I used to have one; I actually used to change the dish/container to coincide with seaons and holidays (ex. a plastic jack o'lantern for Halloween). I used to fill it mostly with chocolate (purchased at discount prices after holidays!) or tootsie rolls or something that came individually wrapped (people tended to dig through the container and as we all know, not everyone has the cleanest hands

I stopped doing it for two reasons: 1. I was eating way too much of it, and, 2. it was getting too expensive. There are always those people who came and grab a handful of candy, but never help to replenish the supply!
Oh, and I'm in the Philadelphia, PA metro area.

Joyce