The Halloween candy quandry

It's almost that time of year so like a good neighbor it's time for me to go buy the candy for the few trick or treaters we do get. So the questioning begins of what to buy? Do I :

1. Buy what I, the hubs, and the bigs like?
2.  purchase a multitude of options bearing in mind allergies, parental preferences, and a million other what ifs?
3.  go to #TFAW and buy their bundle of comics and call that more than awesome enough and risk children not enjoying awesome literacy?
4.  I just ignore the door bell and knocks and pretend we aren't home?

If you know me the truth is number 4 isn't a real option especially as the only trick or treaters we usually get are children that are awesome and preplan to come see us. I would hate to disappoint them. What I will most likely do is be prepared with the old bushel basket stuffed with an assortment of full sized candy bars I've been hording. For craft projects like the candy boards I made last week. I generally do keep a decent assortment on hand either for crafting or being prepared on short notice for birthday presents. A few kabob sticks, a bit of profanity, and assorted crafty items and viola you can head off to little Jim Bob Susie's birthday without me looking like mommy who forgot.

The truth is it is hard to be prepared especially living in Portland and it's competitive. While I can appreciate the parents who are offering dye, gluten, and sugar free options I don't necessarily want to be part of their club.  It's not that I don't respect their lifestyle its that its not the lifestyle we've chosen to live. Maybe I should grab a few bags of pretzels or Sun chips to throw into the mix but I doubt I actually will. That means I've caved too and lost the true spirit of Halloween enough candy to last until Easter.

How do you pick what to hand out? Has anyone else eaten the first bag of Halloween candy? I'm going with I haven't eaten the whole bag because there is a sad pile of unconsumed Crunch bars still laying in the bottom of the basket.

Happy 6 days till Halloween!