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It's only 8pm and I'm almost out of stuff! (Original Post) luvspeas Oct 2015 OP
I was cleaned out with a BIG wave of kids earlier then I turned off the front light which CTyankee Oct 2015 #1
I hate turning out the lights... luvspeas Oct 2015 #2
we have lovely kids who arrive by cars from other less fortunate neighborhoods...and I love CTyankee Oct 2015 #3
I like them too luvspeas Oct 2015 #5
Steady stream here Yupster Oct 2015 #13
Haven't seen even one yet :( W_HAMILTON Oct 2015 #4
That's too bad... luvspeas Oct 2015 #7
Zero at my apartments, second year running TexasBushwhacker Oct 2015 #8
Same here- I live in a condo complex justamama83 Oct 2015 #21
I wish .... rainy and cold in Metro-Detroit etherealtruth Oct 2015 #6
I just passed out the last few........ Historic NY Oct 2015 #9
I love smarties... luvspeas Oct 2015 #14
I miss seeing trick or treaters. They are so cute especially the little ones. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #10
My dog is sitting at the door thinking he's hearing more. polly7 Oct 2015 #11
My chocolate lab llllllooooooovvvvvvvved halloween luvspeas Oct 2015 #17
Oh, my Obie hasn't been this excited since last year. polly7 Oct 2015 #18
We don't usually get too many kids. Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #12
I had enough candy for 400 - ran out in 40 minutes. cyberswede Oct 2015 #15
31 minutes to go... we've had 14 kids HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #16
So I remembered that I have a bunch of plastic animals downstairs... luvspeas Oct 2015 #19
Haven't had one in 6 or 7 years. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2015 #20
We were out at a little after six tonight fishwax Oct 2015 #22
We used to get hordes of kids when we lived on military bases. historylovr Oct 2015 #23
I burned through 700 pieces of candy at 2 per child. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #24
We had some poprocks Dorian Gray Oct 2015 #25
We had candy for 150 kids, and about 40 showed up. City Lights Oct 2015 #26
Nom nom nom shenmue Oct 2015 #29
I chained my pit bull to the gate at 5pm. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #27
Lint off the carpet shenmue Oct 2015 #28
We had candy for 300 kids... msrizzo Oct 2015 #30
I got about 30 kids. I was surprised I got that many, its chilly and wet outside. Still Waldorf Oct 2015 #31
I'm in a low income area and don't get many kids. I accidentally found out the best move one brewens Oct 2015 #32
Less than 30 here GP6971 Oct 2015 #33
Erasers? rug Oct 2015 #34
Not one kid PasadenaTrudy Oct 2015 #35

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
1. I was cleaned out with a BIG wave of kids earlier then I turned off the front light which
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:09 PM
Oct 2015

means NO CANDY. I'm glad I gave it all away or I'd be eating it later...

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
3. we have lovely kids who arrive by cars from other less fortunate neighborhoods...and I love
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:13 PM
Oct 2015

to see them. I feel bad that they can't do it in their own neighborhoods but I consider them neighbors anyway (only a few blocks away).

It's all good.

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)
5. I like them too
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:18 PM
Oct 2015

That's why I'm running low. I tend to overgive. I found 6 plastic bugs. They're gonna have to do. Never say die!

W_HAMILTON

(7,869 posts)
4. Haven't seen even one yet :(
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:13 PM
Oct 2015

Eastern time zone here as well (8pm). If we don't have any, this will be the second year in a row. We used to get a decent amount, maybe 20-30......

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)
7. That's too bad...
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:20 PM
Oct 2015

Maybe next year you could volunteer at a community center or something. That's where people have safe gatherings for kids

justamama83

(87 posts)
21. Same here- I live in a condo complex
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:46 PM
Oct 2015

across the road from a fairly large apartment complex and all I had were my daughter's friends- has been this way for a few years. Our township had trick or treating hours from 4-8pm so I thought we would get a few this year- guess I was wrong.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
10. I miss seeing trick or treaters. They are so cute especially the little ones.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:22 PM
Oct 2015

I live in a rural area. There are no trick or treaters in my neighborhood.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
11. My dog is sitting at the door thinking he's hearing more.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:25 PM
Oct 2015

He loves the kids so much. He licked off the first little guy's face-paint but it was ok, his mom is my friend and took him home for more.

But I think they're done.

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)
17. My chocolate lab llllllooooooovvvvvvvved halloween
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:33 PM
Oct 2015

He used to shove passed me to get at the kids. I love my current pup but she hates kids and barks all night.

polly7

(20,582 posts)
18. Oh, my Obie hasn't been this excited since last year.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:37 PM
Oct 2015

He's a huge dog, but every kid in town knows him and they all give him hugs and kisses. I bathed him today (hates baths, I had to phone for help to get him in and it almost killed me!) just so he'd be nice and clean for them. It's funny how some are just in love with them and others are maybe a bit afraid?

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)
12. We don't usually get too many kids.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:28 PM
Oct 2015

There aren't too many children in our development. It's about 7:30 CST and we have nit had a single trick-or-treater. This is a first. I guess the mini Snickers will be consumed in house.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
16. 31 minutes to go... we've had 14 kids
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:33 PM
Oct 2015

The neighborhood association designates 3 blocks out of 15, which rotate every year

Their flyer suggested having candy on hand for 1000 kids, even with a big rally in the bottom of the 9th we won't get ner that.

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)
19. So I remembered that I have a bunch of plastic animals downstairs...
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:37 PM
Oct 2015

They seem to like them. One little girl took 4. I'm prepared. No dog biscuits. Phew!

fishwax

(29,149 posts)
22. We were out at a little after six tonight
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 08:51 PM
Oct 2015

the first kids showed up at about 1:30. We left for a few hours to take the little one trick or treating, and then blew through the rest of our candy in a little over an hour. Fun times.

historylovr

(1,557 posts)
23. We used to get hordes of kids when we lived on military bases.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:12 PM
Oct 2015

Good, steady stream of kids here tonight, but nothing like those days.

NutmegYankee

(16,200 posts)
24. I burned through 700 pieces of candy at 2 per child.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:26 PM
Oct 2015

I live in a old subdivision surrounded by woods for miles. Several roads are just lined with cars from people coming in to trick or treat.

Dorian Gray

(13,496 posts)
25. We had some poprocks
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:46 PM
Oct 2015

and the kids went crazy for them!

And rice krispie treats. They were a hit. More so than the sour patch kids and the kit kats and 3 muskateers. (Always my favorites when I was a kid.)

We only stood outside for about 40 minutes (we live in a family friendly neighborhood in brooklyn), as we took our daughter out trick or treating then had a kids/adult party from 7-9. But it was fun. And we had tons of kids. (Because Park Slope, Brooklyn is 2nd to Mumbai with kids per capita! Maybe I"m exaggerating... but not really.)

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
27. I chained my pit bull to the gate at 5pm.
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:48 PM
Oct 2015

For some reason we have not had any children come to the door.

More for me.

Waldorf

(654 posts)
31. I got about 30 kids. I was surprised I got that many, its chilly and wet outside. Still
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 09:58 PM
Oct 2015

have some candy left. Now I need to hide it.

brewens

(13,599 posts)
32. I'm in a low income area and don't get many kids. I accidentally found out the best move one
Sat Oct 31, 2015, 10:00 PM
Oct 2015

year. I'd forgotten and already had a couple of beers and couldn't drive to go get candy. I was going to just blow it off and hide but realized I had a shitload of change.

I mixed up a bowl of all my pennies and everything and put up a couple decorations on the door. Giving the kids a one hand grab (two for little ones) turned out to be kind of funny. Some figure it out and bury their hand and give it the scoop lift into their bucket!

I always give them their choice now. I pretty generous bunch of little candy bars or a shot at the change grab. I think it works out about even. I never get more than ten kids or so anyway.

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