thats a pretty smart solution!

most of us have jugs or cans of pennies etc we never turn in..lol

I have a 6 pound protein powder jug full of coins.


KROM


"Storrmmee" wrote in message ...

one year we let it sneak up on us, and i sell candy !!! when dh saw the
first batch of kids come up the walk he freaked out... he went to the
bedroom and came back with either pennies or nickles, can't remember, then
he went to the kitchen got a tablespoon, so when they got there he asked
each kid how old they were and then whatever their age they got to scoop
that many times... must have been pennies or nickles... the limit was 12
because he thought older than that was too old to be t/t anyway... Lee
"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> KROM wrote:
>> if one cant control themselves then you can buy those tiny plastic
>> bags cheap from a party store or Walgreens and fill them with toys
>> like spider rings and stickers and pencils.
>
>> if you want a food item small boxes of raisins can be added as well
>> as small bags of nuts.
>>
>> if these are kids you know you can bake or buy something to give out
>> like allergy free cookies individually wrapped etc.
>>
>> KROM
>
> If a person knows they cannot deal well with temptation, how about
> praising them for thinking ahead and avoiding the situation rather than
> saying in a very superior manner that they "can't control themselves"?
> Avoiding temptation IS a means of controlling oneself, at least for us
> lesser mortals.
>
> Making stuff is a waste of time, IMHO, since everyone has been conditioned
> to believe that anything not in a manufacturer's wrapping is potentially
> dangerous. (The only known case of actual candy poisoning was a father who
> poisoned his own children, according to an article in the Atlantic I read
> years ago, but that doesn't stop the idiots masquerading as journalists on
> the TV from trotting out their ridiculous advice about "checking treats"
> before your kid eats them every single year.)
>
> The goodie bag approach would be awfully expensive if you had more than
> just a few kids. I personally see no difference between the fruit rollups
> Julie describes and a box of raisins.
>
> But of course, YMMV.
>