Trick or treaters

Hitchens

c'mon, they're kids ffs....................we all did it

Mousewar

We had trick or treater's last week for some reason. And the week before. Weirdos.

Fat Christy

I wish I was going trick or treating. All them sweeties.

How Soon Is Now

Me girlfriend bought stuff to give out to any of them that knock ill leave her to it! :pac:

Theres about twenty Indian kids living next door balls of bread soaked in chilli powder should do them!!.

dark crystal

ElleEm wrote: »

We usually don't answer the door, but this year we moved, so said we would start a new tradition by being friendly and nice and give sweets to strange kids.... but I think we are gonna chicken out and just keep the lights off!

Why? They don't bite! Did you not go trick or treating as a kid yourself?

'Tis only one night a year folks. Embrace the madness! I love seeing the little blighters all dressed up in their costumes, hands out, all excited about receiving a few sweets.

OldNotWIse

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

If they don't come to your door you could always drive around looking for them. Just pull up alongside and offer them sweets out through the window of your car.

Make sure you do it in a white van

Birneybau

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

nomnomnomnom....so anyway

Only 24 hours until the hoards of little brats come calling for their free food. *doorbell every 30 seconds*

Any novel suggestions as to the best way to handle the mobs of starving street children? Making their evening as unbearable as they do for us perhaps.

:cool:

PizzamanIRL

It's once a year. Don't be such a grinch and give them a few sweets.

BBJBIG

Just put on Clerical garb ...

ElleEm

dark crystal wrote: »

Why? They don't bite! Did you not go trick or treating as a kid yourself?

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I didn't do it as a kid, but my boyfriend did. I never know what to say at the door. Do you ask them about their costume or say they look good/ scary? I know it sounds stupid but I have never done it!

Macavity.

Only get about four max. End up eating the food myself.

DEFTLEFTHAND

ElleEm wrote: »

I didn't do it as a kid, but my boyfriend did. I never know what to say at the door. Do you ask them about their costume or say they look good/ scary? I know it sounds stupid but I have never done it!

Don't be shy they're only pucas. Just say here you go guys and offer the bag/bowl, you don't have to make small talk.

Whispered

I always leave my husband to answer the door. Two years ago he was running low on sweets and a gang of kids knocked the door. He did a quick head count and divvied out what was left - only he missed one tiny little girl who was at the back of the gang. I heard her scream "HE WOULDN'T GIVE ME SWEEEEETS" and crying as she ran back down the driveway.

We didn't get a single knock last year.

dark crystal

ElleEm wrote: »

I didn't do it as a kid, but my boyfriend did. I never know what to say at the door. Do you ask them about their costume or say they look good/ scary? I know it sounds stupid but I have never done it!

Yeah, you can compliment their costumes and just say 'Happy Halloween' while popping the sweets in their bags. Or just say nothing and hand over the loot....that's all they're really interested in

Not apples, oranges or monkey nuts, though. God, I hated getting fruit and nuts!

BBJBIG

Whispered wrote: »

I always leave my husband to answer the door. Two years ago he was running low on sweets and a gang of kids knocked the door. He did a quick head count and divvied out what was left - only he missed one tiny little girl who was at the back of the gang. I heard her scream "HE WOULDN'T GIVE ME SWEEEEETS" and crying as she ran back down the driveway.

We didn't get a single knock last year.

No wonder Oireland has "the Entoitled generation"

SMJSF

ah the great thing about living in an apartment building.... no T-r-Ts

The_Valeyard

SMJSF wrote: »

ah the great thing about living in an apartment building.... no T-r-Ts

Challenge accepted.

Pumpkinseeds

Don't be a miserable git, just give them some free crisps/sweets. Nobody likes 'that guy' who doesn't answer the door at Halloween.:P

Mickey H

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Challenge accepted.

Definitely!

Kermit.de.frog

Birneybau wrote: »

Eating.

LoganRice

I'll be handing out chocolates, sweets and toothbrushes but I hope my neighbour doesn't freak out like last time because of the costumes everyone wore

hfallada

Just buy oranges and peanuts. Or every better is loose digestive biscuits(got these a few times). I guarantee no one will bother calling the next year

c_man

We've had two groups calling trick or treating so far this evening, chancers.

Holsten

The joys of apartment living!

fleet_admiral

Are school sponsored walks on at the moment? I just had two girls knock at the door looking for sponsorship

Birneybau

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Eating.

I got that. It just seemed you were implying that you eat kids.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

nomnomnomnom....so anyway

Only 24 hours until the hoards of little brats come calling for their free food. *doorbell every 30 seconds*

Any novel suggestions as to the best way to handle the mobs of starving street children? Making their evening as unbearable as they do for us perhaps.

:cool:

Get a dog

It works at keeping the kids away. We keep the dog inside but found out that the kids don't like coming to our place because of the dog. That's okay though, cause we don't like them calling either.

lertsnim

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Theres about twenty Indian kids living next door balls of bread soaked in chilli powder should do them!!.

Good idea. You could also give potatoes to the Irish children.

ALiasEX

lertsnim wrote: »

Good idea. You could also give potatoes to the Irish children.

You'll still need sweets for the americans though.

Hoop66

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Any novel suggestions as to the best way to handle the mobs of starving street children? Making their evening as unbearable as they do for us perhaps.

:cool:

Dress up like Jimmy Savile? Give them a flash of the old todger?