For not having alternatives for trick or treaters?

[mummydoris2006]

Last night we had lots of kids trick or treating and was very busy answering the door. It was lovely to see all the different costumes and all the excited kids but at around 7pm we sat down to eat our tea so didn't want to be disturbed.

I decided to leave a bowl of mini haribo and squashems out next to the pumpkins and also inserted some lollipops into a pumpkin too. I figured that way the parents could see they were lollies and could decide if their kids were allowed them and also the younger kiddies had already been earlier on in the night.

Around 7.30pm there was a knock on the door and I answered to find a woman and her son stood on the doorstep. She said she knocked to tell me the bowl was empty! I was a bit taken aback and thanked her for letting me know and said her son was welcome to help himself to a lolly instead, it was at that point she said he wasn't really allowed lollies so she'd knocked for an alternative!!!!!

I explained there was no alternatives if the bowl was empty, and she stomped off in a huff. Even though my DC is too old to trick or treat we still put out pumpkins and welcome trick or treaters but surely, we're now not expected to have a never-ending supply of sweets!?!

Yes you’re expected to have a never ending supply because of a single cheeky fucker.

She is a CF. What are you, Tesco Express?

She sounds like a complete nutter! Of course you’re not expected to provide alternatives. Our sweets ran out quite early but that’s tough- once they’re gone, they’re gone. It isn’t obligatory!

This is why I never answer the door 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This reminds me of that Friends episode where Monica makes cookies (or something) and leaves them outside her door in a bowl and the neighbours all get increasingly demanding for the cookies, banging down the door and yelling at her 🤣

It's a shame that the odd bit of CF mad behaviour always comes out at these otherwise lovely events that so many kids love. She was clearly deficient in manners and understanding of expected behaviour!

Holy moly. No sweets left anywhere in our village by 7.30!

I can't tell, is this a joke?

Sorry @Baboooooshka but it would have definitely been tea here and not dinner, also I'm a gannet and had already finished eating 🐷

Oh come on guys !

If you actually are the women who knocked then you were rude and out of line.

The rule is decorated house are taking part and if they have a bowl outside then you take your sweet from the bowl. If the bowl is empty then it's empty and tough luck. You dont knock the door. If no bowl, then you knock.

I'd just like to confirm there were only two pumpkins by way of decorations but there were 3 different types of lollies: fruity pops, drumsticks and double lollies. Also, plenty left at the end of the night as they've been snaffled this morning by my DH and DD.

I’ve reported this thread.

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That's not why you knocked. You said you knocked because the bowl was empty so it wanted her to put more out. Not because the bowls were hidden.

If the howl is empty, you dont knock. You saw them. They were empty. You knocked and asked for more. You dont do that! Rude.

My daughter came running over to me saying “mum mum I cant believe this house gives out oranges that’s not Halloween!” (She’s only 5) I thought they had ran out of candy so was giving oranges 😬 or maybe doing it to be cheeky but it turned out they did have candy as well but my Daughter picked the orange 🤦🏻 Wouldn’t have said anything to them personally though it was my son who said they did

If you are the woman, then you were rude, is op obligated to provide for every preference because she put a pumpkin outside? 🤣