It's only 3pm and the doors already knocking

[Sillysausage76]

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

Entitlement.

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.

No one bothers when you live in a flat!

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

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

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.

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.

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'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!

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 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.

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

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!

I genuinely can’t understand people getting annoyed about children living rurally going to village estates to trick or treat.

When we lived on an estate I used to buy two 5kg tubs from Costco for all the children who travelled from all over the city. Now we live rurally we go to the nearest estate. It’s a shame we don’t get many trick or treaters but we used to love getting hundreds of children and seeing all the costumes.

This pisses me off. We live in a street where there’s a few kids but for some reason hordes drive to our street from out of the village (they drop them off from cars at the entrance). I’ve given out 80 sweet bags tonight and they are still coming. We don’t have that many kids in our street of 100 houses!

And Scottish.

I'm a meanie! I don't have kids and I don't want random children knocking on my door. The dogs go bananas. Why let your kids knock on random strangers doors, just go to friends, family and neighbours who join in.
What's the bah humbug equivalent of Halloween? That's me!

Everything is more commercialised these days. We can't blame the Americans for that given we go along with it so readily.

If you think about Christmas, I bet the Christmas you celebrate has similar rites at its core to the one your grandparents celebrated (presents, a roast, possibly church, nativity at school etc) but there will be much more stuff. It's the same for many of us with Halloween.

Besides, autumn and back to school and the dark nights can be quite a miserable time of year. It's nice that we're embracing the cosiness more these days.

There were fewer houses around us celebrating this year, but the ones we visited went all out on decorations and there was usually someone at the door (mostly older people).
5⭐to whoever did a full on Nightmare Before Christmas scene in their front yard, complete with Oogie Boogie, and a begrudging wave of admiration for the one house who proudly displayed a fully decorated Christmas tree in their window, with matching wreath on the door (needless to say, we did not knock, but next year we shall practice our carols and call their bluff).

I did see more teenagers in full costumes knocking on doors, and the only negative was a group of young boys (11-13?) who seemed to be out on their own on their bikes, with zero dressing up (unless they're cosplaying how not to be seen by traffic at night), and plastic bags full of treats.

Boo humbug.

We had our first one last night-weve lived here for about 8 years and never had one

He knocked at about half 5pm

However,this morning they where knocking at half 8am

I thought it was the postman

I love trick or treaters but 8:30 am is a tad early

Thankfully I was up as dp woke me up to tell me how ill is was and how sorry he felt for himself (at 6:50am!I wanted to throttle him,as once im awake,im up)

@Zimunya my friends said “trick” and kids look at them looking bemused. A kid said “what’s a treat?” Well you asked trick, didn’t you?

Why go trick or treating when kids don’t have a trick or two?

We had a huge surge at around 5.30-6.00 and no one since!!! Starting to eat the sweets myself!

Love this!