Treat's Quote The Imps Contest

Jazz

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"Yeah that makes sense. Gonna dress up, go to the doors and say trick or treat, but then tell them no when they give me candy? "
No no take the candy and like you said give it to friends, completely agree on that.
But if they don't have it or can only get a few bags of candy to give out, how are they gonna feel when someone says "No, I don't/can't eat that!" seems rude to the candy giver IMO.

When i grew up fairly poor my snack/candy fest was always day after halloween candy sales lol

Miss Kitty

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Most people around here have an assortment of candy to pick from. So if you can't have chocolate, they usually have some alternative like lollipops, chips, stickers, that sort of thing. That, or its in a treat bag, which you can't see whats in it anyway. You be a polite kid and take it without complaining, OR if they do give it to you and you can't eat it, you again, be polite and just say something like "Oh, I can't have that for so and so reason." As long as you aren't an ass, most people will either find an alt. for you or just say they don't have anything else. Then kid moves on and goes to next house without any problems. Candy is a lot more expensive then cute halloween things now a days. A bag of candy is like $10 and will only get you so far. Can buy lots of cute stuff at the dollar store for halloween for less than a dollar that isn't edible and kids will still enjoy. I got my kid and nieces a small frisbee with halloween stuff on em, fake fingers, an eyeball ball, little snakes. All of that came in a pack for only $3. Came with 4 of everything and even more with snakes (spiders too but tossed those).

Jazz

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Exactly, Manners is a thing especially when it comes to hospitality and gifts. But wouldn't be surprised at the Spoiled/Entitlement/PC culture these days. If don't have different kinds such as chocolate free/nut free/sugar free and so on people can just get rude and get mad/upset at the giver... It's like "Wtf man? It's free, Take that shit and smile." and swapping candy with friends/family after was always my favorite part, No one really liked the sweeties so traded stuff they did like for em. Which is probably where my love for em came lol

Miss Kitty

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I feel thats probably more a projection of the parents though over the kids. Its usually the parents that make a big deal over it, which then in turn effect how the kid handles it. Candy is nice an all, but I think in the end, most kids just have fun walking around and showing off their costume and having fun just going door to door in general. My kid came home and went through his candy bag and was more excited by a small tube of bubbles he managed to find.