This Halloween please, for the safety of your mailbox and trees out front, avoid the following trick or treat handouts.

Gum

bubble from a chewing gum
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bubble from a chewing gum

I knew a dentist in my neighborhood that was famous for handing out sugar-free gum. F that guy.

Pencils

Pencil on standardized test sheet
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Pencil on standardized test sheet

Teacher jerks would be the most likely to hand out these. Nothing more upsetting than expecting candy and you get #2 pencils.

Chinese Food Take-Out Menus

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chiese food

If anyone has an abundance of take-out menus in their house it's always to the local chinese food restaurant.

Candy Corn

candy corn
candy corn

Hands down the worst "candy" that exists.

Bottle Caps

Soda Bottle Trio Isolated
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Soda Bottle Trio Isolated

Perhaps they missed recycling that day and needed to get rid of them.

Old VHS Tapes

VHS video cassette.
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VHS video cassette.

Nothing makes a child smile quicker than getting your old VHS tapes. Seriously though, just throw them away.

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