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debm55

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18. Agree, I never got one when I was a kid. Yes, a southern thing.

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Fri Oct 17, 2025, 03:36 PM

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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 Thursday OP

pennies johnnyfins Thursday #1

Thank you very much, johnnyfins. debm55 Thursday #2

Definitely ProfessorGAC Thursday #3

WOW, ProfessorGAC, you were sure lucky. debm55 Thursday #4

I remember a toothbrush. pandr32 Thursday #5

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, thank you pandr32. debm55 Thursday #6

Apples hannah Thursday #7

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

Omg! 😄 How Disappointing! electric_blue68 Saturday #33

pennies, and those pamphlets ... surrealAmerican Thursday #8

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

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

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

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

Yes. Apples and oranges. LoisB Thursday #13

Thank you, LoisB debm55 Thursday #14

Apples, pennies boonecreek Thursday #15

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

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

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

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

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

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

Had a neighbor who gave out popsicles JoseBalow Friday #22

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

No, not warm at all. Halloween in the midwest wasn't below freezing temperatures JoseBalow Friday #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 Friday #31

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

Same here, Emile, same here debm55 Friday #24

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

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

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

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

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Friday #30

Definitely pennies. electric_blue68 Saturday #35

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

One year when it was really cold, madamesilverspurs Saturday #37