This years trick-or-treaters

We didn't get any trick or treaters last night because to get to our door (we only have one and it's at the back of our house) you have to go through a "Beware of the dog" sign and up a very long busy path, and then you have to walk up stairs to our door. If anyone was game enough to do it I would have given them ten bucks!

I had about 30 and shut down around 8. Tomorrow, I'll take some of the leftovers to work and share.

Two churches and a pizza joint, in my neighborhood, had big doin's tonight and we didn't get many kids, because of those.

Once again, no kids here. No signs of kids in the complex. It got dark with no signs so we went to the mall. There were TONS of kids there! Such cute costumes too. Seems that's what kids do around here - Mom &/or Dad take the kids to the mall or a funplex or something like that and they go trick or treating there instead of door to door. I did see some kids in some neighborhoods as we drove to the mall, but they were nice in nice neighborhoods and older kids.

It makes me sad every year. I always looked forward to handing out candy to the little kids in their costumes...and I have had maybe 10 trick or treaters in as many years.

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

We didn't get any trick or treaters last night because to get to our door (we only have one and it's at the back of our house) you have to go through a "Beware of the dog" sign and up a very long busy path, and then you have to walk up stairs to our door. If anyone was game enough to do it I would have given them ten bucks!

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Remind me to pop over to NZ next Halloween!!

We got about 40 to 50 kids, not too shabby! They slammed us all right between 6:30 and 7:30 so I ran out with a friend to pick up more candy, then after I got back we hardly had any other kids come--so now I have a butt-ton of candy left. I'll prob. just bring it to school w/ me tomorrow nite!

We didn't get any kids! Rather, the few who put on costumes and came were scared off by ZsaZsa, who, according to one of the neighbors who brought her kids over, was out front and freaking out at the costumes. She was supposed to be kept inside, but her other half-mom forgot. I doubt that she would have bitten or scratched anybody, but she was apparently hissing like mad at them. I ran some candy over to those kids this morning (today's a school holiday) and admired the pictures of them in their costumes. I guess I should have stayed in the kitchen, and watched out the window for trick or treaters.

Wow, how rude! We used to spend weeks coming up with silly tricks or joks or something so at least we almost "earned" the treats we were given. That's unbelievable.

I haven't really been into Halloween since my grandma died and even more so now that DH is away. My friend took her kids out and she said that it was bad on post. There were too many kids and people ran out of candy within the first hour!!! Now I feel bad that I didn't participate in handing out candy but when I looked out the window at 630 there were NO kids walking around the circle.... Guess they all went to a different village

Yea I noticed the rudeness, but hey, America in general is becoming more and more RUDE as the months go by. Adults, teens, little kids; it's not just Halloween night. It's every day. I take it with a grain of salt; I have lots of fun Halloween night, dressing up, dressing my yard up, and the GOOD kids (the ones with manners and who dress up & know the rules of trick or treating) make it worth it.

I get annoyed every single year from the rude trick-or-treaters. We have lots of kids in my neighborhood now; teenagers, pre-teens, tweens, and little tiny kids. The little tiny kids are so-darn cute, they come up shyly and say "trick or treat" or at least try to; then giggle and run off. They are too small to talk most of the time. Then you get these prissy tweens who stare at what you just put in your bag, don't even say THANK YOU, or even dare to say "trick or treat".

A few of the boys in my neighborhood, the trouble makers? Did not wear costumes. They walked up and shoved the plastic bag in my face, made some lewd comments (even with my daughter & huge boyfriend RIGHT THERE), and took the candy & walked off.

I asked one of the 13 yr olds (who knows my niece real well, he's a good kid) why he didn't wear a costume. He said, "because I don't need to. I still get candy cuz I have a bag".

I'm also a die-hard Halloweener, I have FUN out there and it's so much fun for the little kids. I only wish that all kids (teenagers, too) would continue to have the spirit and have FUN in dressing up like that. And if they can't dress up? Stay the freak home and give out candy, dang it!

Well, we ended up getting 5 visits for a total of 15 kids -- it was a heavy year. They came between 5:45 and 7:40, and when the doorbell rang again while we were finishing dinner at something after 9, I said, "Nope, this won't be youngsters..." and stayed put.

I love Halloween, I would have to say it is right up there with Christmas. I love decorating, making halloween cookies and cupcakes. I even make treats for the neighborhood dogs. I also hate when kids are not dressed up and don't say "trick or treat" and "thank you". I personally believe it is the parents fault. Before moving to my house 3 years ago it was not fun, but living where I am it is great. We get lots of kids, ranging in all ages, even high school and college kids. I don't care how old as long as you are dressed up. We had about 60 - 70 kids last night. Can't wait until next year!

We don't hand out candy. So we didn't have a problem there.

But those buggers kept crossing the road right infront of the car without any warning.. eventually I told mum to keep on going. The older they are.. the more points they are worth

Halloween has all but dissapeared here. I was amazed how you could look out the window and not see a soul on the street. When I was young there were thousands of trick-or-treaters. Just 15 miles to the North in Salem Massachusetts they had a windfall showing. Not to mention the gathering of Witches and Warlocks assembled for "All Saints Day" in some graveyard.

we had a bout 5 lots of trick or treaters all in costume and all said thankyou the youngest was a little girl who came out with her big sisiter,she looked so sweet in a tiny witches costume ive got tons of goodies left over so my grandsons going to do well this week.
it rained about 8 pm so all the kids went home

I took out my 4yr old last night... All in all I didnt see that many kids out. We went to my parents neighborhood, where I went as a kid. Everyone over there remembers us every year and have watched my boys grow up so they pretty much give them handfuls. When we got back to my parents house there was a few stragglers, mainly teenagers. They did dress up. There was this one kid who was on stilts and stood about 20 feet tall.. NO JOKE.. I couldn't believe it . He was wearing army fatigues.. It was pretty cool to see even a teenager put some thought into his costume instead of throwing on a wig or some horns and grabbing what he could.

I wasnt planning on Trick or Treaters. We had a long weekend at a marching band competiton for my daughter and we were all wiped out from that and traveling. I had some candy but left my porch lights off so the trick or treaters wouldnt come to my door and its very dark around here. But about 8 pm two bigger boys rang my doorbell and werent dressed up with two pillowcases and just stood there, I gave them candy so they would leave. I think the bigger ones shouldnt be trick or treating, or at least dress up for it.
We have had some kids TP the yards and break stuff in peoples yards, one year we found our neighbors mailbox in our pool the next morning. Nothing bad happened last night thank goodness. Maybe the trouble makers have moved away. We are moving soon to the country, and wont have to worry about that anymore.

I'm out in the country, with 4 acre lots, and long driveways. No one trick-or-treats at my house. But I had fun taking the little ones. 9 y/o Lexie was a hippie, and 6 y/o Shane was Thing, from the Fantastic Four. He only wore the mask to one house.

In general, my kids are well behaved, and I frequently remind them to say thank you.

At one house, Lexie told on Shane for telling the man "give me some candy or I'll kill you." (Can you say ROTTEN!) So I told him to apologize, and if it happened again, trick-or-treating is over. The very next house, the lady asked Shane what the trick was. He said nothing. Then he proudly told me, "Mom, I kept my mouth shut!" LOL!

Anyhow, as has been said before, all kids can be vile and rude, it is up to the parents to teach them otherwise. I saw lots of older kids and teens, but they all seemed to be dressed up. Some costumes were really lame, like one girl in high heeled sandals and the shortest mini-skirt I've ever seen. I was afraid to ask what she was dressed up as! LOL!