Tricked for not treating.

[ToadRage]

Just curious, this has never happened to me but just was curious if anyone had been tricked for not treating or not answering the door on Halloween? The only one i had heard about was before I was born one of my parents neighbours had all the plants in their garden pulled up, she was devastated. Once a toddler who didn't quite understand trick or treating sprayed silly string at my Mum so he didn't get a treat.

Doesn't seem to happen where we are. In the past (different area), we had eggs thrown at the wall while we were out. Now, kids are well supervised and parents prompt them to say thank you if they forget.

We used to take torn up newspaper with us, to throw like confetti if someone chose trick, but it never happened.

I think the trick part has gone now?

I don't think the trick is part of how Uk does trick or treat.

They kids shout the words 'trick or treat' to householders that have clearly indicated through decoration their willingness to participate.

They then give treats. When they run out, they turn off lights/take in pumpkin.

Never ever had an issue, even if people have knocked on door after treats have gone (often they've been told by others our house is participating0 - have simply said 'sorry, we're out' and no issues.

I would never have tolerated any idea of damaging someone's property because they were not choosing to participate.

Sometimes my children were disappointed that only a few houses were decorated - but it was my job to deal with this.

Yes, it’s the traditional meaning of the ‘trick’ part, but not actually what today’s six year old walking around in little zombie costumes are meaning when they say ‘trick or treat’.

In the past, at least in the US, certainly it was ‘Give us a treat or we’ll trick you’. I’ve just been reading a Barbara Kingsolver novel set in Arizona in the 80s, where a flustered pregnant woman has forgotten to buy candy and some neighbourhood kids knock on her door and say ‘Better give us something or we’ll have to soap your windows’.

Not answering the door is not "trick" in my opinion. I don't do anything for Halloween any more & never get anyone knocking or expect it. Even when we used to put a pumpkin out, we'd often be out ourselves trick or treating & nobody ever did anything to our house. I would say they don't understand how t&ting works

I understood it to be tricked if you didn't offer a treat. But you had to have opened the door and been asked the question. Tricking someone who doesn't open the door isn't a trick, it's vandalism.

When I was little some teenagers in the village tricked a few home owners who weren't participating (mainly older people). A few villagers knew who they were and went straight to their parents houses. Tricked houses were repaired, teens parents were financially reduced, teens forced to apologise and cleanup. Teens never did it again.

In Scotland we expect a joke or a song to get a treat. I counted that as the 'trick'

No, but mischief night is a fucking nightmare and it's only 3 days off 😖

Same in my childhood in Ireland, but the US usage of ‘trick or treat’ doesn’t mean that.

Yes, in Scotland the guisers have to have to perform a trick or do a turn in order to get the sweets.

I don't think it is a thing anymore. I do remember years ago when trick or treating was just starting in the UK, it was still rarer and tended to be done by teenagers rather than little kids, that people especially older people were scared of trick or treaters because they would do tricks like spraying with waterpistols or throwing an egg at the front door or window. I hadn't heard of the the pulling up plants @ToadRage that is very cruel.

The big difference now is that it's done by much younger children and is more clean and wholesome, very prevalent in some areas so there is less of the teenagers on the rampage because they now associate it more with little kids and its seen as a bit juvenile - rather than a cool way to act like an aggressive adult and terrorise neighbours with the threat of a trick.

Most of the kids don't even say "trick or treat" any more and more often we are greeted with "happy Halloween".🎃

Got the new Neighbourhood footage feature on my Ring doorbell.
Some awful footage from various locations last night (within about 4 miles) teens damaging Halloween decorations, some taking the whole bucket of treats left out and running off with them and two teens ran up a drive took the pumpkins and smashed them on the pavement.
Never get any Trick or Treaters here. Fireworks were also really loud.

My mate and I did silly-string some houses for not treating when we were kids, but I think it's not really the done thing.

I love this. We have family in Scotland, and they call it guising. I was there one year and every single kid who came knocking had a joke or song or poem to recite - even the really tough teens. It was so lovely to watch.

We didn’t call it ‘trick or treat’ as that’s a US import. It was. ‘Guising’ we’d turn up en
masse (usually dressed in an ensemble of black bin bags). When the door opened we’d yell ‘anting fig Halloween?’ Then you had to tell your awful joke and get sweets.

Reports on our local Facebook page of people having their houses badly egged, some of the inhabitants were elderly.

Years ago when I was a child yes. They took the protective cover off our front door bell. My mum was furious.

When my dad was young in the 1950s he said they had children come round to his home and because they didn't get an answer they removed their gate. It was found on a shed or garage roof several months later (can't remember which).

No tricks around here, although I heard a parent joke the 'trick' was them leaving the kid there 😂

We’ve had our house egged a few years ago but I think it was just rowdy teenagers in our village looking for an excuse. Nothing bad yesterday and no tricks seen…

My parents did once but it must be at least 10 years ago now, not heard of it happening recently. I think people are more aware now about not knocking if the lights are off or no decorations

When I was younger there used to be a tradition of playing tricks the night before Halloween (this often involved eggs, toilet paper, and moving garden gnomes etc.).

I thought my mum was really mean for not letting me take part in a bit of casual vandalism in the name of fun (as an adult, I'm very glad this tradition seems to have died out!).

We had both cars scratched from front to back one year.
Current house, just lovely polite kids of all ages.

I used to reply Trick when the kids said trick or treat? They just stood there. We get non accompanied kids in groups banging on the door.