Archive for October, 2008

Top Ten Halloween Candies

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Although I disagree with the list, DailyPress.com put out a list of the Top Ten Halloween candies as picked by their “crack research panel”. (more…)

Free Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Although I don’t think there are any around my area, if you visit a Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop on Election Day (November 4th) from 5 to 8PM and can prove you voted, you get a free scoop of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream! (more…)

Halloween Spending Continues to Increase

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Halloween is next week and according to a report by The Nielsen Company, we aren’t slowing down when it comes to buying Halloween type stuff (like candy and costumes) despite the higher prices.  Personally, I usually don’t buy Halloween candy.  It’s not that I don’t want to hand any out.  It’s just that when we first moved to Pittsburgh, I was working shift work and we would never be home on Halloween.  Then, when I was, I bought candy but nobody came.  So now, my GF and I just don’t participate. (more…)

M&M’s and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Looks like I need to be on the look out for pink M&M’s as Mars is helping raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. (more…)

Happy Birthday, Milton Hershey!

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

I’m a little late in posting this, but back in September, Milton Hershey would have celebrated a birthday. (more…)

Hershey Claims They Were Out There

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

A few posts ago, I wondered if anybody…anybody at all saw the Dark Chocolate Reese’s that were part of the Batman movie promotion.  Nobody responded that they did.  So I contacted Hershey and asked them. (more…)