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Candy bar - how much to get?

posted 2 years ago in Reception
poll: How much candy should we buy for the candy bar?
The recommended half pound her person is enough. If you run out, you run out. : (9 votes)

82 %

Buy lots of extra and deal with all the excess if there is any. : (2 votes)

18 %

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sminerva21 September 26, 2009 Chicago, IL/wedding in Upstate, NY

So our latest headache is our candy bar. We're really at a loss for how much to get. We've read that a half pound is sufficient per person (and that's how much candy each of our favor boxes will hold), but what happens if people eat some during the reception, in addition to take some home with them? Ahh, I'm so worried about this. Should we buy tons of extra? I'd rather not do that if possible because I don't want to have to force all the extra candy on people to take home the day after.

For those of you who did/are doing candy bars, how are you handling this?

2 years ago

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thefuturemrsjewell August 7, 2010 Washington DC

buy the recommended amount and if you are still worried about it, buy just a little bit more. but hopefully people will be on the dance floor and not at the candy buffet all night long, so you won't need to worry about running out of candy.

2 years ago

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GaBGal September 25, 2010

also keep in mind that not everyone will be taking candy from teh candy bar. I went to a wedding last year and I was the only one out of the ten people at my table who put together a candy container. i only filled it halfway.

2 years ago