Do you get a lot of "trick-or-treaters"?

We see about 50 kids - many years ago it was closer to 100. Yes, it dipped during and immediately after the pandemic, but the difference is mostly that people are having fewer children and there are more organized activities for them.

Halloween costs me $20 in candy, and I'd fully participate if it were $200. My husband and I grew up on opposite sides of the country but we both have fond memories of Trick or Treating. As do our kids.

Adorable children in costumes they're thrilled to wear and enjoy showing off, being safely escorted by parents who are teaching the underlying lesson that most "strangers" are in fact, not dangerous. What's not to love about this holiday?

I'm surprised and a little saddened by the proud Scrooges here. No wonder old people are painted as grumps. Within a week someone on SF will undoubtedly bemoan the good old days when people knew their neighbors...
 

I well remember the time when unpackaged apples were inserted with razor blades with the resulting wounds (yes, it's an act of war). As a kid, I never got one of those, but I remember thinking, what kind of sick bastard does that to kids?

And here we are.
 
No. Not because there are no kids. As best as I can understand it the reason is child safety.
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Just read Euphers post. That is probably the reason for what is happening here
 
Here you can turn on your ouside light and that means you are giving out candy. Not too many children live in our area.
 
At our old place on a big family based estate we got lots of kids every year. Looked forward to the smiling faces. Since we moved an hour away to a quieter older people's estate where I assumed there would be some families and if not lots of grandhildren - nothing. We'll buy chocolate etc in anyway just in case. Then scoff the lot ourselves in none come :ROFLMAO:
 
StarSong said:
We see about 50 kids - many years ago it was closer to 100. Yes, it dipped during and immediately after the pandemic, but the difference is mostly that people are having fewer children and there are more organized activities for them.

Halloween costs me $20 in candy, and I'd fully participate if it were $200. My husband and I grew up on opposite sides of the country but we both have fond memories of Trick or Treating. As do our kids.

Adorable children in costumes they're thrilled to wear and enjoy showing off, being safely escorted by parents who are teaching the underlying lesson that most "strangers" are in fact, not dangerous. What's not to love about this holiday?
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Well when you put it that way it doesn’t sound so bad. I just don’t find anything entertaining in scary stuff. I don’t begrudge the candy but I don’t fancy running up and down stairs to answer the door. Other than the candy when I was young enough there is nothing I like about Halloween.
 
debodun said:
The day after Halloween, there's always some news report of kids getting candy laced with Drano, laxatives, or razor blades.
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debodun said:
The day after Halloween, there's always some news report of kids getting candy laced with Drano, laxatives, or razor blades.
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Eupher said:
I well remember the time when unpackaged apples were inserted with razor blades with the resulting wounds (yes, it's an act of war). As a kid, I never got one of those, but I remember thinking, what kind of sick bastard does that to kids?

And here we are.
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Actual, credible reports of tainted candy are extraordinarily rare. Most of these stories are little more than urban myths.

Razor blades and poisoned candy: A history of Americans fearing Halloween
How Americans Became Convinced Their Halloween Candy was Poisoned | HISTORY
Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?

Obviously, parents should make sure kids only take wrapped candy, and that the packaging hasn't been tampered with, but that's always been true of anything we or our children would eat.
 
Eupher said:
I well remember the time when unpackaged apples were inserted with razor blades with the resulting wounds (yes, it's an act of war). As a kid, I never got one of those, but I remember thinking, what kind of sick bastard does that to kids?

And here we are.
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Unbelievable..is this just happening in the USA..for sure I have never heard of this anywhere else. I think one instance of this and the whole country would stop their kids going tricking...
 
StarSong said:
Actual, credible reports of tainted candy are extraordinarily rare. Most of these stories are little more than urban myths.

Razor blades and poisoned candy: A history of Americans fearing Halloween
How Americans Became Convinced Their Halloween Candy was Poisoned | HISTORY
Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From?

Obviously, parents should make sure kids only take wrapped candy, and that the packaging hasn't been tampered with, but that's always been true of anything we or our children would eat.
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That razor blade story first surfaced in the early 60s AFAIK. I was a kid at the time. What it ultimately led to was responsible parents rejecting anything that was unwrapped.

Whether or not it happened, I can't say. It never happened to me, which is what I posted. But it did lead to rejection of anything that was unwrapped, including apples.

I don't know of any responsible parent who wouldn't inspect their kid's Halloween candy to cull out anything suspicious, "urban myth" or not.
 
We usually get maybe a dozen trick-or-treaters in at my house. My wife likes to greet them and she always buys far too much candy that I'm forced to eat. :cool:

If it were up to me, I'd turn off the porch light and not answer the door, but I don't seem to have a say in the matter. :ROFLMAO:
 
Absolutely none! I am glad to live on the 8th floor of a high rise so the "little buggers" don't bother me!

Anyway, I don't celebrate the "holiday of the dead" as I believe I will be dead soon enough! Why the "hay" should I celebrate my demise? I'm not crazy!!!!
 
Pappy said:
Loading up on all kinds of candy so to make sure we have enough.

PS: In 25 years living here, we’ve had one trick or treater..🧙‍♀️😇
I’m set until next year. 🎃
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In our 24 years here we've had about 12 and most of them spilled out of a van in one group.

It's sad. I used to dress up like a clown just to open the door and enjoyed the little ones so much. Now I think the mega churches have sucked them in.

Still. Like you, Pappy we have two big bags of candy bars just in case.
 
No and yes.... At the house we may get a few drop by and always make sure to have a few treats on hand.
But every years we set up a table at the courthouse in town to hand out stuff on Halloween.
 

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