The house that gave out Hershey's Kisses on Halloween was inevitably considered to be the "cheap" house, the one that wouldn't spend the extra dollar to upgrade from the tiny chocolates to miniature candy bars. As Hershey's developed lots of tasty new varieties, the prospect of getting Kisses began to seem a little more palatable to candy-hungry kids. Hershey's new Costume Kisses are something that just about any chocolate-lover (kid or not) would want to get for Halloween. Sold in sets of two, the chocolates are decorated by hand and packed up in an attractive gift box.
At the moment, they only appear to be available on the online Hershey's store and, because they are hand-crafted, they might not make it into retail stores. They're still plenty of time to order them and, though you might want to keep them for yourself, think how popular you'll be with the neighborhood kids if you gave these away to trick-or-treaters!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-15-2006 @ 12:54PM
Laura said...
They are adorable! I might have to order a few boxes. Considering we only get 3 or 4 trick-or-treaters (neighbors & friends children), we can afford to give these out as a special treat!
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9-15-2006 @ 3:11PM
peabody said...
Ok, now these are cute.
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9-16-2006 @ 9:02PM
LSN said...
Well, I don't know that I ever considered those giving out Hershey's kisses to be cheap. For one thing, I've always preferred Hershey's kisses to a full-blown chocolate bar, but also, in my experience, people giving out Hershey's kisses always seemed to give you a nice little bag filled with them. At least, that's what I remember ...
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10-13-2006 @ 7:47AM
Michelle said...
These are really neat. I like the idea. Way to go Hershey.
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10-13-2006 @ 8:24AM
TRACEY said...
These are soooooo cute, i mihgt think of ordering them depending on the price. I will check into it more!!! i like little different things for gifts!! i do not like to give the same old same old and these are different.!!!!! very different----something you do not see much of in small towns like where i live!!!
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10-13-2006 @ 8:39AM
Kel said...
I can remember that the "cheap" houses gave out Smarties or lollipops (not the good Blowpops or Tootsie Roll pops).
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10-13-2006 @ 9:24AM
Laine said...
These are so cute, but they cost $20 for 2 candies, I don't think I'll be giving them out!
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10-13-2006 @ 9:39AM
Virginia Nelson said...
Never thot "kisses" were the cheap treat. My Mom gave lots of them & during the coal miner's strikes or steel worker's strikes, canned goods, fruits, potatoes were sent via the sacks to the children's houses. Their children always got the biggest handful of kisses.As kids, we would trade 2 "smarties" for 1 H. kiss.
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10-13-2006 @ 9:46AM
leota said...
As a poor kid growing up i was happy to get any kind of candy anytime of the year but halloween was a special holiday for me, my brother always took me. love you russ. anyhow i love hershey kisses no matter how much they cost
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10-13-2006 @ 10:23AM
Pauline said...
I just tried making these myself at home! It takes a little patience to pour just enough melted white chocolate over the kiss so it doesn't completely cover the whole candy or melt it. I made two dozen ghosts so far! I used brown chocolate sprinkles for the eyes! MUCH cheaper than buying them online, and they are HOME MADE (almost!) and look adorable! Thanks for the idea! Try this yourself at home! ~ Pauline
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10-13-2006 @ 10:29AM
Theresa said...
They are adorable!! But, let me tell you what I would do for the kids. I would save the toys from kids meals at fast food places and give them out instead of candy. I would even let the kids pick out the toy they wanted. Most of the little kids loved getting a prize instead of candy! Besides, the younger kids couldn't eat the candy anyway, the parents just wanted to show off their costumes.
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10-13-2006 @ 10:33AM
starlitkate said...
I think these are absolutely adorable!! I love hershey's kisses. Nothing is better than sticking one of those in your mouth and feeling it melt on your tongue. It's almost orgasmic. lol :D
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10-13-2006 @ 10:56AM
jennie said...
Great idea! so easy to duplicate, just dipped kisses into melted choclate added decorations and tada! they look the same. now bagging a few plain with one special kiss and adding a orange bow! so cute. and much cheaper doing it this way!
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10-13-2006 @ 3:34PM
Dawn said...
They are adorable, but I just went to the Hersheys website and they are $20!! Ouch
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10-13-2006 @ 6:16PM
Cary said...
Did any one notice they are 7 oz. each? Not original size...two decorated giant Kisses for $20, no so bad.
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