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Dafrety
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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OM NOM NOM NOM.

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orielbean
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Dafrety: I gonna hide it deep inside my sadness... mmmmm

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temporaryscars
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Bring it to work and watch it vaporize before your very eyes.

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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@temporaryscars: It would be so easy to kill our entire department by leaving out poisoned food. If it's free, we'll eat it. Stale donuts? Sure! Icky cake? Why not? People even eat food that's been left out over the weekend and not disposed of by the cleaning people, it's disgusting.

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chucklebuck
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@temporaryscars: That's what I did and it's almost entirely gone already.

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rinse
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@temporaryscars: What is it about the workplace and \"free\" stuff? You'd think the people at my office never had stale donuts or left-over pizzas before. They'll eat it, even if they just had lunch. :P

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RandomHookup
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rinse: I cry when I watch the cleaning staff throw away 2 or 3 large bowls of salad (the other day it was pizza). I try to rescue stuff, but there's only so much I can eat, even at home.

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pecan 3.14159265
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@RandomHookup: I can't eat stuff that's just been left out. If I don't know where it came from and who brought it, I'm not touching it. Even then, I still might not eat it.

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RandomHookup
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@pecan 3.14159265: Most of our leftovers come from delivery or corporate catering. There's always some mystery, but it's not like everyone's putting out home cooking (not that home cooking wouldn't get eaten, too).

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bohemian
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@RandomHookup: Leftovers from exec, department or client catered lunch meetings ended up in the break room on the hopes someone would eat it so it didn't go to waste.

I grabbed food off of this a few times but only because I saw them bringing it out and I was yet again stuck working through lunch so it was leftovers or nothing.

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KristinaBeana
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@pecan 3.14159265: Ah yes, what I refer to as \"food of unknown origin\". Not exactly catchy, but most applicable on trips to Costco, where you can easily be trampled if you get too close to the food handouts.

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pecan 3.14159265
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rinse: I'm pretty sure some people horde it for later, or for dinner.

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Skankingmike
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@pecan 3.14159265: Totally!!!!

My wife bakes sometimes for my job and it's like these people never saw food before. I had one girl take all of the food to the back and i was like.. whoa not everybody had some.

She was embarrassed a little but honestly it's rude to horde all the food I brought in for the collective!

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FigNinja
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Skankingmike: I've had a few coworkers like that. They won't take the whole thing but they'll take 5 cookies or a quarter of a pie. Obviously more than they're going to eat. They're probably taking it home for their kids but when I make something to share with my coworkers, it's for the folks here. It's not like I'd mind giving their kids a cookie but wait for everybody else here at the office to have a chance. I've never been bold enough to call someone on it, though.

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Skankingmike
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@FigNinja: walk a day in my shoes and you'll never not be bold enough to tell people what you're thinking. My wife says I lack a head to mouth filter. :P

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catastrophegirl chooses not to fly
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@FigNinja: wow! a quarter of a pie?
we keep ziplocs and saran wrap in the breakroom here for people to take home the leftovers from company lunches and the various holiday potlucks we do, but people at least have the common sense to wait until everyone else has had a chance or two at it before packing up the leftovers.

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FigNinja
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@catastrophegirl: Yep. I actually saw someone take a quarter of a pie once right when I'd put them down in the break room. No one else had even had a crack at them. She must've thought it was a normal thing to do because I was standing right there and she didn't seem at all embarrassed. Plus there were only two pies so it's not like there was going to be enough for all 50 or so people in the office to have a slice even if she hadn't been that selfish.

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starrion
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Skankingmike:


No better way to get rid of surplus food than to throw it to the cow-orkers.

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Skankingmike
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@starrion: I never have a surplus of anything just what my wife bakes for them. The best was the first time she baked something she puts pieces of bread in the container to keep the food fresh. Well some of my employees decided that it was food and ate it. Then told me later that it was stale. I laughed and laughed.

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KristinaBeana
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@starrion: I work in a hospital and residents are notorious scroungers. Great way to get rid of excess anything - and the sugar rush helps get them through rounds.

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magic8ball
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@KristinaBeana: Ditto the grad students at my university.

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pecan 3.14159265
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Skankingmike: I have a hard time imagining that anyone who takes nearly all of the food for themselves does not realize exactly what he or she is doing. Come on. You're being a porker, admit it!

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Etoiles
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@pecan 3.14159265: I used to hoard free work food when I was working for a non-profit in NYC and so broke I couldn't make my student loan payments. Jackpot at work meant I didn't have to spend $20 I didn't have on groceries...

(On the other hand, EVERYONE at that job could bake, and I mean EVERYONE. I brought ginger-molasses cookies and my peppermint brownie bites a few times, other folks brought cakes and cookies and we had a December bake-off... plus, it was a global organization so there were treats from all cultures. Caribbean rum dessert + Russian vodka dessert = happy office.)

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evilrobot
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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it's going directly to the table in the coffee area. i don't believe my co-workers eat outside of the office as they are obviously indiscriminately ravenous when they are here.

other peoples food haz flavor.

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Dustbunny
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@evilrobot: Same here. And it's the skinny co-workers who eat the most candy and never gain weight. Life is not fair.

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kerry
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@evilrobot: I don't want my leftover reese's cups to be devoured by the whole department, so I've been doling them out to coworkers as compensation for favors and assistance.

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GitEmSteveDave_ H1N1 Symptoms List
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Not eat it so I can fit into the Consumerist T-shirt I washed this weekend on Wednesday.

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@GitEmSteveDave_ H1N1 Symptoms List: You're not saying that the shirt shrank in your washing machine, are you? Because we need to know that sort of thing, quality and all that.

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sn1per
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@GitEmSteveDave_ H1N1 Symptoms List:

the Consumerist T-shirt I washed this weekend on Wednesday.
uh, what? Wednesday isn't a weekend...
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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@sn1per: He's going to try and fit into it on Wednesday. For the meet-up.

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diasdiem
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Candy, nothing! What am I going to do with all these leftover razor blades and hypodermic needles?

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AnthonyC
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@The Porkchop Express:

Yup, no danger of anyone eating it if you put it in a fruit cake.

But then there would be more than one.

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The Porkchop Express
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@acvicari: I think there are actually 2 floating around right now. I think I have even seen both of them, not at the same time though so....

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Sarge1985
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@acvicari: And we all know there is only one fruitcake in the world that just gets passed around.

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diasdiem
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Sarge1985: Just like there was only a certain amount of Candy Corn ever made, and it's the same candy every year. At least, according to Lewis Black.

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rocketbear79: threadkiller
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@acvicari: I happen to love fruit cake, sans razor blades of course.

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gStein_*|bringing starpipe back|*
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rocketbear79: threadkiller: same.
i've only had the fruitcake my aunt makes, based off my grandmother's recipe, so i don't know if this is exceptionally good fruitcake, or if i'm immune to the awfulness of fruitcake.

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bohemian
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@The Porkchop Express: Recycle all your leftover candy into pies and bars. There are tons of recipes for Snickers pie and other desserts made from candy bars.

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Darascon
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@diasdiem: Planning a trip to the jersey shore are we?

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Rachacha
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@diasdiem: The hypodermic needles have been recalled, so you can send them back to the manufacturer and get your money back. [www.fda.gov]

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shepd
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Just eat it and brush your teeth right away once you're done. There's nothing inherently dangerous about sugar unless you're diabetic or you eat an excessive amount (you'll puke first, most likely) and it won't rot your teeth unless you let it sit on them.

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gStein_*|bringing starpipe back|*
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@shepd: I just bought a lot of candy on Sunday... 50% off, woot!

oh, and did i mention that i have Type 1 Diabetes?

(prepackaged Halloween candy is great for treating low blood sugars...)

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mazzic1083
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@shepd: I was told by my dentist that brushing immediately after eating is really bad for your teeth, especially after sugary candies and soda. Apparently the sugar softens the enamel somewhat and makes it vulnerable to scratching (from the toothbrush). He said the best thing is to wait half hour, let the saliva do its job, then brush away

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WatchOutNow
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@shepd: sh@shepd:

A bit off topic, but something about people who brush their teeth at work, creeps me the funk out. It's like your a bit too compulsive about how clean your mouth is. Maybe these people will be reborn as dogs(dawgs) in the next life so they can rest assure all is well with this particular orifice. My 2 cents..sorry to ramble.

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ConsumerPop
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@shepd:
*more worried about calories and fat than cavities*

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Mr. Aroo bought a crapload of candy a couple of months ago, I had intended to use Halloween as a way to unload all the candy he hasn't eaten yet.


I didn't do that.. so now I still have a lot of candy and he still has a chance to finish eating it.


He probably won't.

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remington870_20ga
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Wow. What a great program.

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chrialg6 is a happy effing cupcake
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Umm Halloween was 2 days ago. What do you mean DO with it? it's already done been DID.


:o)

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Naame
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Do what Cold Stone does. Chop it up and mix it with your ice cream.

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mazzic1083
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Naame: Is it sad that I first read that as \"Do what Stone Cold does\" I was half expecting you to say slam a budweiser on your head and chug it.

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Con Seannery
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@mazzic1083: I continue to laugh heartily at that statement.

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remington870_20ga
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@temporaryscars: Haha ditto. Candy has a short life span at my squadron.

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Michael Belisle
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Wait, people buy Halloween Candy for trick-or-treaters? I thought it was pretty standard to buy candy you like, so that you can eat all the leftovers.

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Michael Belisle: That would only work for me if it would be socially acceptible to hand out potato chips for trick or treat.


I don't eat candy but I can eat the heck out of some potato chips.

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katsuyakaiba
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis:

Yep! It's not unusual to hand out small bags of potato chips. Heck, I saw a box of little bags of Doritos at Wal-Mart with the bags dressed up for Halloween. According to this one article I read in the paper, the crap kids can't stand are apples, pennies, toothpaste, and pencils.

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Con Seannery
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@katsuyakaiba: Seriously. WHO GIVES PENNIES? And apples? Really? Toothpaste I might could see myself doing as a prank. I could see that one. I've also seen people give coupons out. One guy would even swing the door open when the kid got up to it, scream \"TRICK OR TREAT!\" and grab for their candy (as a joke, of course. He gave them candy after that.).

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@katsuyakaiba: Lol.. toothpaste. That is really funny, mean.. but really funny.

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squinko
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis: I've received small bags of chips for Halloween before. One year I even got some Pogs!

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pecan 3.14159265
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis: The only problem I see is that they'd get crushed. The Pringles packs would probably survive though.

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Kuchen
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@pecan 3.14159265: We used to have a neighbor that gave out cans of soda. (I think he worked for Pepsi.) Those crushed everything.

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calquist
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Kuchen: Ugh, they would crush my precious Reeses cups and weigh down the bag, so I would have to go home more frequently to unload. Plus Mom is willing to buy soda! Halloween was my time to stock up on candy for the year!

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Rain
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Kimaroo - Fortified with Kittydus Purrularis: Buy bulk individual bags of chips from Costco or Sam's Club and hand them out. I used to love those houses. They were on the same level as full sized chocolate bars.

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Raindrip: That is a good idea.. especially if I buy them about a month ahead, and eat the kinds that I want and then hand the rest of them out before they go stale.


But I'm selfish like that.

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Dyscord
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Or you could eat it. Depending on how much you have and your snacking habits, they can last for a while.

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rpm773
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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You use it as you would any other leftover: omelet or fried rice.

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DangerMouth
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rpm773: except that I've never seen or used the words 'leftover' and 'candy' together in the same sentence before..

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Kuchen
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rpm773: Finally, a way to use up all those Smarties!

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Jfielder
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rpm773: Reese's and skittles omelet? Delicious!

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Powerlurker
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Jfielder23:

I vaguely remember an episode of The Man Show where they had the custom omelet guy at a casino buffet make them a pie and donut omelet.

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squinko
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@rpm773: That's one hell of a way to start your morning.

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Xeos
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Wow talk about bah-humbug! We were allowed to keep the candy we worked hard trick-or-treating for when I was a kid!

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Applekid
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Nothing beats filling a paper bag with it and cruising the neighborhood in a van offering it to children.

Nothing beat that, except for, you know, not being on the sex offender registry list.

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mazzic1083
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Applekid: I wonder if those van drivers have a field day staying at home and handing out candy to kids...kind of creepy

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pollyannacowgirl
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I'm gonna make and stuff pinatas for my kids' birthdays (December and February) and let it become the other moms' problems.

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menty666
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@pollyannacowgirl: There ya go, an add on to the \"side jobs to do for money\" article that was on here a while back. Pinata making for fun, profit, and candy divestment.

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aka_mich
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I have a better idea, send it to me. I'll repurpose it as my dinner for the next month.

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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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4. Stick it in the pantry where your partner never looks, then use it to bribe him to do the chores you don't like to do.
Those mini KitKats are gonna buy me a whole month of not having to do full disinfection breakdowns on the snake tubs.

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Con Seannery
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: Dude. KitKats, along with Reese's cups and Whoppers, are proof that there is a god.

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nybiker
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: You have snakes at home and need to clean out their tubs; is that what you mean by snake tubs? I saw a Dirty Jobs episode a ways back and he was helping the staff clean out various snake habitats, so I guess you have to do the same thing. As one with a major irrational fear of snakes, it would take way more than mini KitKats to do that kind of work for you. But to each his/her own.


Only 3, yes, 3, kids came to my house on Saturday, so I had quite a bit left over. I gave most of it to a friend of mine who was attending her church's post-Mass luncheon. I kept a couple of the fun-size snickers and few bags of the fun-size M&M bags.

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes: !! I love this.


It might actually work for me.


You are a genius. I may come back to you if I need advice.

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jbrecken
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Freeze your candy bars, shatter them, and then bake them into cookies.

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starcrossedlady
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@jbrecken: That's why we grabbed a few bags of Heath bars when they went on sale-- very good as a topping on brownies :)


The mini-reeses peanut butter cup works wonderful as a substitute for brown-eyed susans.

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katsuyakaiba
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@jbrecken:
This sounds good, freeze and save them until Christmas and then bake cookies for the holiday.

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exconsumer9
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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First of all, not letting your kids keep all their hard earned candy is unforgivable. I shudder at the thought.

And second, where's choice #4? You know. . .

4. Shove candy by the handful into your eager, salivating maw.

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widmer
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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What leftovers? About 75 little (and some not so little) moochers took all of my 10 bags that I bought. I was planning on having a couple bags left for myself (wife and kid too...of course).

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widmer
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes:

Two per kid. They're just the \"fun size\". 1 candy just seems cheap to me. But what do I know?

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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@widmer: Maybe I'm just thinking of bigger bags of candy. 10 x the usual supersized Halloween bags = a TON of sugar. The fun-size bags usually have around 20 pieces in my experience so I guess I could see that.
I agree on 1 being kind of cheap though. I work a side gig in the mall and ran our store's Trick or Treat station. We only had enough candy for 2,000 kids (they told us the day of that they expected 5,000) so I was only allowed to give out one per kid. I totally slipped the cute/creative kids extra Tootsie Rolls though.

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Shaftoe
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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We just take it into the office and my coworkers descend upon the bowel locusts

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starrion
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Shaftoe:


That sounds like one of those foreign bugs people are always scaring you with. \"I went to Africa on safari and came home with bowel locusts.\"

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wvFrugan
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Shaftoe:
Damn, I'm runnng out of really inappropriate things to comment with and you had to ruin it with a correction!

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JulesNoctambule
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Eating the Reese's dark chocolate mini-cups right now.

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Schildkrote
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I took the \"bring your candy to the workplace\" suggestion and brought my extra goodies to the newsroom. Boom, gone within a couple hours. Journalists are hungry people.

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Jerry Vandesic
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Save it until next year and then hand it out! (At least that's what one of my brothers does.)

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morlo
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Jerry Vandesic: Probably tastes about the same anyway

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Quake 'n' Shake
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I'm going to put razor blades in it and give it out for Easter.
NOBODY suspects Easter canday. Bwah-hahahahahaha!!!!!

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Verucalise (Est.February2008)
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Christmas baking!

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juniper
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Bake minis into the middles of cookies, cupcakes, etc. Enjoy the look of \"I am having a foodgasm right now\" from loved ones when they discover a 3 Musketeers baked into the center of a yellow cupcake.

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riverstyxxx
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I only had one trick or treater that night, and I live in the middle of everything, two miles from Disneyland.

The buyback program looks like a fail. I live in the city and found zero search results within 5 miles. The stuff sells for a buck a pound at the dollar stores, and why make kids give up their nights work?

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The Porkchop Express
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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What if I was handing out tainted ground beef? where can I send the left overs?

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Etoiles
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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The *point* of having leftover candy is to have an excuse to EAT CANDY.

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Starfury
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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We gave out candy and have about 1/3 of it left. My son decided to stay home but my daughter went out. She brought about ten pounds of candy home. She sorted/inventoried the pile and put it back into her sack.

It will be re-sorted with the candy from China tossed out and the rest taken to work for the vultures to eat.

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pecan 3.14159265
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@Starfury: What do you mean by candy from China? Are you talking about generic dollar store things or stuff like White Rabbit? Cause if it's White Rabbit, don't throw it out, send it to me! I'll risk the melamine...maybe.

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redqueenmeg
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Leftovers what? Four double-size bags of candy were gone at our house in less than two hours. We were out before 8 PM.

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StuckinLansing
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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In the Lansing Michigan area they are collecting Halloween candy and shipping it to soldiers.

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TheOrtega
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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We had trick or treat from 1-4pm, it was cold and windy and I still ran out, luckily I saved all the mcdonalds toys I get from buying happy meals and gave those out which was great because I didn't want to toss them in the garbage.

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sn1per
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Couldn't you get bags of Halloween candy at the post-holiday sales for under a dollar a pound? And I mean the good stuff too, not just the crappy candy. Someone should look into this, and if that's the case, buy en masse for sending to soldiers.

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Digitizer
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Shoot video of myself eating it all in one sitting and getting sick, post in on YouTube; voila, instant celebrity. Enjoy my 10 minutes. For a bonus, I could write a book or documentary in the vein of Supersize Me. Something like \"The Halloween Diet\", something real catchy and sellable. Then spam Harpo Studios' inbox with an autobio and try to get recognition for being foolish.

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pot_roast
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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The extra candy gets brought to work. It makes the co-workers think that I like them. :)

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the_deliverator
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Family Fun magazine had a fun article referencing this site:

[www.candyexperiments.com]

Do science with your candy! nom nom science!

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h3llc4t, breaker of office dress codes
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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@the_deliverator: This is neat! Maybe we'll pass out experiment cards along with candy next Halloween.

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econobiker
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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We actually raided my sons' stale candy stash to GIVE OUT for Halloween. There was even some Easterish looking candy in there from grandparent/relative gifts. Cleaned the entire big glass jar out!


And now they have fresh candy from their Halloween swag...

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Smashville
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Use it to lure children into my van.


What? How else are they going to see the new bike?

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ecvogel
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Donate it to a local non-profit. I came across alot of Halloween goodies and took it to a non-profit. They were soo greatful.

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Grrrrrrr, now with two buns made of bacon.
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Leftovers?

What are these \"leftovers\" that you speak of?

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starcrossedlady
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I use it to bribe my teenagers to get their chores done quickly. It's amazing how a tiny little crunch bar can get motivation up!

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Darkneuro
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Leftover standard chocolate bars get repurposed into chocolate sugar-bomb cupcakes (standard choco cake mix, chop up 1 lb of the bars and mix into it, bake per package. Frost with 1 tub of choco frosting mixed together with another lb of the bars. Sweet enough to make your teeth hurt and excellent for bake sales and school treat days).
There are no leftover peanut butter cups.
There are no leftover caramels.
Everything else gets tossed into a bucket on the table for everyone to have and I'll throw out leftovers (weird flavor stuff, usually) around Valentine's.

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jayphat
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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How will I get rid of mine? 50 % off this week, 75% off next week, then whatevers left, IN THE TRASH!

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webweazel
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Get some colored tissue paper, fold it, fill it with a bit of candy, wrap like a baggie, and tie with yarn or ribbon. Stick one in your mailbox for your mail carrier. Give one to the trashmen. Give one to your newspaper deliverer. Hand them out as $1 tip replacements. An easy way to get rid of excess candy and brighten other people's days.

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SGAC
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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I recently heard on the radio a \"Green Halloween\" alternative in which they actually TRASH the leftover candy into the mulching bin and then recycle the wrappers for crafting. Although the idea of candy not being consumed has left me a bit aghast, it is an alternative for the diabetic. Yet whether we eat the candy or not, those wrappers are prime crafting fodder for projects, like scrapbooking and jewelry. Gum wrapper bracelet anyone?

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RookOmega
November 13, 2009 4:34 PM
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Get rid of it?


Last two kid's walking up the driveway (close to closing time) received 2 pounds of treats.


Let their parents worry about it :)

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