by Maria Pilar Clark

When I was a kid, there was nothing better than trick-or-treating with friends on Halloween - giving us a bonafied reason to rove the spooky streets, relentlessly ringing doorbells for candy and then capping off the adrenaline rush of running around at night by diving into our pillowcases literally bursting at the seams with the sweet spoils pillaged from what seemed like the entire neighborhood.

However, there were only two things that could put a definite damper on our sugar-fueled merrymaking - having to wear a coat over our costumes (per mom's insistence of course) and lame no-name, no-taste treats that deserved at least a semi-TPing in revenge.

Oriental Trading Co., however, makes sure homes stay egg and paper-free on All Hallow's Eve with an assortment of value-priced, name brand bulk candy, decorations, costumes and accessories that'll make your house the most popular one on the block.

With everything from gross cherry-flavored, goo-filled eyeballs to nostalgic candy corn to must-have kiddie favorites like Nerds, Skittles, Tootsie Rolls and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Oriental Trading Co. offers savings so sweet, you'll be able to treat the whole neighborhood. Possibly the entire town.