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ProfessorGAC

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3. Definitely

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Oct 16, 2025, 12:32 PM

Oct 16

There was a wealthy family that lived in a huge house (their yard was the whole city block).
It was about 3 blocks from my best friend's house.
We ha Halloween 2 days then, so I'd go to his house one day, and he'd come to mine the next day.
Among their businesses was a 7Up bottling plant.
So, they'd give 2 full size candy bars, a bottle of 7Up, and a roll of pennies (50 cents) to every kid. Had to cost them hundreds of dollars each year.
The year of my Mr. Peanut costume, the lady manning the door liked it so much she tossed another roll of pennies in my sack!

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Did you ever receive a non candy item in your bag for Halloween? I remember getting dimes and nickels. how about you? [View all] debm55 Oct 16 OP

pennies johnnyfins Oct 16 #1

Thank you very much, johnnyfins. debm55 Oct 16 #2

Definitely ProfessorGAC Oct 16 #3

WOW, ProfessorGAC, you were sure lucky. debm55 Oct 16 #4

I remember a toothbrush. pandr32 Oct 16 #5

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, thank you pandr32. debm55 Oct 16 #6

Apples hannah Oct 16 #7

Thank you, hannah, I got apples too, They were never nice apples ----always the rotten kind. debm55 Oct 16 #10

Omg! 😄 How Disappointing! electric_blue68 Oct 17 #33

pennies, and those pamphlets ... surrealAmerican Oct 16 #8

Thank you, surrealAmerican. Like the spider rings, I don't understand the pamphlets. debm55 Oct 16 #11

Yes, money, but also apples and oranges. sinkingfeeling Oct 16 #9

Thank you.sinkingfeeling. Apples or oranges are fine sound great, if not mushy or rotted debm55 Oct 16 #12

What? NO! Halloween is All About The CANDY! electric_blue68 Oct 17 #34

Yes. Apples and oranges. LoisB Oct 16 #13

Thank you, LoisB debm55 Oct 16 #14

Apples, pennies boonecreek Oct 16 #15

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, boonecreek debm55 Oct 16 #16

In the South, you get Chick Tracts. Aristus Oct 17 #17

Agree, I never got one when I was a kid. Yes, a southern thing. debm55 Oct 17 #18

I got a popcorn ball that was inedible. catbyte Oct 17 #19

Yes, it counts ,catbyte. I dislike popcorn balls too. debm55 Oct 17 #20

It used to be safe to get homemade cookies or homemade popcorn balls. Bubble gum was another thing we got. appleannie1 Oct 17 #21

Had a neighbor who gave out popsicles JoseBalow Oct 17 #22

Was it warm where you lived? Thank you JoseBalow debm55 Oct 17 #25

No, not warm at all. Halloween in the midwest wasn't below freezing temperatures JoseBalow Oct 17 #29

When my son went Trick or Treating at the age of two. It snowed here in Pittsburgh. He would have eaten the popsicle too debm55 Oct 17 #31

Back when I was a kid you could get a full size candy bar Emile Oct 17 #23

Same here, Emile, same here debm55 Oct 17 #24

Seems like one neighbor dropped a quarter or 2 in our bags...I liked the candy better... wcmagumba Oct 17 #26

Wow, two quarters???? That could be two comic books. Thank you wcmagumba. debm55 Oct 17 #28

We considered them to be well off, my parents rented our little house from them... wcmagumba Oct 17 #32

Nope. The only non-candy item was a homemade popcorn ball. Polly Hennessey Oct 17 #27

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Oct 17 #30

Definitely pennies. electric_blue68 Oct 17 #35

I used to give away loose change. Laffy Kat Oct 18 #36

One year when it was really cold, madamesilverspurs Oct 18 #37