Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's boring to buy these. It means that in many neighborhoods, that candy is all that will be handed out.

Be original and buy some variety.

Buy toothbrushes. The kids will love them!

Last year, I bought little bags of pretzels. I thought this was great idea because it was different. My husband informed me that we had the worst treats on our street. Luckily, our house was not toilet papered after this. lol

I do agree with the original poster to be original and buy some variety. You could get nut-free candy such as cow tails, twizzlers, and gummy candies. Or, you could get big candy bars.

My kids' favorites (roughly in order, swap a few for each kid) are:

kind bars (only one house gives these each year and they want to go there first always)

then-
pretzels
oreos
rice krispie treats
granola bars (mom! they gave out nature's valley!)
chips
non-food treats like pencils and stickers
Reeces peanut butter cups

So they'd go back for your pretzels!

Oh, wait, I just remembered their favorite actually is one house sort of isolated on a dead end so most people skip it--the house that gives out $1 or $2 coins. So pretzels come in 3rd.

Inflation

The Costco in DC is selling the giant chocolate bags for $19.99

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The chocolate mixes are $16 and the funhouse treats are $14 (from Google Express). Which one do you buy OP? Now I want to get mine, but I know DH will open it and then we will eat it before Halloween, so I'm waiting this year.

I usually get the chocolate mix. We get TONS of kids in our neighborhood so I usually get 2 bags. I try to hand out just one candy at a time but I usually end up throwing several pieces into each kids bag.

Aldi had 250 piece bags for 19.99 so was trying to see if Costco was a better deal. Looks like it is.

Yeah, we will easily go through 6 or 7 of these bags and be down to 1 piece per kid by 8. Last year we ran out by 845.

Typically run out by 7:30pm. Even with 2 pieces per kid, 8 bags is not enough. We suspect some *ahem* teens were taking more than their share when we had to leave a bowl out to go ToT ourselves.

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone else bought that bag and already eaten the entire thing?

What?? Noooo

We live about 5 minutes from a Costco and usually get our candy there. I've noticed that my kids to get a variety of candy from neighbors. Most people are not giving out Costco candy.

I stopped at Walgreen's this morning and they didn't have Three Musketeers either. Where are they hiding?

Anonymous wrote:I have been craving Three Musketeers but my CVS near my office at GW no longer sells them. Does anyone know if they are still made? I like milk chocolate not dark chocolate.

Of COURSE they still make them, it's only the most amazing candy bar ever (my fave, besides the Oh Henry). I have bought big individual bars and the small snack ones (not as great, because the ratio is off) within the last 2 weeks.

$16 saw them today.

Anonymous wrote:Just bought mine yesterday. The chocolate bag was 15.99. The non-chocolate one was 13.50 or so.

I admire your self-control/no way could I have a Costco bag of chocolate In my house all month!

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Anonymous wrote:I usually buy the full size costco candy bars. Nobody else in our neighborhood does that a day kids are pretty psyched to receive. Costs about 50 cents a bar when it's on sale.

Where and when can I find these 50c candy bars? Are you talking Hershey? My kids like them and it would be great to find such a good sale. Thanks.

At Costco.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The chocolate mixes are $16 and the funhouse treats are $14 (from Google Express). Which one do you buy OP? Now I want to get mine, but I know DH will open it and then we will eat it before Halloween, so I'm waiting this year.

I usually get the chocolate mix. We get TONS of kids in our neighborhood so I usually get 2 bags. I try to hand out just one candy at a time but I usually end up throwing several pieces into each kids bag.

Aldi had 250 piece bags for 19.99 so was trying to see if Costco was a better deal. Looks like it is.

Yeah, we will easily go through 6 or 7 of these bags and be down to 1 piece per kid by 8. Last year we ran out by 845.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The chocolate mixes are $16 and the funhouse treats are $14 (from Google Express). Which one do you buy OP? Now I want to get mine, but I know DH will open it and then we will eat it before Halloween, so I'm waiting this year.

I usually get the chocolate mix. We get TONS of kids in our neighborhood so I usually get 2 bags. I try to hand out just one candy at a time but I usually end up throwing several pieces into each kids bag.

Aldi had 250 piece bags for 19.99 so was trying to see if Costco was a better deal. Looks like it is.

OP again. Actually it looks like the Costco bag is 150 pieces for 15.99 and the Aldi bag is 250 pieces for 19.99. Might have to go with Aldi on this one.

I have been craving Three Musketeers but my CVS near my office at GW no longer sells them. Does anyone know if they are still made? I like milk chocolate not dark chocolate.