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It's only 3pm and the doors already knocking

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Sillysausage76 · 31/10/2024 15:07

It's 3pm and already we've had people trick n treating. I've now brought pumpkins inside until 5ish. Anyone else?

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GroovyChick87 · 31/10/2024 15:16

It is early. I haven't got anything ready yet but I'd still go and give them some sweets.

PiggyPigalle · 31/10/2024 15:15

What tricks do they have ready?

BarbaraHoward · 31/10/2024 15:15

No it's shite craic here. We'll get a few knocks around 6 and that'll be it.

Ponderingwindow · 31/10/2024 15:15

The littlest ones go out at 5:30. 3 is too early, we are still working.

very pro-trick or treating, but there ARE rules of etiquette.

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Sillysausage76 · 31/10/2024 15:14

MillyMichaelson · 31/10/2024 15:11

Why, you big meanie! 😂

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Cause I can't put up with the dog going mad, these kids weren't tiny. I'll put um back out in a hour.

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Itiswhysofew · 31/10/2024 15:13

They don't appear until dark where I live, even the very little ones. Mind you, there wasn't even one caller last year.

AHFBridport · 31/10/2024 15:13

Oh, I saw a grim reaper and a demon outside earlier, thought they were just on their way to an afternoon party - didn't occur that they might be trick or treating this early. I put my stuff in the window/outside at 5pm as a rule, but it's half term so might bring it forward.

YouveGotAFastCar · 31/10/2024 15:12

We don't get any, but there's been lots of chat about if 3pm is okay in the local Facebook group, or if people need to wait until 5:30 when it's darker and people are home from work. I'm not sure there's too much of a consensus but I'd probably presume that anyone with a lit pumpkin was home and happy to be knocked.

doodleygirl · 31/10/2024 15:11

just open the door and give them sweets, why is it a problem?

MillyMichaelson · 31/10/2024 15:11

Sillysausage76 · 31/10/2024 15:07

It's 3pm and already we've had people trick n treating. I've now brought pumpkins inside until 5ish. Anyone else?

Why, you big meanie! 😂

ObtuseMoose · 31/10/2024 15:11

Is it a time limited event?

Parry5timesbeforedeath · 31/10/2024 15:11

we have just brought our pumpkins out because I saw mums with very teeny kids out. So we are now sitting and waiting! tbf though we have never had a huge number of people knocking…. i think our record was around 15 because we are quite rural so doubt we will run out of sweets anytime soon.

comedycentral · 31/10/2024 15:11

I've left sweets out because I don't finish work until later.

Simplepink · 31/10/2024 15:09

Surely for little kids from 3pm is ok?
id rather a start early finish early when it comes to trick or treaters