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to think that trick or treaters shouldn't be two women?

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Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:37

So I open the door and two women are standing there. One has a baby in a sling with a paper mask pinned on the back, one has a sleeping baby in a pushchair who has been smeared with black make up round his eyes (I hope).

I looked up and down the road for the children, and one woman sticks her hand out and says "Three."

Taken aback, I politely handed over three sweet things, she looks down at them and the other woman says, "Can't we have another one so it's two each?"

I hand over another one, she drops it and says, "Get that for us, would you?"

Meanwhile, the little boy from next door has appeared, she grabs his bucket and says, "Here, he wants one and all."

Surely this can't be quite right?

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thestringcheesemassacre · 31/10/2011 20:39

OMG. They sound lovely, did you invite them in?

GypsyMoth · 31/10/2011 20:39

It's quite wrong!!

SacreLao · 31/10/2011 20:40

I'd have told them to feck off but i'm a miserable cow anyway.

I love halloween and the trick or treaters but it's for CHILDREN, any teens get sent away and any adults with children too young to participate / eat the sweets would also be sent away.

I'd have simply said 'sorry but I don't have anything suitable for such young children' and closed the door.

Original poster
Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:41

It was very bizarre. I wanted to ask about the babies teeth, but I was too dazed.

The next group were a party of 12. So they cleaned me out.

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Original poster
Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:42

babies'

tsk

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picnicbasketcase · 31/10/2011 20:43

It's no wonder so many of us think of trick-or-treating as little more than begging really, is it?

pigletmania · 31/10/2011 20:43

I would told them to pee off how rude Shock, now that is begging.

aquashiv · 31/10/2011 20:43

Just say trick that will show em[hwink]

SevenOfNine · 31/10/2011 20:43

The cheek of that...!

If you're over the GCSE age, you should stay at home and leave the trick-or-treating to the younger ones. Otherwise it's rude, cheeky and a bit threatening - especially if it's a large group of rowdy teens.

Two fully-grown women?! For Gods sake...

I would have complimented them on their Toddler costumes, but next time it's the outfits that need work, not the personality.

Original poster
Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:45

But it diodn't used to be.

Even last year I had my mask and treats ready and looked forward to all the kids coming round.

They've spoilt it.

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TheVermiciousKnid · 31/10/2011 20:45

Maybe they were worried about becoming middle aged and pointless? [hwink]

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Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:46

Well hello, List Master Vermicious.

No, they just wanted to go and get loads of free sweets. I sort of admire their ferocious desire and shamelessness in a way.

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aquashiv · 31/10/2011 20:47

@TheVermiciousKnid I like that.

pigletmania · 31/10/2011 20:49

Good Idea, I would have said the sweets are for the kids, sorry I have nothing suitable for babies and shut the door.

altinkum · 31/10/2011 20:49

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racingheart · 31/10/2011 20:49

YANBU! It's for kids. I don't even think of it as begging when it's adults alone. it's just weird.

We had two women carol singing once in November. I recognised them as mums from school. They did look a bit embarrassed when then saw me but carried on anyway, one very loud tuneless verse and then a loud rattle of an old tin.

TheVermiciousKnid · 31/10/2011 20:50

It's just not on though, is it.

We just had a few small groups of pleasant children. Not even any teenagers, and definitely no grown women (middle aged or otherwise). My husband answered the door in his dressing gown and a witch hat demanding blood sausages and olives. [hhmm] (We are out of olives, which is a truly sad state of affairs. None of the buggers had any olives. :()

altinkum · 31/10/2011 20:51

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Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:51

No olives?

Where will it all end?

I was too scared and taken aback to say anything like: I have nothing suitable for babies.

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Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:53

I think they wanted to sell the sweets for drugz.

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TheVermiciousKnid · 31/10/2011 20:53

No, no olives. :( Or at least no green olives, only ghastly black olives. I've eaten half a jar of pickled garlic cloves instead. (Maybe not a bad thing on Halloween.)

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Hullygully · 31/10/2011 20:54

dear lord. That'll keep the TOTs at bay.

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Maisiethemorningsidecat · 31/10/2011 20:55

Eeek - no, that's definitely not right! I'd have just said I was all out of sweets, soz (really hate that word, so it would have given me great delight to use it on them) and shut the door.

We had the kids from the street, a couple more from around the corner and by 7.35 my lights were off, pumpkin inside and I was happily tucking into DC3's spoils. The lovely lady down the road endeared herself to them all tonight by extolling the virtue of sugar, telling them to take more as sweeties make you big and strong. They are now converts to this theory and all love her.

ChippingInAutumnLover · 31/10/2011 20:57

Hully Grin

ChippingInAutumnLover · 31/10/2011 20:58

You are a naughty girl.

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