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hit the candy isle last night
Ditch-Runner
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its become a yearly trek
at midnight Oct 30th just about all the Halloween candy at Walmart goes 1/2 price computer is programed to do it ( all that has a Halloween reference on the labels ) mostly the big bags of hand out candy .
any way wife and I made our run tonight $209.00 in candy alone ( or 418.00 at normal price )
we freeze some for us ( me mostly [^]) and give a lot away at work to the coworkers and also to nieces nephews .
my wife's group area at work gave her 40.00 ( each tossed in 2.00 ) to buy some so that was part of our purchase also .
by the way a lot of midnight candy shoppers every year for the same reason ..
its always amazed me how up to 11:59 they sell all they can then 1 minute later its 1/2 off
I know its business to make money and clear out the old and start for Christmas , but I think also of the kids and families who could have bought twice as much if they would have sold it that way to start with or at least a few days prior ..
at midnight Oct 30th just about all the Halloween candy at Walmart goes 1/2 price computer is programed to do it ( all that has a Halloween reference on the labels ) mostly the big bags of hand out candy .
any way wife and I made our run tonight $209.00 in candy alone ( or 418.00 at normal price )
we freeze some for us ( me mostly [^]) and give a lot away at work to the coworkers and also to nieces nephews .
my wife's group area at work gave her 40.00 ( each tossed in 2.00 ) to buy some so that was part of our purchase also .
by the way a lot of midnight candy shoppers every year for the same reason ..
its always amazed me how up to 11:59 they sell all they can then 1 minute later its 1/2 off
I know its business to make money and clear out the old and start for Christmas , but I think also of the kids and families who could have bought twice as much if they would have sold it that way to start with or at least a few days prior ..
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however I love chocolate , and eat more than I should heat doctor reminds me to behave ( ya what does he know ) ,, ( making up from not having it as a kid I guess ) but most will be eaten by my wife's co-workers and passed out to family ,
I use to take bags of candy to work almost every week kept in my desk everyone knew it , I never ask for donations it was just a simple way to say thank you to those who worked for me or around me ,
I retired , but my wife still works ( Mondays and Fridays 20 years now ) but takes candy in to the co-workers they tossed in 40.00 on this run but most of the time its on us .
I also toss several bags in the freezer and break them out thru out the year to get a "fix " [^][^][:0][:0]
here is a photo of our cart in the check out lane [:0][:0][:p][:p][:p]
quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
Damn... Two bills in candy [:0][:0][:0]? You got any real teeth left [:D]?
sorry to hear that Oakie
as for me so far so good [:D][:D][:D]
no other bad habit's ( drinking smoking and so on ) well ok addicted to firearms
quote:Originally posted by Oakie
How bad is your diabetes?????? I would be in heaven, but that damn diabetes keep me from eating that delicious, heavenly, wonderful chocolate, morsels. [:D]
Halloween candy cleared out and being replaced with Christmas candy.
Found a couple of bags on the normal candy isle but nothing on sale.
Asked an "associate" about it and they said the remainder had been sent to the Walmart store on the other side of town for clearance.
Didn't feel like driving the 8 miles to the other one.
Good thing, because we had maybe 30 kids, now we have too much leftover.
but the wife is not so understanding when comparing candy even if when were giving it away to 200.00 in ammo ,, go figure [:0]
side note she does know and Ok ( well maybe [B)]) when we invite friends and family over to have a get together and back yard shooting event I guess we can call it the amount ammo I and my youngest son buy so all can have fun .
quote:Originally posted by kidthatsirish
That's a lot of ammo you know...
your one of my hero's for what your doing for all the people / kids at the hospital . not to mention the fight your putting up
your the overall champ in my book [^][^]
quote:Originally posted by mrmike08075
Wow.
I only bought Makaila $25.00 worth of Halloween closeout candy...
You sir have won this round.
Mike
That's a funny one. Guess you'd starve if you had to drive 40 miles to get to the first one?
I'm really bummed that all the Caramel Apple MilkyWays disappeared overnight. We only see them for a couple of weeks before Halloween and then not again until next year.
Oh righty then.[:o)][:o)][:o)]
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
No one else seems to carry them so I may have to make my own from scratch.