Gee, Hershey...dropping the peanut here....

[granfire]

I requested, rather suggested that they offered a peanut free assortment of candy, since a lot of schools are now peanut free. It would make for an easier project should any of my groups pick up the old candy sale shtick

this is the (rather automated) reply I got.
Nothing is altered, I don't believe in protecting the clueless!

Hi Ilka,

Thank you for contacting The Hershey Company.

For assistance with your question, please contact Hershey's Fund Raising at 800-803-6932 (open 8:30-5:00pm or leave message) or visit http://www.hersheys.com/fundraising/

We appreciate your loyalty as a consumer.


Timothy
Consumer Representative

008755529A

This email address is restricted for outgoing messages only. For that reason, please do not respond to this email as the inbox is not monitored.

the fundraising page has no point of contact anywhere, other than finding a sales person...So not what I was looking for.
Snail Mail seems in order, and it will not be as polite as the email!

 

[ballen0351]

Don't do it peanuts are awesome. If the kids allergic lock him in the closet cause he's not right.

 

[Big Don]

Myth: Peanut Allergy is the most common allergen.
Fact: Peanut allergy is the third most common in children, ranking behind milk and egg; peanut allergy is the fourth most common allergy in adults, falling behind milk, egg and shellfish.

Ban milk and eggs and shellfish!
Ahem:[h=1]Nut allergies -- a Yuppie invention[/h]
[h=2]Some kids really do have food allergies. But most just have bad reactions to their parents' mass hysteria.[/h]
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Your kid doesn't have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special. Your kid also spends recess running and screaming, "No! Stop! Don't rub my head with peanut butter!"

Yes, a tiny number of kids have severe peanut allergies that cause anaphylactic shock, and all their teachers should be warned, handed EpiPens and given a really expensive gift at Christmas. But unless you're a character on "Heroes," genes don't mutate fast enough to have caused an 18% increase in childhood food allergies between 1997 and 2007. And genes certainly don't cause 25% of parents to believe that their kids have food allergies, when 4% do.

 

[granfire]

Don't do it peanuts are awesome. If the kids allergic lock him in the closet cause he's not right.

That is not exactly the point.

I am in the boat that at least at high school level there should be enough self preservation in place that even with deathly allergies peanuts should not be a problem.

However, the problem is that many school have banned them. It would stand to reason that one of the world's largest chocolate maker would have a fundraiser assortment reflecting that.

And heck, not send you on a round about to a web page that has no point of contact for this issue...

 

[ballen0351]

That is not exactly the point.

I am in the boat that at least at high school level there should be enough self preservation in place that even with deathly allergies peanuts should not be a problem.

However, the problem is that many school have banned them. It would stand to reason that one of the world's largest chocolate maker would have a fundraiser assortment reflecting that.

And heck, not send you on a round about to a web page that has no point of contact for this issue...

Nonsense do they even make candy without peanuts? Unless its a fish from Sweden or a bear from gummy I think not. At least nothing that tastes good

 

[granfire]

LOL

I will find this peanut free candy, I swear!

you are such a goober....

 

[Carol]

LOL

I will find this peanut free candy, I swear!

you are such a goober....

You do know that "goober" is old southern slang for "peanut"? :lfao:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/goobers.htm


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[Big Don]

You do know that "goober" is old southern slang for "peanut"? :lfao:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/goobers.htm


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That's a Pyle...

 

[granfire]

You do know that "goober" is old southern slang for "peanut"? :lfao:

http://www.oldtimecandy.com/goobers.htm


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of course, that's the topic, after all!

 

[ballen0351]

I love goobers its my favorite movie candy

 

[ballen0351]

And peanut brittle and payday candy bars and the dresses big cup crunchy peanut butter mmmmmmmm peanuts are awesome

 

[Carol]

I have an "honor box" concession stand set up at work where I sell candy bars to raise money for the park where I volunteer. I have been looking everywhere for Payday bars! I can't find them at a good price point

 

[granfire]

And peanut brittle and payday candy bars and the dresses big cup crunchy peanut butter mmmmmmmm peanuts are awesome

:duh:

that still does not let me bring them to school....

 

[Carol]

:duh:

that still does not let me bring them to school....

I buy my resale candy bars and snacks at Costco. They have a good selection so you can pick and choose according to your preferences.

 

[ballen0351]

:duh:

that still does not let me bring them to school....

Then you need to find a better school that one sucks

 

[granfire]

Lol

 

[Big Don]

And peanut brittle and payday candy bars

You disgust me
eww hell no

 

[granfire]

You disgust me
eww hell no

don't be hatin on the peanut brittle!

 

[Big Don]

don't be hatin on the peanut brittle!

My grandma made a wide variety of candy, from scratch. The ONLY one I hated was the peanut brittle.

 

[Carol]

I make peanut brittle with maple syrup