Why do some people give out full-sized candy bars for Halloween?

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Anonymous wrote:Hey OP - one of my neighbors had a huge roll of dollar bills and handed singles out to each kid. The kids were BESIDE THEMSELVES. Just letting you know in case you had calmed down about the full size bars.

Good lord, what kind of tacky neighborhood do you live in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP - one of my neighbors had a huge roll of dollar bills and handed singles out to each kid. The kids were BESIDE THEMSELVES. Just letting you know in case you had calmed down about the full size bars.

Good lord, what kind of tacky neighborhood do you live in?

OMG, I really hope they "made it rain"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP - one of my neighbors had a huge roll of dollar bills and handed singles out to each kid. The kids were BESIDE THEMSELVES. Just letting you know in case you had calmed down about the full size bars.

I visited this guy growing up. His name is Bill, and we call him Dollar Bill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m doing full sized bars next year. We don’t get that many trick or treaters and I always buy a couple of bags of candy and have a ton leftover. So next year I’m just going to buy an assortment of full-sized bars, probably spend about the same, make the kids on my street really happy, and not have a bunch of leftover candy. I see no downsides other than making you mad, OP.

Is that really a downside? Making OP made, that is?

[Anonymous]

lol I hear you OP. The neighbors handing out full sized candy bars in masks (outside in their porch) cracked me up though-Covid-safe diabetes enhancer!

I loved getting them as a kid but at least where I grew up it was pretty rare. Whereas now I cringe when my 4yo and 6th came home with at least 5 each. Everyone seems to give out more candy in general.

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I sent my 1st grader to school with one for lunch. If he’s going to have a big sugar rush and crash may as well do it at school rather than have a meltdown at home afterwords.

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Because some people are awesome

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The Dominican brothers in our neighborhood are famed for giving out full size. They also don’t get too many double dippers, because kids have the basic decency/fear of karma not to cheat priests. My kids plan their route out based on hitting their house early.

I think it’s hilarious but also have lax issues about Halloween candy. It’s once a year, they can have a little excess sugar for a few days.

[Anonymous]

Who cares? I prefer to give 3-5 fun sized bars so they can have variety.

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We usually give out full size bars but accidentally got the king size this year. So many kids were loving it. Don't be a scrooge.

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I just pawed through all the wrappers in my kids bag and found a couple of snickers. OMG, they are minuscule. It was bad enough when they called those tiny things "Fun Size" but now they don't even have enough room to print "fun size" on the wrapper. They only print "S" on one side -- not even Snickers. They suck.

When I was ToT as a kid, there was no such thing as "fun size." It was all huge, full sized candy. And oddly enough people weren't fat either. Or diabetic. Imagine that -- an entire pillow case filled with full sized candy. Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sent my 1st grader to school with one for lunch. If he’s going to have a big sugar rush and crash may as well do it at school rather than have a meltdown at home afterwords.

Teacher here. Make his/her meltdown our problem right? Gee. Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP, and haven't read the replies, but I can tell you, it's people who wait too long to buy Halloween candy and there is nothing left at the store.

I just grabbed the last three bags of candy (Milky Ways) at our store (actually there were five and I left two for someone else to buy)

There was nothing left to buy at my store today because some time in the last two days they took down Halloween and put up Christmas. WTH, Harris Teeter?

I support Full Bars 2022, but Halloween is the same date every year. Get your candy with your regular grocery order.

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I actually think most mini or snack size candy tastes terrible, and not as good as the full size stuff. Lots of articles around evaluate this -- I like this "analysis" from 2014: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/candy-bars-fun-size-regular_n_5990210

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP, and haven't read the replies, but I can tell you, it's people who wait too long to buy Halloween candy and there is nothing left at the store.

I just grabbed the last three bags of candy (Milky Ways) at our store (actually there were five and I left two for someone else to buy)

Milky Ways are gross... full sized or fun sized absolutely no one appreciates a Milky Way!

Sure, Jan. They’re one of the most popular fun sized candies. My kid traded with siblings to get allll the Milky Ways.