Who’s got their doorbell switched off

[Innky]

I have.

Don’t like trick n treating.

The main problem is parents with kids ignore the unwritten rule of only going to homes with pumpkins and other Halloween stuff.

Then there’s the teens who don’t dress up at all - even not bothering to put a headband with devil’s horns etc and go to homes demanding money. They can fuck off.

Supermarkets and shops have been asked by the police and councils not to sell eggs and flour to under 18s. As they just throw them at people’s homes and cars.

I don't have a doorbell but I've got the curtains closed and won't be answering the door. We usually do the handing out of sweets but I'm in on my own tonight and can't be arsed.

Well I’ve had no one knock

DD has gone out with her friends but is only allowed to knock on houses with lit pumpkins by the door. The kids are very respectful of that here.

We have no pumpkin so have not been bothered so far.

Sorry op sounds like you live in a shit area though as we don’t have those issues. Never had anyone knock here as we don’t have pumpkins. Including teens.

We don’t have any of that here - it’s all good fun and I’ve refilled my sweets bowl about five times! Some of the costumes have been great! Sure some me only make a cursory effort but by and large it’s al good fun. I loved it when I was a kid over 50 years ago and my kids loved it 15 years ago so for two/three hours I’m happy to participate!

Everyone here seems to stick to the pumpkin rule. I did have to run to the shop over the road to get more sweets though!

We've currently done about 60 small bags of sweets, but we decorate, start early and welcome them. We always take down the decs, about 8ish though. We've had one rude child in ten years. I shouldn't have said that should I. Apparently there have been a few kids this year taking the whole stash of sweets from outside houses, but I guess they are all getting older here.

I love it when I get trick or treaters! We live at the top of a cul de sac and nobody else bothers so we don't get any, apart from my nieces and nephews, who go home with a ton of goodies cos no-one else comes ☹️

I am tempted to carve a pumpkin, not with a Jack o' Lantern face but F* off, as in a meme last year.

I’m sorry you don’t like trick or treating, it must be annoying having the doorbell go when it’s not something you enjoy. I must say the kids and teens around me are very polite and have great manners, I left a big bowl of sweets on the front step and it’s still half full! I’ve got so much left my kids are going to be wild!

edited to say, I live in a really rough town too!

We live on a private road with no street lights so we never get anyone. There are a few areas (usually clusters of 3/4 roads in the nappy valley areas) which go all in and most of the kids seem to go there.

I love getting trick or treaters. People get dropped off in this area to go around and I think its lovely. My kids love it.