Is it acceptable to hand out homemade baked goods for trick or treat? (Page 2)

[Anonymous]

It's not trashy but parents would not feel comfortable letting their children eat food that isn't from a company (regulated) or that they made themselves or oversaw being made.

It could be toxic, contain drugs, are even have harmful thing slide sharp metal (yes, that has happened before).

[turnpost]

Honestly Halloween involves a lot of trust lol

[Kelly6]

not a good idea now a days, because off health safety

[JohnK123]

Possibly but I don't know I like candy more :)

[Juxtapose]

It's awfully naive of you to think they can't do anything to those Reese's Cups that are packaged.

If you can't trust your neighbors not to drug your kids then maybe you're in the wrong neighborhood.

[Juxtapose]

There is a local music festival and a person I knew told me how they would essentially contaminate the drinks and thousands of people would drink them as famous musicians played.

Your doordash driver could get mad and spit in your food.

Your chef could get mad at you and put something in your food.

Etc. Just because something is official and not made by your neighbor does not make it safe.

[Guido]

No, parent will toss them in the garbage as they do not know where they came from.

[Still-alive]

I think reports of drugs and shit are largely hyperbolic and aren’t a real threat.

i would accept any treat really. I think its a nice thing to do.

[Asker]

In some places the threat is real so maybe depends on neighborhood

[spartan55]

For two Halloweens we had our candy x rayed at the local hospital. Razor blade in apples paranoia.

[Still-alive]

Of course it depends but ehhh im not too stressed about it. i mean i could die driving everyday, or slipping in the shower, or tripping on stairs lol. i think the threat is about the same as any one of those events happening to me maybe less in some instances.

If you distrust your neighbors like that then i can understand but i don't have that distrust with mine. Brownies are usually always good anyways so ill always eat those if offered lol.

[Still-alive]

@spartan55 Where do you live?

[Still-alive]

@spartan55 www.cbc.ca/.../...ing-urban-legend-truth-1.5341734
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths

yup just a quick google search reveals these are largely myths lol. sorry im not buying this.

You can ALWAYS find individual anecdotes no matter what but i still stand by what i said i'd say the chances are severely low anything bad will happen eating a Halloween treat.

[Still-alive]

ok i found this report last year from Eugene Oregon abcnews.go.com/.../story?id=92584731

But its just one small town in a country as huge as ours...

[spartan55]

@Still-alive
I live in Texas now, but grew up in small town Illinois.

[FunkyMonkee]

I don't see why not. When we were kids, some people made candy apples or popcorn balls and handed those out.

[black_king]

No I don’t believe it is i think it should be store bought goods

[XXblack88]

If your trick or treating at your church, I don't see a problem with it. but homemade baked goods from some person house seems risky.

[Radiate143]

I voted on this because I was rolling over in bed and did it by accident. I don't care about Halloween.

[TrueConfection]

Nope, not okay and neither is dollar store Chinese candy.

[DryGermanGuy]

It's a good idea! But the real question is, will the fat children even accept them? :-o

[Anonymous]

Nooo you NEVER NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DO THAT. The parents can say you were trying to poison their kid

[Opinion Owner]

People could put drugs or sharp pieces of glass or small pieces of metal or god knows what in those home made treats which can kill a kid or an adult

[Christoff92]

Sure. Hand out whatever you like. You want to make sure the little ones have their Halloween treats. That's what good neighbors are for.

[Asker]

I'd rather get nothing instead of homemade treats lol

[Christoff92]

Nice 👍🏼

[Cutesy_kid_lol]

Oooh yummmm, as a kid (13) myself, IM THINKING YUMMMMMYYYYYY!

[Kingofkings1992]

It’s okay from someone I know well but not a stranger

[Kingofkings1992]

Those cookies look delicious. M&M and oreo 😋

[haydencool]

I think this is fine and it makes it look like you put the effort into it but obviously you should not eat them if you have allergies

[msc545]

I think the only part of this that might be a problem is that parents will be very suspicious of these treats and perhaps take them away from their children. I know I would.

[love_conquers_lust]

Chuck it in the woods.

[Asker]

Yep let those bears out there in the woods find it and get high af

[Staximus]

It's not trashy, that's what was done long ago but now people have trust issues and expect factory packaging

[Mansearching]

Why not? I would put it in a sandwich bag with twist-tie or something like that.

[dolemite58]

only if u personally knew the neighbors real well

[Asker]

That's why I hate it so much when people around here do it since we are all complete strangers and not like a normal neighborhood where you might trust them more

[dolemite58]

ya that’s sketchy then

[Asker]

Even more sketchy most of these women were strippers in the past. Like they probably made drug cookies all the time

[BLP11520]

People are not trusting of homemade things, sadly.

[Asker]

Yes I definitely don't trust it. I barely trust the wrapped candy for my kids

[BLP11520]

Right, I have 2 sons. We were very careful

[Anonymous]

the whole concept of trick or treat is not acceptable

[Asker]

Oh why not? If done safely it's great!

[Opinion Owner]

It is anti social and harassing

[Asker]

How is it anti social?

[Catmom]

If someone has drugs, they're not going to waste them on your child. They will be using them for themselves or selling them.

[thefitnessqween]

It depends on the person handing them out. If it's somebody you know is trustworthy, it should be perfectly okay.

[EstevanMadrid898]

Not at all that's a very bad idea

[Asker]

Agreed

[Abdulwahh]

It's OK to hand out but everyone is different yoy know.

[collie22]

If you know the kids yeah

[LiamJHayden]

No. To easy to tamper with.

[LunarEclipse433]

Not in today’s twisted society I would say no

[Madkeyra00]

Yes I think it’s a good idea. 👍🏾

[eagle1951]

use to be at one time, not any more

[blondfrog]

Omg yes especially those type of cookies.

[Asker]

I'd make you some 🍪

[blondfrog]

Wow thank you ❤️

[Jamie05rhs]

Sure, as long as there aren't any razors in them.

[Darkest-Knight]

I agree 100%

[Tim-loves-it]

Only to neighbors and good friends