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10-31-2018, 07:18 PM
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Wannabe TV Chef
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central/Northern AZ, gateway to The Grand Canyon
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Trade In Your Unwanted Halloween Candy ...
Yup
I found this article on TheKitchn :
https://www.thekitchn.com/reeses-hal...mpaign=managed
Is this for real? I think this is hysterical!!
Drop in the candy that you got in your Halloween Treat bag that you don't care for into this special vending machine and get a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in return 
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10-31-2018, 07:48 PM
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Head Chef
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Location: Christchurch nz
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11-01-2018, 12:07 AM
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Chef Extraordinaire
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Location: California
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I have some leftover Halloween candy and gosh durnit, I'm going to keep it. 
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11-01-2018, 12:53 AM
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Chef Extraordinaire
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rascal
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Holy Hannah!  I guess I shouldn't be complaining about our nearly-400 kids. Went through 500 pieces of candy and bags of pretzels this year.
I bought a bag of Reese's peanut butter cups all for myself. "Trick or Treat"!
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11-01-2018, 02:42 AM
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Chef Extraordinaire
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Location: near Montreal, Quebec
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That's brilliant marketing.
We don't get enough trick or treaters here to bother getting candy for them.
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11-01-2018, 06:49 AM
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Ogress Supreme
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Location: Wyoming
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15 kids total...
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11-01-2018, 09:26 AM
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Certified Pretend Chef
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Location: Massachusetts
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We got a bag of 150 candies and SO tells me we have 20 left. Let me do the math for you. 130.
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11-01-2018, 03:53 PM
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Head Chef
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Christchurch nz
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Went and babysat grandkids last night, they went out in a group of 15. They had a pile of stuff. Even got fruit.
Russ
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11-01-2018, 04:54 PM
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Executive Chef
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Location: Las Vegas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rascal
Went and babysat grandkids last night, they went out in a group of 15. They had a pile of stuff. Even got fruit.
Russ
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I thought people stopped giving fruit as treats when rumors of razor blades in apples became widespread. Maybe that was just in the States?
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11-01-2018, 05:01 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: My mountain
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That's CRAZY talk... unwanted candy.
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11-01-2018, 06:10 PM
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Head Chef
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Location: Christchurch nz
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JustJoel
I thought people stopped giving fruit as treats when rumors of razor blades in apples became widespread. Maybe that was just in the States?
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My son lives in a new development where everyone knows everyone. They are all young folk. I'd trust them as well.
Russ
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11-01-2018, 06:55 PM
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Wannabe TV Chef
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central/Northern AZ, gateway to The Grand Canyon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaneohegirlinaz
Yup
I found this article on TheKitchn :
https://www.thekitchn.com/reeses-hal...mpaign=managed
Is this for real? I think this is hysterical!!
Drop in the candy that you got in your Halloween Treat bag that you don't care for into this special vending machine and get a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in return |
I was thinkin' that this candy converter was more meant
for the candies the kiddos got after going out Trick-o-Treating ...
ya know, the candy rejects
... like some of the Allergy free candies we had ... Smarties, Sweet Tarts 
I asked each group of kids if anyone had allergies, only 2 out of over 100!
Next year I think I'll have just a small amount of Skittles separated out for them. At least those are more tolerable. 
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11-01-2018, 07:06 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: My mountain
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There's a thing here that people put out teal colored pumpkins to show that the house only gives out nut-free candy.
Natural selection run amok. 
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"Love makes you feel strong, love makes you feel tender. Love makes you feel secure. Love makes you feel appreciated. Love makes you feel important..
We all need to feel that way, ya know?"
G.L. Chuvalo
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11-01-2018, 07:09 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Southeastern Virginia
Posts: 26,695
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaneohegirlinaz
I was thinkin' that this candy converter was more meant
for the candies the kiddos got after going out Trick-o-Treating ...
ya know, the candy rejects
... like some of the Allergy free candies we had ... Smarties, Sweet Tarts
I asked each group of kids if anyone had allergies, only 2 out of over 100!
Next year I think I'll have just a small amount of Skittles separated out for them. At least those are more tolerable. |
Hey, I like Sweet Tarts! 
I got the same impression. I sure would trade in crappy filling pullers for Reese's 
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11-01-2018, 07:19 PM
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Wannabe TV Chef
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central/Northern AZ, gateway to The Grand Canyon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by buckytom
There's a thing here that people put out teal colored pumpkins to show that the house only gives out nut-free candy.
Natural selection run amok. |
I had both buckytom
I had this bowl filled up twice during the course of the night,
with only two visitors that really needed it, I told all the
other kids, just go for it.
I think it was better to have two bowls of candy though.
We did have some larger groups.
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