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candy filled voodoo dolls A few years ago, I found myself at a new job, in a new city, trying to make new friends. I reported directly to the Vice-President over the American Offices. He seemed like the fun-loving type, and in an effort to show that not only was I dedicated to my job, but also to adding to the spirit of fun around the office, I decided that I would do something that would really stir things up and get some interaction going amongst the team at the office.

Well, Halloween was coming up. I knew there would be a Halloween party with chili cook off and other fun stuff, so I decided this would be the right time to pull my prank. After giving it long thought, I decided that the best thing to do would be something so extra-ordinary and unheard of that there would be no chance that someone else would do the same thing. Out of all of the ideas I had, I became fixated on one in particular – a voodoo doll!

I was determined, however, that this voodoo doll would be a fun voodoo doll. So, to help lighten the mood, I made the voodoo doll, cut an incision along its chest and belly, filled it with candy and gum, then sewed it back up. It looked GREAT! I added a message – “Happy Halloween!” and burned the edges of the paper so it looked nice and distressed. Then the actual presentation of the voodoo doll. How would I present it, so that it was appealing and fun? I found a box, roughed it up a bit, burned the edges, scratched it, and made it look like it had been buried for a long time! I put some dried out leaves in the box, laid the candy-filled voodoo doll on top of that, put the message on top of that, and then closed the box top. I wrapped it with black ribbon. It was perfect! I liked it so much, I decided to make one for his secretary, too!

I got there early on Halloween morning and laid the “gifts” on each of their desks. I barely got any work done that morning as I waited for them to arrive. Then I heard it. The first exclamation of surprise and thrill of the treat! The secretary ran into the VP’s office where they both let out a loud laugh! They were dying to know who had tricked them with such a great treat. Everyone else was jealous – they wanted one, too. Those two voodoo dolls were the hit of the office!

Those two voodoo dolls started it all. For years after and at various jobs later, I continued to make the dolls. At first I delivered to only a few people, but then expanded to everyone in the office. They were such a hit! People started asking if I’d make them for their family members and friends. At that point, I decided it was time to get serious about these great dolls!

There you have it – the story of how it all began. I hope that as you order dolls for your employees, colleagues, friends and family that you have a great experience, too! I have heard back from hundreds of people over the years at how happy they were with their gift! I’d love to hear back from you, too!