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I got an e-mail from the kids' dentists recently letting us know about their Halloween Candy Trade-in program. Basically, kids who bring in their candy can trade it in for a "special toy". Now, everyone knows how bad all that Halloween candy is for your teeth, but that's never stopped kids from collecting and eating it. This, however, might just be a way to cut down on the eating part. I think we're going to try and bring the kids and their candy over there -- our kids don't each much candy anyway, so it should be a problem for them. Still, I suspect they'll complain a bit, at least until they see the toys. I'm thinking this is pretty cool. There's not much in it for the dentists other than promoting healthy teeth, at their own expense, so kudos to them for setting this up.
Has anyone else heard of a dentist doing something like this? Would you take advantage of an offer like this?
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10-31-2007 @ 10:39AM
Ethel said...Near us a dentist gives $1 a pound, and a new toothbrush for Halloween candy. I am tempted to bring him our leftovers just so they're not in the house anymore. http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2007/10/31/news/community/7loc02_candycash.txt
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10-31-2007 @ 11:12AM
Ann Adams said...Wonder if that was your kids' dentist on KTVU this morning. I had it on to check earthquake damage.
Yes, we felt it way over here.
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10-31-2007 @ 11:17AM
Courtney said...I would trade it in. My kids eat like 7 of the pieces of candy they get and then they forget about it. We monitor how much candy they get and after two straight days of not today, they forget and it sits. I would let them keep some of it, but the rest would be traded in, rather than us just throwing it away!
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10-31-2007 @ 12:12PM
Kirstie said...I trick or treated all through high school, and what I always did was donate my leftover candy. My friend's church youth group took leftover candy and put it in the gift bags they made for homeless/disadvantaged kids at Christmastime.
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