Damn, I love Halloween candy. The only reason that "fun size" candy should exist is so you can sample several varieties in one sitting without gastrointestinal regret. A bowl of one kind of "fun size" candy is dull, a Halloween sack of different "fun size" treats looks like you've got a bag of various currencies, and all you'll need is a fake passport and you can travel anywhere, live like a king, and start a new life, away from all those troubles that...But I digress. The Mother Nature Network, which apparently is a real thing, has an article about eco-friendly candy. Surprisingly, the candy's not all granola bars and watercress taffy, though some of the items are pretty expensive, particularly the Sjaaks Fair Trade Vegan Peanut Butter Bites, which run $65 for 102 pieces.
That would fit the budget a bit differently than five bucks for two pounds of Reese's peanut butter cups.
I think the sad part, assuming that one would get sad about these sorts of things, is that the average kid will probably be weirded out by these exotic treats:
"Hey, Dave. You wanna trade? For those two Krackels you got, I'll give you, uh, my Sjaaks Fair Trade Vegan Peanut Butter Bite and Yummy Earth Organic Lollipop. Whaddya think, Dave? Dave? Why are you pointing that shaving cream at me?"Honestly, though, I probably would have been into the offbeat stuff, especially if I could unload those horrid Mary Janes.
Worse than the unfamiliar candy is the non-candy. Last year, Jenn bought bags of pretzels, and I was so outraged that I egged my own house on principle.
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