Thread: Running out of candy!??

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Our first year handing out candy we had 14 or so TOT's. Since then we have increased by 10 or so every year. We have never run out of candy before but this year we are fairly established in the area and alot of people have mentioned how we are the one house (because of our yard decor) they are going to TOT this Halloween. I'm not sure if we'll have enough candy.

The question is what is the correct protocol if you run out of treats? I would hate to just turn out the lights and hide inside while they knock at the door knowing were in there. It would be like Night Of The Living Dead.

Any Ideas will be greatly appreciated.

Marc V.

Be proactive - buy more candy!

Seriously: I always buy too much candy, and then one extra bag of "emergency back-up candy," something cheap and plentiful like kid's play suckers, etc.

This year I have a big box of fruit rollups on standby that my husband bought at Costco, thinking he'd like them in his lunches. (He didn't!)

Don't run out of candy! Buy a bunch of filler candy if you hand out the better stuff, bags of mini tootsie rolls 750 per bag, lolly pops. Turning off the lights is the universal sign that you're closed for the night. We some times sit on the steps & tell people sorry we're out of candy before they walk all the way across the yard & up the steps.

BUY MORE CANDY!!!! No excuse on running out.

Yes the cheaper filler candy is a good plan, extra bags of the little stuff like dum dums and tootsie rolls as backup. It may not be the coolest candy but its better than having nothing and turning off the lights.

Buy an extra bag or two of the "cheap stuff": dum dums, tootsie rolls, smarties, etc. Kids don't care, and actually may prefer that to the more expensive bar candy.

I always run out of candy. We live on base, so we get an insane number of trick or treaters! It's not just the kids that live on base. Everyone military brings their kids to Trick or treat on base...it's the craziest thing I've ever seen. No matter how much candy we buy, we always run out! It gets pretty expensive, even when getting th cheap stuff! Anyway, it's not a big deal when we run out, because nobody actually comes to your door here....you're expected to sit out in your driveway and hand it out if you're participating.

I always buy more candy than I think I need and we still run out

Once we are running low we send someone out to buy more...

If you run out you can always turn off your porch light which is the universal sign for no candy here or put out a sign

Or you can give something else.... my husband gave out money one year while we were waiting for more candy

You can get a couple of bags of some candy that you like or your coworkers like. Or you can get some small toys or glow sticks,

i was at dollar general store today they had bottles of bubbles that looked like popcycles or ice cream cone for 10 cents

they also had water guns for 10 censt

I buy non-edible items from Oriental Trading or other bulk novelty vendors and keep them at the ready in case I run out of candy. Vampire teeth, paddle balls, glow-in-the-dark bracelets, etc. can all be bought in quantity and stored from year to year. Some parents prefer non-candy items, so I always offer a choice between novelty items and candy. I have had some of the small toys for YEARS. They are usually individually wrapped and I box the unused items up tight and store them in a dry place.

I also look for after-Halloween bargains, like Halloween party favors and small decorations at the Dollar Stores after Halloween. At half price, a set of small skeletons or mini pumpkin 'Frisbees' are often a dollar a dozen. One year I cut apart the small foam skulls on a garland and the TOTer's grabbed them over candy!