What’s the most awful thing you can think of that you could give out to trick-or-treaters this year?
Rules:
Must be something that would actually be feasible to give out, if you so desired. Therefore, nothing to big or expensive. Preferably individually packaged/sealed. And nothing illegal or hazardous.
And on a related note: What’s the worst “treat” you ever got in your halloween bag?
Here’s what I’m not going to give out this Halloween: Herb-ox bouillon packets.
Ditto the Chick Tracts. I didn’t see the humor when I was just a wee little lad.
Other things that underwhelmed me as a tot -
Raisins, an individual no-name hard candy, coupons, any political, environmental, or religious pamphlet (even if you attach a cheap-ass lollipop).
I always hated those Halloween candies that came in the orange wrapper and tasted of caramel mixed with licorice and depression. I think they might be what others have called “kisses”, but that is terribly misleading. A kiss is made of chocolate, dammit!
I think the worst Halloween giveaway ever would be individually wrapped hand wipes. You know, the ones you get at KFC that smell like lemon. Getting that in my treat bag would have merited an egging.
I just caught on that Chick Tracts must be tracts by Jack Chick and not some obscure gum from Chiclets. Apples were bad enough, but if we’d gotten those, that house would have been ripe for an egging, I’ll clue ya.
[ul][li]Condoms[/li][li]A cup of corn starch. No packaging.[/li][li]This would take some preparation, but spend all year eating lots of candy and save all the wrappers. When Halloween comes around, but two big handfulls of empty candy wrappers in each kid’s bag. [/li][li]A couple pieces of white chalk[/li][li]A handful of ice cubes[/li][/ul]
Every year at Halloween time, I get to pull out the story of one woman I used to know, who actually gave out candy to the “ideal weight” kids that came tricker treating, and pencils to the ones she thought were overweight.
I may be in the minority but I always hated those tiny bags of regular chips.
Neither I nor any other kid I knew would ever choose regular chips over any other kind of chips. Those who do must lack taste buds and crave only the sensation. Okay, regular chips are good vehicles for dip but that’s their only purpose. No one ever gave dip away.
As a kid I didn’t even really like salt and vinegar chips (love 'em now though!), but I loved getting them on Halloween because that meant that I got one less bag of regular chips! I mean, I thought they were OK but on Halloween, a true delicacy.
When I was a kid I’d make fun of my mom for buying regular chips to give out, and tell her that all the kids that came to our house would make fun of her.
I think adults gave out regular chips as a sympathy to the parents. Because my regular chips and those of my friends? All straight to our parents, bay-bee.
I also may be in the minority for enjoying Halloween kisses and raisins.
Edit: The weirdest thing I ever got on Halloween was - on a cold and POURING rainy night - an individual package of hot chocolate powder. They said it was to warm us up afterwards. I think I ate the powder.
Those tiny novelty erasers. They’re cute and all, but (a) have you ever tried to use one? And (b) who wants a friggin’ school supply in your candy bag?
