B candy. That's the 1st rule of Halloween, always have a contingency plan for candy. If that means some kids will go without their smarties, then that's a casualty i'm willing to accept.
For Halloween, I buy big bags of mixed candy, heavy on the mini Tootsie Rolls of all flavors. I put it in a 10 gallon, galvanized washtub, set that on a sturdy table and tell the kids they can have all they can hold in one hand in one grab. For older tricksters (who look to be over twelve), I use a one-cup measure. Besides the tootsies, I also have the rock-hard Double Bubble gum, mixed lollipops, small bags of M&M and Runts and hard candies and whatever. I generally put out almost $100 for candy each year, but then we get well over 200 kids. My 13 Y.O. grandson dresses up scary and spooks the little kids. He's 5'7 and a defensive/offensive lineman on his football team, so he wears his pads under his Frankenstein's Monster costume for extra effect. I have a "Pinhead" mask that cost me a few bucks and along with my grandson the kiddies get a good scare for their loot. Some of the really little ones won't come up the sidewalk so their parents come up with them to get their candy. The rest of them love it.
Leftover candy goes home with my grandson and he takes it to school and shares with his buddies on the team.
This is one of my personal favorites as well!
I've already been through the stage 1 candy, and my wife has bought the stage 2 stuff for trick-or-treaters but has hidden it from me so it doesn't become stage 1.
ah yes. stages of candy... i may only be 24 but since my birthday is oct 30th (i'll be 25 on friday) i stopped giving out candy. i live alone with my pug who despises people knocking on my door. so if i buy candy, i end up eating it all. sorry kiddies *evil cackle* also i hope theres a rejected halloween costumes for oso strip coming cuz i make clothes and accessories for dogs and i've seen some trainwreck dog costumes
Chompin' on stage 3 Smarties, reading Sheldon. What could be better?
