ScoutTN Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Our household votes Reeses. What says the Hive? 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Reese’s peanut butter cups are definitely high on my list, particularly the small, fat ones. Snickers are up there too, and Butterfingers, but Heath bars are The Best. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I say Reese’s but plain Hersheys are a close second in my book! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malory Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Reeses for me. Kids prefer Twizzlers, Sour Patch Kids, and Skittles. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Sour Patch Kids and Skittles will be gone first--they seem to be most popular with the kids. I'm hoping for leftover Snickers for myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Twix, all year round 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, Innisfree said: Reese’s peanut butter cups are definitely high on my list, particularly the small, fat ones. Snickers are up there too, and Butterfingers, but Heath bars are The Best. Heath bars are less common too. Yummy on top of brownies or vanilla ice cream! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) I have found through the years that my trick or treaters LOVE Sour Patch Kids and Utz Cheese Balls, so those are what I tend to buy. For us personally? We like Reese's and York peppermint patties. ETA: I know Utz Cheese Balls are not candy 🤣, and the first year I gave them out, I was quite surprised how fast they were chosen in my candy bowl. They have become a staple, though. Edited October 31, 2023 by Serenade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Reese's or any chocolate/nut/peanut butter combo. Snickers, Baby Ruth, Peanut and Peanut Butter M&Ms, Fast Break, Take 5... yumm Oh, the 100.000 dollar bars are really good too. But the chocolate/nut combo is the best. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Dum-dums are my favorite! Also Snickers. The kids give me all of their Almond Joy bars every single year lol. I put them in the freezer because I like them cold. I’ll eat one mini/fun size one whenever I want a little bite of something sweet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 M&M's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 The ones I used to steal from my kids' stashes (good thing they preferred fruity candy) were Reese's Peanut Butter cups and mini Baby Ruths and Snickers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I like Reese’s and Twix but I enjoy finding things in Halloween hauls that are less common. Heath bars, Milk Duds are favorites. It’s been a few years but Charleston Chews and Bit o’ Honey would make my Halloweens when they showed up. I introduced my kids to Charleston Chew a few years ago and they thought I was nuts to enjoy that. I always thought it common knowledge that the chocolate based candy was superior but I have a couple kids that would go for Skittles and gummies over chocolate bars so now I buy a variety to hand out. Though growing I did always hoard those little double packs of Sweet Tarts when we were trading. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alysee Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Reese's or Fuzzy Peaches(are these just a Canadian thing?) My kids say twizzlers or skittles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 @teachermom2834 I forgot about Twix. Those are really good, too. Ds1's girlfriend prefers all the sticky fruity candies over chocolate. Starburst, sour gummies, regular gummies, dots, skittles... If it's not chocolate, I'm not interested except for candy corn and jellybeans. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Milky Way Midnight 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 York Peppermint Patties and Reese's are my favorites, partly for sentimental reasons. I grew up in York, Pennsylvania. Home of York Peppermint Patties and also the home of Harry Reese. Utz is also based in York County as is Stauffer's (animal crackers). And Hershey is nearby. It's no wonder that I gravitate toward so many unhealthy foods. I grew up in the junk food capital of the world. :) 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I might be an outlier. I'm not fond of Reese's. I like many kinds of candy bars, and my favorites change over the years. Some of my faves have been Twix, Milky Way, 3 Musketeers, and Heath / Skor. I also like candy corn, and those soft maple flavored chewy candies that most people hate (the ones wrapped in black and orange paper). I hope I don't eat too much this year.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) I prefer milky way. Or reese's minis. Heath bars are for my blizzards . . . Dh bought a bag for trunk or treat on saturday, I took a few pieces and sent him on his way. Then dudeling came and wanted to know where the candy went . . . I can count on one hand (well, maybe two - with fingers left over) the number of kids I've had at my house in 40 years . . . .If I get any tonight, I have fruit snacks in the basement. Edited October 31, 2023 by gardenmom5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) Butterfinger, Heath, Twix, Milk Duds, Dots, Sour Patch Kids, Swedish Fish, Smarties. I kind of enjoy the Bottlecaps (as long as I don't get root beer). They are nostalgic. Can't really get them other times of year. When I was a child, my grandma used to give out the worst Halloween candy (she was on a fixed income). She gave out these cheap bubblegum sticks. They looked like pink straws. I think the brand was Joe Blow/Jo Blo...something like that. And Mary Janes. I kind of miss them now. Rarely has DD ever gotten Mary Janes in her candy pail over the years. I'm not even sure they sell them in the Halloween section anymore. Edited October 31, 2023 by pitterpatter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Either the quality of Reese's has declined, or I lost my taste for them once I ate my first peanut butter cup from Trader Joe's. In any case, I am not a fan of Reese's, though I used to be. Snickers, Milky Way Midnight, or 100 Grand Bar bar are my favorites. I like sticky caramel-y things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Probably York peppermint patties and Reese cups. Almond Joy must be near the top. Our family also likes the Tootsie Roll family of stuff if it’s fresh. We like all but the fruity ones, and those are tolerated. The key is to buy them at high production times of the year and keep them religious sealed well. They are a good option if you need gluten and/or peanut free treats. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 30 minutes ago, pitterpatter said: . I kind of enjoy the Bottlecaps (as long as I don't get root beer). They are nostalgic. Can't really get them other times of year. I get them from Amazon. DH and dd love them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Savory stuff is the most popular here too—just as a break from the candy. Goldfish and Takis are the most popular. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarita Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 2 hours ago, gardenmom5 said: If I get any tonight, I have fruit snacks in the basement. We don't get trick or treaters either. Our plan every year is just to figure out what snacks we have that will suffice. Good thing we do like sweets so there is always something. If not I guess we start giving out bowls of ice cream or be the fruit family. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 100 grand, midnight milk way are what I take for taxes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, Clarita said: be the fruit family 😂😂😂 The busiest years we get about 10 visitors. This year it is close to freezing all of a sudden and there are scattered snow showers so the burden may fall on me to take care of these bags of Twix and Almond Joy. Thanks for the upthread suggestion about using the freezer. DD just reminded me that we have a lot of freebie toothbrushes. That could be a back up if I accidentally eat all the candy and then someone shows up after all. Edited November 1, 2023 by Miss Tick better health choices 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I vote Reese's PB cup too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 So hard to choose! Halloween is about the only time we ever eat candy, so I get the big assorted bag because it’s hard to choose (note that we do not get trick or treaters 😂) If I had to choose it would probably be almond joy and mounds. Though Twix and Reese’s are yummy too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 4 hours ago, marbel said: Either the quality of Reese's has declined, or I lost my taste for them once I ate my first peanut butter cup from Trader Joe's. Another fan of Trader Joe's peanut butter cups here. I far prefer them to Reese's. Regards, Kareni 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Kareni said: Another fan of Trader Joe's peanut butter cups here. I far prefer them to Reese's. Regards, Kareni Yes!!!! If you eat the TJ ones, the Reese’s are forever ruined. Aldi always has some that are almost the exact same as the TJ ones! They are very good! Also, Justin’s white chocolate peanut butter cups are to die for. ETA: I think I need to correct my post. I think maybe Aldi has sea salt caramel squares, (not peanut butter cups) which are on the same level as TJ chocolate. Whole Foods does have both their own peanut butter cups and caramel squares, also just as good as TJ. Probably none of this matters, but I’m correcting it just in case. Edited October 31, 2023 by Indigo Blue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 4 hours ago, marbel said: Either the quality of Reese's has declined, or I lost my taste for them once I ate my first peanut butter cup from Trader Joe's. In any case, I am not a fan of Reese's, though I used to be. I think it’s both. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toocrazy!! Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Well in our neighborhood, it was sour straws. We let them pick, it was about 4:1 over plain M&M’s and 8:1 over goldfish. Forgot about taki’s. Those would have been a better choice than goldfish for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 10 hours ago, Innisfree said: Reese’s peanut butter cups are definitely high on my list, particularly the small, fat ones. Snickers are up there too, and Butterfingers, but Heath bars are The Best. Agreed. Team Toffee!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I'm a fan of Nerds. I eat PB cups other times of the years, but Halloween is the only time I eat Nerds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malory Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 How many kids came knocking on your door? We passed out goodies to fewer than ten. Where have all the kids gone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 we've never had kids here in our current house (rural), but had hundreds at our first house in the suburbs. Somewhere in the middle would be nice! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toocrazy!! Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 We had right around 100. Little slower than normal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 8 minutes ago, Malory said: How many kids came knocking on your door? We passed out goodies to fewer than ten. Where have all the kids gone? Enough to finish a giant bag of candy from Costco (minus about 10 pcs for Dh and Ds) in two hours! Lots of middle schoolers here tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditto Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, ScoutTN said: Enough to finish a giant bag of candy from Costco (minus about 10 pcs for Dh and Ds) in two hours! Lots of middle schoolers here tonight. I was at a food store tonight that has a place to sit and eat and hang out. About 6-8 young high school (9th grade most likely) came in with pillow cases FILLED with candy! They were all dressed up and had the most awesome hauls of candy. When I complimented them on their hauls they were so kind and offered me some (I declined) and were so happy to see they had small toys too! They were really cute. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 (edited) This will age me but my favorite was sugar daddies or sugar babies and tootsie rolls. My dd likes twix Edited November 1, 2023 by lynn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditto Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 I love anything sweet so it is hard to pick. But I love 100 grand bars, zero, milky way, snickers, tootsie rolls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 We had about 75. Supposedly about 1200 people came to the Halloween carnival/haunted house at the center. I also did a trunk or treat for a developmental disabilities parent group, which had about 300 participants, and gave out candy to the 50 or so preschoolers for their in building trick or treat :). I love Almond Joy, Milk Duds, Sugar Babies, Tootsie rolls and the fruit rolls. I kind of miss the variety of candy that came home when I still had a trick or treat aged kid living here. I do plan to check after Halloween sales because my music kids are doing the Christmas parade, and I figure that now is a good time to stock up. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 We had about 35 it was cold for here and a weekday 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 We had a nice number of trick or treaters. Not sure how many but it was really only from about 6:00-7:15 and it was enough to be fun but not so many to be overwhelming. We also live at the top of a hill so while a lot of people probably come from surrounding areas to our more densely populated neighborhoods only the committed or the actual neighborhood kids make it to the top of the hill. This is our first year in this neighborhood and it is a more upscale neighborhood than we have ever lived in before. It sounds awful but it was the first time it hasn’t been a little uncomfortable with some of the characters that have shown up on Halloween. There were always older kids in very scary costumes or groups of older kids with no costumes at all or adults coming to the door or kids coming very late after our lights are out. Those things can be a little unsettling. When else do you just open the door after dark to strangers and stand there and chit chat? I’m not against older kids trick or treating (before I get bashed). But I’m just being honest that a bunch of kids bigger than me in scary costumes or no costumes banging on my door after my lights are out is a little uncomfortable. We didn’t have any of that in our new location and that was really nice. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 My fam loves Three musketeers, Reeses cups, Take Five, and Snickers but also tootsie rolls, dots, fruit rolls (I buy these because they are PN/TN friendly) It was cold and snowy here and we barely had anyone. Didn't even finish off half a big bag of candy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Last night our foster teen got not one, but two, full-size, chocolate Easter bunnies on her trick-or-treat rampage. 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EKS Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Three Musketeers or Milky Way. As far as I'm concerned, anything with peanuts or peanut butter is the food of the devil (and I'm not even allergic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 My DD got an pretty large expired by over a year Valentine heart with Trolli sour gummy worms in it. They were hard. It went in the trash. 4 hours ago, Harriet Vane said: Last night our foster teen got not one, but two, full-size, chocolate Easter bunnies on her trick-or-treat rampage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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