It's only 3pm and the doors already knocking

In Scotland, kids have to prepare a joke, riddle or "turn" that they do before getting their sweets. I don't know if trick - as in, perform a trick - is related to this, but it is nice to have that extra bit of interaction. And it doesn't have the nasty scary trick element that way. We now live in England but still have a joke prepared in case someone ever asks us for a trick!

Not bloody imported. Unless you're posting from France or something I guess.

I hate to break it to you, but outwith a restraining order, anyone is free to knock on any door any time they want. Even <gasp> strangers.

My house is behind a big hedge (because it cost a fortune last time I got someone to cut it!), and between that and being the only house in my road with a pumpkin out, and being at the end of a dead end, I think the trick or treaters don’t bother walking down far enough to see my pumpkin and so I’ve had no callers :( I was looking forward to seeing the costumes as my Dd went with her father this year, I’m missing out and don’t like it!

I'm another one who hates Halloween. It's such a weird imported custom - kids dressing up as ghouls and monsters and knock on strangers' doors at night asking for sweets. I don't get it.
I don't have any decorations up but have had a few bangs on the door. I find it quite threatening. Might put ear plugs in!

Tell me about the smell of liquified pumpkin! Working at a supermarket, pumpkins came in potato trolleys on wheels. Everyday took time in taking them out and getting rid of the very soft ones. Pumpkins with a soft spot on the flesh, we reduced them a bit if it’s like 3-4 days before. As that bit can be carved out.

Yet fresh pumpkins don’t smell

I've always put my sweets out with the pumpkin but my beloved dog died last year. And last year someone kicked the empty bowl down the road.

I was nervous about tonight but thought I'd do it again - and kept some bags back. I heard some noise and went out with the 'refills' - bowls been taken again. I found it in next door's garden. Halloween is for kids, what sort of kid is taking all the sweets and dumping the bowl. I need to find something to attach to the table for next year, or that's it.

Hoping it slows down around here as I'm running out of sweets. Glow sticks were a hit though (and luckily I have a few more of those).

First time we've done it so I thought a box of 50 haribo would be plenty. What a fool I was!! Added a note to the calendar for next year to remind me to get more supplies.

Some might be still working. Others might start work at 5 or 6pm. Not everyone does traditional office hours Would assume be little ones out as more likely to be fed at about half 5 bedtime routine

What “vibe”, though? Who actually cares what face is behind the little witch’s mask?
They’re all just kids 🤷🏻‍♀️

No one bothers when you live in a flat!

I bought 140 or so of the fun size skittles and Cadbury's chocolates and ran out at about half past 6, so we have closed up. I feel awful as the streets are still full of little ones.

Our DD is only tiny so not trick or treating yet, but it's lovely to see the other kids having such a fun time.

Entitlement.

I'm in my 60's and live alone. I don't put decorations out which means no knocking or doorbell ringing round here. I've already had great big teenagers hammering on and my door and ringing the door bell.
Its very threatening.

"Please tell them to go away." 😂😂😂

I don't have young children now. I still get involved in Halloween and give out sweets as do a lot of people I know. I suspect there are more people dishing out the sweets round my way than there are families out trick or treating. I don't consider any of them grabby. And I wouldn't know where any of them are from. I enjoy seeing people out having fun.

But I definitely missed some this year as I was stuck in work calls until 5.30 so didn't get my decs out until after that!

Well, I "do Halloween" for the kids, but I don't have kids, so it doesn't all even out for me. I quite like it though, this year my front door has suddenly developed a creak, so I'm opening it really slowly while hiding behind it and only popping my head round once it's open. It's making the parents laugh anyway!

We get hundreds here, it probably costs me about £15, but the vast majority of kids are polite and happy. About 8pm you get the grumpy teenagers in their dressing gowns, but I just tease them!

One year the kids didn't even knock just threw flour over the cars in our road. Would have been okay except it was below freezing that night and the flour froze on the windscreen. My dad was not impressed the next morning.

I thought no pumpkins meant 'do not knock here'?! I've had over a dozen knocks so far which I have all ignored (and the dogs have done a v. good job of driving people off) but it is starting to wear very thin.

We were out until gone 6, but the pumpkin then went in the window. We don’t get many kids round here anyway, but we’ve got a load of sweets, which dh and I will probably have to eat. Pity they’re not all chocolate ones - I’m not so keen on the ‘sweetie’ sweets.

First guisers at 530 and it's be full on since. Must have had at least 40 so far and at least 90 minutes to go.

🧙‍♀️🎃👻🧙🧙

My pumpkin went out at 6pm, and will come in 8pm or sooner if I run out of sweets. For the record I don’t check where the kids come from, near or far makes no odds to me.

I think that the commercialization ie all of the novelty foods, ridiculous amounts of tat and decorations is fairly Americanised, trick or treating has been going for ages here though.