This Tuesday, as the sun sets and parents sit in an annoyingly sluggish commute because everyone leaves work at the same time that night, children across the country will don costumes and 93% of them will head out to trick-or-treat. We already know that their primary goal is to collect as much candy as possible, but what kind of candy will they end up getting? The most often handed-out candy is of the bite-sized (or snack/fun/treat sized) chocolate variety, mostly miniature versions of popular candy bars. For those that are lucky enough to live in generous neighborhoods, 26% of candy-givers pass out full-sized candies, not the minis. A rare few will get king-sized bars, the most coveted of all Halloween candy. Half of all kids say that chocolates are their favorite candies to receive, followed by non-chocolate (24%) and gum (10%).
Let's not forget the parents, though. They are the other group of big Halloween candy eaters. The parents get the leftover candies that were not passed out by the end of the night, and 90% of parents "admit to sneaking goodies from their kids' Halloween trick-or-treat bags." Like the children, the adults go for the chocolates and nearly 70% of them reach for the mini candy bars, too.
So kids, let this be a lesson to you to hide or count your candy to keep track of it. And parents, buy yourself and extra bag when you're at the store so you don't have to take it from your kids.
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10-28-2006 @ 1:37PM
John said...
I don't have kids of my own, alas. But I do enjoy providing Treats for the neighborhood kids that knock on my door. I've even arranged to leave work an hour early on Halloween, just so I can get home in time to accommodate the Trick-or-Treaters.
I don't in a rich neighborhood, so the kids are going to have to settle for the miniature "Fun-Size" candies. Of course, I wouldn't give away anything I wouldn't eat myself, so it's going to be top-drawer candy all the way. Naturally, I have plenty on hand. Naturally, I'm hoping for plenty of leftovers.
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11-15-2006 @ 1:39PM
penelope brown said...
i love candy. my parents (ages 90 and 87) still take my childrens candy from their bags when they come over
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